Lynchings during the 1920's

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield

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African nations drag US to UN human rights council over 'systemic racism'

June 2020: African nations drag US to UN human rights council

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California’s Black Lawmakers Call for Converting Protest Momentum into Change

(CBM) – As mass protests continued across the state Tuesday, the California Legislative Black Caucus CLBC) called for lasting change in race relations — as well as reform in social justice policy — in California and around the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

In Search of Justice

The country is again at a racial boiling point, as the recent killing of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers have set off a firestorm of protests across the nation including New Orleans and the World where people are crying for

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More Awful Lychings

One hundred and sixty one Blacks reported lynched.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

8

1892

White people kneeling and praying for forgiveness in George Floyd's hometown is alright but we risk being hoodwinked

There have been videos of police killings involving unarmed blacks spanning males, females and even children but the brutal snuffing of life out of Floyd over an alleged counterfeit $20 bill ignited anger in the American people of various ethnic backgrounds not seen since the brutal

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Police reform was never going to be easy — but now is the time

Fundamental reforms would begin with ending the “qualified immunity” of police, curbing the militarization of police forces, transferring funds and functions to social agencies, imposing residency requirements and finally making lynching a hate

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Opinion | I’m a Black American. I Had to Get Out.

The only colors that penetrate those dark memories are the blue and red lights of police vehicles parked on every other street corner, swirling all night

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‘My Daddy Changed the World’ | Afro

I believe that Floyd, in his death, became that catalyst, the “David” that I had prayed for, the one who would defeat the giant “Goliath,” the one who would change our history and perhaps change our

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Lynching

Sixty-nine Blacks reported lynched in 1888.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

6

1888

FLOORED BY THE GEORGE FLOYD PHENOMENON | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Such was the case with George Floyd, a resident of Minneapolis, MN who, on Monday, May 25th, 2020, lost his life at the hands of a police officer in a manner that has ignited outrage across the

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Ahmaud Arbery's death was 'lynching' and White House rhetoric emboldening racism, mayor says

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has said that the killing of Ahmaud Arbery was a “lynching” and that the White House’s rhetoric is emboldening racists in the

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Source: The Independent

Lynchings

Fifty-one Blacks were reported lynched in 1922.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

20

1922

African-American Men and Women of the Progressive Era

Despite the presence of Jim Crow Era laws and politics, African-Americans attempted to reach achieve equality by creating organizations that would help them lobby few anti-lynching legislation and achieve prosperity. Here are several African-American men and women who worked to change life for

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(1948) Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights”

By 1947 the question of black civil rights in the South had become a national issue when a committee President Harry S. Truman appointed to study the issue called for legislation which among other things would to protect voting rights for Southern blacks and provide federal protection against

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Source: Black Past

About Mad Men: The advertising industry's systemically racist ways

When it came to watching “Mad Men,” the TV drama about the ruthless, win-at-any-cost ad agency world in the 60’s, I was one and

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Rand Paul’s Indifference to Lynching Seen In His Continued Delay of Vital Legislation

Statement of Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color

There were a couple of firsts in this year’s announcement of the winners of the Pulitzer

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

These famous black celebrities are carriers and advocates for Sickle Cell Disease

June 19 has been earmarked as World Sickle Cell Day to create awareness, generate public understanding, and inform the society about the

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The class of 2020 marks Roosevelt’s last graduation | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The one-hour ceremony included comments from Roosevelt alumni who graduated from the school in various

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#Woke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Rethinking Police Departments Sweeps Nation | The Oklahoma Eagle

City government and congress did little to combat violent police actions because they would appear to be weak on crime and would certainly lose their next

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Opinion: The Signs Say Black Lives Matter. Yet the Very People Who Are Supposed to Protect Us too Often, in too Many Places, Don’t Seem to Agree. | Post News Group

Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on

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Video Shows NYPD Cop Choking Black Man Weeks After Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act Is Passed

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Floyd Murder Unleashes Black Parents’ Worst Fears

Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans live under because of police brutality and extra-judicial murders; and a deep and persistent anxiety about her

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

10 Elected Officials Of Color Send Letter To Mayor Durkan And Chief Best

On Mon., U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and nine city, county and state elected officials of color who represent the Seattle community sent a letter to Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best that urged them to enact meaningful and transformative changes to the very nature of

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

The truth about the truth dressed in robes of censor

Unfortunately for them, such theories have been gaining so much traction these days; especially so on social media, that it is no longer enough to swathe them with the tag “Fake

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Katherine Dunham: legendary dancer who founded the 1st American black dance company

In 1934, with the assistance of Speranzeva, Dunham established the Chicago Negro School of Ballet and a company, a Negro Dance Group, which advanced into the Katherine Dunham Dance

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From Fannie Lou Hamer To Breonna Taylor, Black Women Have Been Victims Of Police Violence For Decades

Breonna Taylor’s story is reminiscent of countless others, and reflects a long-standing pattern: For decades, Black women have been targets of police violence and

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Source: NewsOne

Ida B. Wells-Barnett: She Fought Against Racism and Lynching

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, known for much of her public career as Ida B. Wells, was an anti-lynching activist, a muckraking journalist, a lecturer, and a militant activist for racial justice. She lived from July 16, 1862 to March

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America's first pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis that has turned into an economic

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