Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993)

Stand Down: New York Declines To Enlist African Americans For Civil War In July 1861

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (07/29/2011)(readMedia)-- Early in the Civil War, less than a century after black soldiers helped defeat the British to found America; New York, other states and the federal government refused to enlist black volunteers to fight in the bloody conflict which eventually decided

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NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign, Empowering Black and Brown Communities to Take Action Against Senseless Killings of African Americans

The injustice for black and brown people isn’t something foreign to this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Stockpiling?

WASHINGTON–At least 22 states, including Oklahoma, have obtained a total of more than 10 million doses of malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 patients despite warnings from doctors that more tests are

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Dr. Benjamin Quarles, Historian

Dr. Benjamin Quarles, born in Boston in 1904 and a graduate of English High School, became an eminent 20th-century African-American historian. He is the author ofThe Negro in the Making of America, Black Abolitionists, Lincoln and the Negro, The Negro in the American Revolution, and a definitive

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Kurt L. Schmoke

Kurt L. Schmoke is the President of the University of Baltimore. Prior to his current role, Schmoke’s commitment to public service led him to focus on increasing Howard University’s bar passage rate where he served as the law school’s dean and to expand its clinical law program to emphasize

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Source: Savoy Network

Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — July 3, 2020

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Creating Emotional and Financial Wellness for Trauma Affected Entrepreneurs During COVID-19 | Afro

[BALTIMORE, MD, May 21, 2020— ] On May 30, from 11am-2pm Heal-A-Preneur will host a virtual summit to include: a panel of entrepreneurs affected by trauma, access to community sponsors who provide coping/healing techniques and alternatives for trauma affected persons, breakout sessions with

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Letter To The Editor: Sheriff Wrong To Justify Backshooter | Afro

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams believes the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks is being

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Stokes Named President of Downtown Partnership | Afro

Shelonda Stokes, a well-connected Baltimore business leader has been named president and executive of the influential Downtown

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Coronavirus Update: Maryland’s Oldest African-American-Owned and Operated Nursing Home Untouched By Coronavirus

The pandemic has ravaged nursing homes across the country, with deaths in these facilities accounting for the majority of deaths in the U.S. Nearly 19,000 positive cases of coronavirus have been in the Black community in Maryland, and those elderly residents are part of the most vulnerable

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Source: Black America Web

Op-Ed: A Hard ‘No’ to a Soft Opening | Afro

When the governor established a statewide stay-at-home order, this signaled to many that he was making an effort to put people and public health before

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

New Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery Case Refutes Complaint of Conflict of Interest

In a recent report published by Law.com, Cobb Judicial Circuit District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes, the fourth DA to be assigned the Ahmaud Arbery case, said that questions had been raised about a possible conflict of interest for her – although she made it clear she will proceed with the

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Source: The Washington Informer

The AFRO Endorses Dixon for Mayor | Afro

Despite some cringe-worthy verbal gaffes and missteps early on, Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young has stepped up admirably in the midst of COVID-19 and the other city crises to provide fairly steady

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

We are all horrified, but only White people have luxury of being shocked –

Last night while my city burned and curfew fell, I sat and watched “Black Panther” and thought about what smug hypocrites White people can

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Source: Florida Courier

Trump's Memorial Day weekend amid pandemic spent golfing, tweeting conspiracies and insults | The Atlanta Voice

As the US death toll from coronavirus topped 97,000, President Donald Trump was spending his Memorial Day weekend doing what he’d typically do during any other time off during his presidency — golfing and

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces

For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit white expectations is a matter of

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

COMMENTARY: Old, Sick and Incarcerated | Afro

Yet the federal correctional institution that housed Manafort had no coronavirus cases, and Manafort had served fewer than two years of his more than seven-year

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Hicks, Irvin (1938- ) - Birthday

Irvin Hicks was born March 16, 1938, in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Oldest African-American Owned and Operated Nursing Home in Maryland Reports Zero Covid-19 Deaths and Not a Single Case of the Virus | Afro

Oldest African-American Owned and Operated Nursing Home in Maryland Reports Zero Covid-19 Deaths and Not a Single Case of the Virus

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

TSD nets $50,000 Facebook Journalism Project grant

The injustice for black and brown people isn’t something foreign to this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Morgan Alum, Former N.J. Mayor, Dies at 90 | Afro

During the decades Thomas H. Cooke Jr. spent as an elected leader in New Jersey, his city, East Orange, fell on hard

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Black Parents Be Vigilant . . . Though Rare, Much Remains Unknown About MIS-C, a Mysterious COVID-19 Related Illness in Children | Black Voice News

COVID-19 cases average two percent nationally for persons under the age of 18; yet this statistic offers little comfort to parents in Los Angeles whose children are currently battling

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Thank you, Baltimore | Afro

Today, I conclude my campaign the same way I began by saying—Thank

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Minneapolis Burning As Race Relations Flare | Afro

His life mattered, they say, until a police officer decided it

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Trauma and COVID-19 | Afro

The Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights (OECR) invites all Baltimoreans to join a virtual presentation on how the pandemic has impacted and created trauma in communities on May

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Aetna and American Public Health Association present Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge

Where you live can have a profound impact on how you live. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), your zip code is more important than your genetic code when it comes to deter- mining your overall

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Source: Savoy Network

These Black Tattoo Artists Share Tips On How To Get Longer-Lasting Color Tats On Brown Skin

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Minnesota's Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd

The injustice for black and brown people isn’t something foreign to this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

George Floyd Protests: Resources To Help Anti-Police Brutality Protesters

Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty

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Source: Black America Web

Former Baltimore Mayor Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore’s disgraced former mayor pleaded guilty to a state perjury charge Friday for failing to disclose a business interest relating to her “Healthy Holly” children’s books on her financial disclosure forms when she was a state

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