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(1995) Louis Farrakhan, “A Million Men Marching On"

In 1995 Minister Louis Farrakhan was the leader of the Nation of Islam. That year his organization became the driving force in the Million Man March, a call for African American men to come to Washington D.C. on October 17, 1995, in what was billed as “a day of atonement.” Although

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Black nationalism

Anthem

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African-American Firsts in the 18th Century

By the 18th Century the 13 colonies were growing in population. To support this growth, Africans were bought to the colonies to be sold into enslavement. Being in bondage caused many to respond in various

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(1963) Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”

My Dear Fellow

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John P. Kee Reveals He Was Shot at By Racists Brandishing Flag [Exclusive Video]

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(1965) Lyndon B. Johnson, "The Voting Rights Act"

In early March 1965 much of the nations attention was focused on civil rights marches in and around Selma, Alabama. Activists led by Dr. Martin Luther King used these demonstrations to urge the federal government to act to end the denial of voting rights to tens of thousands of African Americans

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Long-term effects of pandemic look dire, experts warn

Osterholm, who has been one of the national “go to” experts on COVID-19, said he expects the virus to continue to infect Americans until either a vaccine is developed and widely available or until more than 60% of Americans have been

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Uganda’s $12b budget offers tax waivers, credit access to SMEs

In a bid to get the Ugandan economy moving again after nearly three months of lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the government on June 11 presented a budget offering a host of tax waivers and funding for the business

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(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”

In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard

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3 Powerful Ways Women Can Help Other Women In The Post Pandemic World

And that could mean path-breaking opportunities for women, who often bring a different approach to business leadership than their male counterparts, says Andi Simon (www.andisimon.com), a corporate anthropologist, founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants, and author of the upcoming book

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Henry Highland Garnet, first Black to speak in the

Henry Highland Garnet, first Black to speak in the Capitol, delivered memorial sermon on the abolition of slavery at services in the House of Representatives. Henry Highland Garnet was born a slave in New Market, Maryland, in 1815. He escaped in 1824 and made his way to New York where he studied at

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(1970) Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, “I Am For the Equal Rights Amendment.”

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm became in 1968 the first African American woman elected to Congress. Four years later in 1972, she launched a bid to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, another first for an African American woman. Throughout her career in Congress

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(1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity

Malcolm X’s life changed dramatically in the first six months of 1964. On March 8, he left the Nation of Islam. In May he toured West Africa and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, returning as El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. While in Ghana in May, he decided to form the Organization of Afro-American Unity

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Norbert Rillieux

Safety, efficiency and profitability – these are the major reasons for the success of an invention. As well, an even greater qualification is when the invention revolutionizes an industry and an overwhelming effect on society. Norbert Rillieux can certainly be seen to have achieved all of these

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Fuller, Margaret

Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the American literary circles of her day. A precocious child, she was forced by her father, a Massachusetts

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The Republican Party's Contract with America (1994)

As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected

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Musicians Playing Through the Lockdown, to One Listener at a Time

But here on a hill above Stuttgart, a virtuoso musician was playing a piece — and only Claudia Brusdeylins, a 55-year-old publicist for a renewable energy research group, could hear it. “I just felt recognized,” Ms. Brusdeylins said later.

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Rwanda: Activists Welcome Move to Blacklist Sex Offenders

Activists have welcomed the decision by the government to establish a sex offenders' registry calling the move a positive step towards curbing the rising number of rape and defilement

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Martin Luther King

Born: 1/15/1929 Atlanta, GeorgiaDied: 4/4/1968 Memphis, TennesseeKing was a pivotal figure in the non-violent civil rights movement. During the 1950s and 1960s, he sought to improve race relations and overturn discrimination in American society. He is remembered for his powerful speeches which

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LUESBY: Why customers need better protection

For you can run your campaign or ‘pause’ it, but once paused, Google may or may not ‘unpause’ it for

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Source: Business Daily

LETTERS: We need new investment model post-Covid

To ensure sustainable development in the post-Covid-19 era, governments and different sectors of society will need to realign their models of operation to respond to the ‘new

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Cameroon: "We Must Remain a United, Supportive and Disciplined People"

As you are aware, following the outbreak of the pandemic in our country, a Special National Solidarity Fund to Fight the Coronavirus has been set up, in addition to the protective measures I have already

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(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”

Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up

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(1877) Peter H. Clark, “Socialism: The Remedy for the Evils of Society”

Peter Humphries Clark, principal of the Colored High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of a small number of 19th Century African American Socialists. Grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, schoolteacher and later Principal of the Colored High School in Cincinnati and staunch

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Angola: Female MPs Redouble Action Against Drugs in Angola

Luanda — Female MPs assigned to the National Movement for the Prevention and Fight against the Use of Drugs expressed last Wednesday, in Luanda, the commitment to redoubling their work in the fight to reduce the incidence of such ill in Angola, which affects hundreds of

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Manmade Law Without God Conscience: Justice!

Since the spiritual disobedience of Adam and Eve, mankind has universally had problems with obedience to the spiritual laws of God or manmade-moral-enactments of laws (civil

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Gov. Walz announces plans for outdoor dining, limited occupancy salons

Governor Tim Walz has announced the next phases in the state’s “Stay Safe Plan,” including a cautious, strategic turn of the dial to allow limited outdoor dining at restaurants and bars starting June

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Dominica calls for Commonwealth aid to help cope with COVID-19

LONDON, England (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said that the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to advocate on behalf of its members, particularly small states, on issues that threaten their survival such as the novel coronavirus

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What Pandemic? Billionaires Are Getting Richer During COVID While the Economy and Labor Force Tank

According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the nation’s 623 billionaires saw their net worth increase by $434 billion in the first two months of the pandemic thanks in large part to tax cuts and

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Confounded: The Enigma of “Blind Tom” Wiggins

I am astounded.I cannot account for it, no one can.No one understands it, a St Louis man uttered after watching Blind Tomperform in concert in 1866. Hismystification was by no means isolated. Few other performers on thenineteenth century stage aroused as much curiosity as Blind Tom Wiggins. Borna

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