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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1965 to 1969

This civil rights movement timeline focuses on the struggles final years, when some activists embraced black power, and leaders no longer appealed to the federal government to end segregation, thanks to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Although the

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Mar

7

1960

Byron R. White

Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court

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Apr

15

2002

#StayWoke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Dangerous Times For African Americans | The Oklahoma Eagle

With the stress involved with shuttering in, loss of jobs, and other social pressures there has been a noticeable hike in racist incidents and police

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Early African-American Police Officers

The first two African-Americans to serve as police officers in the Boston Police Department were Charles Montier and Joshua McClain, who were appointed on October 15, 1919. Their appointments were the result of vacancies during the Boston Police strike of 1919. Following these two officers, 33

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Interracial Marriage Under Apartheid

Officially, there were no interracial marriages under Apartheid, but in reality, the picture was much more

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Kenya

Opposition leader Mwai Kibaki won the Dec. 2002 presidential election, defeating Mois protégé, Uhuru Kenyatta (term limits prevented Moi, in power for 24 years, from running again). Kibaki promised to put an end to the countrys rampant corruption. In his first few months, Kibaki did initiate

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Kenya: Woman Commits Suicide in Komarock After Poisoning Her Two Young Children

Police in Nairobi have launched investigations after a mother on Wednesday night committed suicide in Komarock estate, after poisoning her two

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Body of Bartica grocer found in mining pit

The police are investigating the death of a Bartica grocer, whose body was discovered in an abandoned mining pit at 3 Miles, Karrau Backdam, Mazaruni on Friday

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Rwanda: Genocide Architect Félicien Kabuga Arrested in France

Félicien Kabuga, one of the leading architects of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda has been arrested, the International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said on Saturday, May

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Scott, Wendell Oliver (1921-1990)

Wendell Oliver Scott was the first African American race car driver to win a race in what would now be considered part of the Sprint Cup Series. Scott was born August 29, 1921 in Danville, Virginia. His father worked for wealthy white families as a driver and auto-mechanic, and started teaching his

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Defying Order, Baltimore Pastor Holds Services | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Third Lusignan Prison escapee recaptured

Ganesh Dhanraj, one of the two murder accused who escaped from the Lusignan Prison last month, was recaptured

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Los Angeles men refusing to wear masks at Target allegedly break employee's arm

(Credit: screenshot) Earlier this month two men in Los Angeles were arrested for assaulting a Target security guard after they were asked to leave the store for refusing to wear face masks. (credit: sceenshot) READ MORE: White woman slap

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Black Panthers

Black Panthers, U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally aimed at armed self-defense against the local police, the party grew to espouse violent revolution as the only means of achieving black liberation. The Black

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Burundi: Grenade Attack Sparks Fears Over Polls

The explosion came in the same week that 90 people were arrested in connection with skirmishes during campaigns, with the government insisting that any East African Community (EAC) election observers would have to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine on setting foot in the

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Bobby Brown's Oldest Son Landon on Growing Up with Bobby & Whitney

Landon Brown recently sat down with VladTV for an exclusive interview, where he shared his thoughts on his father Bobby claiming that Whitney Houston had an affair with 2Pac during their marriage. When asked what he thought about the revelation, Landon admitted that he thought it was weird when he

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How hit squad killed man who laid trap for Kabuga

In 2003, a young Kenyan businessman helping agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to track down Mr Kabuga was murdered by a hit

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Wanted NA murder suspect caught at Mahdia

One day after the police issued a wanted bulletin for Donald Sheriff for questioning in relation to the murder of New Amsterdam, Berbice resident Keron Nicholson, he was arrested in

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Africa: COVID-19 Strategies Africa Can Learn From

There are of course huge differences between US states and African countries, but consider for a moment that the US has one international

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Race riot, Augusta, Georgia

Race riot, Augusta, Georgia. Six Blacks were killed. Authorities said five of the victims were shot by police.

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May

12

1970

Two months after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, two gunmen finally arrested | The Mississippi Link

Social media outcry and public concern are high after the released of a graphic video showing 25 year-old Ahmaud

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3 former Waffle House employees arrested after robbing multiple Waffle Houses

READ MORE: Two NFL players accused of armed robbery at a cookout, warrants issued

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UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect

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At South Africa's Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve

At South Africas Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve Biko.

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Jan

28

1997

Kenya: Mother Admits Son Killed By Mob Over Robbery Was a Thief

One mother has surprised many by admitting that her son was killed for theft was

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James Earl Ray

Best Known

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(1963) John Lewis, “We Must Free Ourselves”

John Lewis, then the 23-year-old Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was asked to speak at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. When A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders saw the draft of his speech which was critical of both the

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Aug

28

1963

Kenya: Matatu Driver Narrowly Escapes Death After Being Attacked By Goons

In what witnesses at Gachie bus terminus, Kiambu County say was brewed by continuous differences between Latema Sacco and its competitor identified as Ganaki Sacco, the assailants attacked the bus by pelting it with

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Somalia: Senior Military Officer Killed in Battle With Somalia Police

A senior military officer identified as Dahir Sheikh Ahmed has been killed in the battle between the police and the Somalia National Army in

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