NFL Player Kyler Murray Will Definitely Be Taking a Knee During the 2020 NFL Season

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Jan Mostaert’s Portrait of a Moor (1520-1530)

In the following account University of Cincinnati historian John K. Brackett describes the famous 16th Century painting of a black courtier at the court of Margaret of Austria, the Duchess of Savoy and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. The name and rank of this courtier remains

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How the U.S. Navy’s First Black Officers Helped Reshape the American Military

Just two years later, thanks to pressure from civil rights leaders and the black press, the Navy told these 16 enlistees — the sons and grandsons of slaves — that they would attempt to integrate the officer corps and prove wrong the prevailing wisdom, which held that their race was incapable of

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OP-ED: Joe Biden Attacks Freethinking Black Americans while President Trump Empowers Them | Afro

At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you

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Court throws out appeal by ‘victims of police brutality’

Five women seeking compensation for torture and police brutality meted on them during the 1992 “Mothers of Political Prisoners” demonstrations in Nairobi have suffered a blow after the Court of Appeal threw out their

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NFL players lawyer up, proclaim innocence following robbery accusations

Seattle Seahawks corner Quinton Dunbar, right, and New York Giants cornerback Deandre

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Al Sharpton

Name at birth: Alfred Charles

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(1983) Glenn Loury, “Responsibility and Race”

One of the great myths of our time is the belief in the great melting pot of American ethnicity, into which have been blended the cultures and values of disparate peoples from the world

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(2004) Al Sharpton, “Speech Before the 2004 Democratic National Convention"

In 2004 Rev. Al Sharpton of New York City, campaigned for the Democratic nomination for President. Sharpton saw himself as the successor to Rev. Jesse Jackson who campaigned for the Presidency on behalf of the impoverished and oppressed. Although he did not garner as much support as Jackson did

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Lana Del Rey Addresses Rant About Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat After Being Ripped to Shreds on Social Media

Lana Del Rey said she’s been wronged by music critics and not given the same creative space as other female artists like Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, and Doja

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Malia Obama’s Critics Are Making Fun Of The Shape Of Her Head

Recently, his first-born daughter Malia Obama has been the object of internet criticism after appearing in her mother’s “Becoming

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White woman calling cops on black man in Central Park provokes comparison with Emmett Till lynching

A white woman, who was being filmed by a black man because the latter thought the woman’s dog was “tearing through the plantings” in Central Park, New York, called the police on the man, insisting on the phone that her life was being threatened by “an African-American

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Cop claims he wasn't promoted to police chief because he's white

A Missouri cop is suing the St. Louis Police Department and the city, claiming he wasn't promoted to Police Chief because he is

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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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Eyewitness to Terror: The Lynching of a Black Man in Obion County, Tennessee in 1931

In 1931 twelve year old Thomas J. Pressly witnessed the lynching of George Smith in Union City, the county seat of Obion County, Tennessee. Now a University of Washington historian and Professor Emeritus, Dr. Pressley describes that lynching in the article

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5 Large Corporations Sued for Racism

Racial discrimination lawsuits against big-name companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch and General Electric have focused national attention on the indignities that minority employees suffer on the job. Not only have such lawsuits pointed out common forms of discrimination

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White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park Has Been Fired

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

My Dear Fellow

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Black Man Who Exposed ‘Karen’ In Central Park Dog Video Cites Ahmaud Arbery For Recording Amy Cooper

Source: @melodyMcooper / Twitter

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The General Virginia Court decides the "Emmanuel" case, which involves a black

The General Virginia Court decides the Emmanuel case, which involves a black man who, along with sixwhite servants participates in a conspiracy to escape;when captured, the whites are all sentenced to extrayears of service while Emmanuel is whipped, brandedwith an R, and required to wear shackles

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Black Women Who Have Run for U.S. President

Black women are among the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters. As such, they have buoyed everyone from white men to a black man and, now, a white woman to the top of the ticket. Unlike Hillary Clinton, a black woman has yet to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. But that

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Desi Giles, a black man, receives death threats after portraying Jesus in the the Park Theater Performing Arts Center's annual production of the "Passion Play"

Desi Arnaz Giles says he's starring in the role of his life, but the black actor's portrayal of Jesus Christ comes at the expense of ticket cancellations and death

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NFL Announces New Rules To Tackle Lack Of Diversity In Its Coaching, Executive Ranks

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Wallace Fard Muhammad

Wallace D. Fard aka Wallace Fard Muhammad /f ə . ˈ r ɑː d/ (born February 26, 1877[2]) was a co-founder of the Nation of Islam. He arrived in Detroit in 1930 with an obscure background and several aliases, and taught a distinctive form of Islam to members of the citys African-American

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1877

Judge Damon J Keith Continuing the Crusade for Justice and Empowering Communities

In a career that spans nearly fifty years, the Honorable Damon J. Keith, who is a Senior Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, is continuing to build on his legacy with the release of his first ever biography, Crusader for Justice: Federal Judge Damon

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NFL Website Appears To Change Colin Kaepernick Status From 'Retired' After Backlash

The NFL’s website has apparently removed the word “retired” as a designation for Colin

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Peter "The Black Prince" Jackson wins the Australian heavyweight title, becoming

Peter The Black Prince Jackson wins the Australian heavyweight title, becoming the very first Black man to win a national boxing crown, 1886

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(1903) Capt. Charles Young Speaks At Stanford University

Through much of U.S. military history, officers serving in the armed forces have rarely commented publicly on social issues of the day. One exception to this tradition appears below, a speech by Capt. Charles Young, Ninth Cavalry, at Stanford University. In December, 1903 Young was the main speaker

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(2007) Senator Barack Obama “Voting Rights March Commemoration Speech”

Here today, I must begin because at the Unity breakfast this morning I was saving for last and the list was so long I left him out after that introduction. So I’m going to start by saying how much I appreciate the friendship and the support and the outstanding work that he does each and every

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Orr, Eugene (1946– )

African American LDS activist Eugene Orr was born on March 16, 1946, to David Orr and Martha Wilder Orr in Ashburn, Georgia. The family was deeply religious and planned for young Orr to become a minister. As a child, Orr would sometimes put corn silk into bottle tops to form his congregation and

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