Original Sit-In Revisited

Sit-in demonstrations and passive resistance

Sit-in demonstrations and passive resistance movement began in Cairo, Illinois. Demonstrations against segregation in swimming pool, skating rink and other facilities continued for several months.

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Jun

26

1962

TransAfrica's Randall Robinson, congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy, and US

TransAfricas Randall Robinson, congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy, and US Civil Rights Commissioner Mary Francis Berry are arrested at a sit-in against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC

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Nov

21

1984

"It Time To Stand Up In George's Name" — Al Sharpton Delivers Eulogy For George Floyd Memorial

Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his

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African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem

Not to be confused with Beta Israel, Jews from

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Florida site of GOP convention orders wearing of masks

(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Protesters brutalized across the nation; slave trader statue...

A Dallas police oversight board reported that it has had over 100 calls from residents complaining about police brutalizing protesters and reporting injuries as a result of police firing non-lethal but obviously harmful

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Eleven People Arrested After Sit-In

Seven whites and four Blacks arrested after all-night sit-in at Englewood, N.J., city hall. Four Black mothers arrested after sit-in at Chicago elementary school. Mothers later received suspended $50 fines. Protests, picketing and demonstrations continued for several weeks against de facto

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Feb

2

1962

Tiffany Haddish Responds to Accusation That She Made George Floyd's Memorial About Herself

Tiffany Haddish is one of the celebrities who attended a memorial for George Floyd on Thursday in Minnesota, and while some wanted to focus on how upset she made them, Haddish wanted them to focus on Floyd and police

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Houston to hold 6-hour public viewing of Floyd’s casket

Mourners will be able to view George Floyd’s casket Monday in his hometown of Houston, the final stop of a series of memorials in his

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

George Floyd GoFundMe raises more than $11M in 5 days | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The mass protests across the country in recent days in response to the death of George Floyd have also inspired people, charitable groups, community bail funds and Democratic

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Protesters Try To Take Down Slaveowner Andrew Jackson Statue In Washington D.C.

Demonstrators in Washington D.C., attempted to topple a bronze statue of former president Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, near the White House on Monday (June 22), video footage posted on social media

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Movements Are Nothing Without Endurance

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Book Excerpt #2: "The Roots of Racism in American Policing" | Black Star News

The following is from the

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Source: Black Star News | Black Star News

The 1898 Wilmington Massacre Is an Essential Lesson in How State Violence Has Targeted Black Americans

One of the most terrifying examples erupted more than a century ago, when white supremacist soldiers and police helped hunt down and kill at least 60 Black men in Wilmington in

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Source: TIME

Too many African American children are born in shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist – often created by red-lining – worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Sudan: Transfer of Sudan War Crimes Suspect to the Hague 'A Milestone' - ICC Prosecutor Bensouda

The Hague — The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has hailed the surrender and transfer of former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, indicted by the court for crimes against humanity, as "a milestone in the Darfur, Sudan

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Source: allAfrica.com

3 North Carolina Cops Fired After Sergeant Comes Across Footage Of Them Talking About 'Slaughtering' Black People - Blavity

The Wilmington Police Department in North Carolina has fired three officers after a video recording captured them engaging in a discussion about preparing for a “civil war” against Black

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Source: Blavity News

WATCH: What You Need To Know — June 23, 2020: It’s Votin’ Day! — Covid-19 To Spread Like Fire — Companies Boycott Facebook

Tuesday is Votin’ Day

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Source: Black America Web

Trump expected to discuss race relations and police at Dallas church

President Donald Trump will participate in a roundtable discussion Thursday with faith leaders, law enforcement officials and small-business owners to discuss race relations and policing during a trip to Dallas, where he’ll later host a high-dollar fundraising

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Nurse ‘Karen’ Fired After Calling Black Lives Matter A ‘Political Trick’ Meant To ‘Terrorize’

Source: Twitter / Twitter

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Source: The Urban Daily

Hundreds line up for George Floyd’s memorial in Houston

Mourners are guided into the Fountain of Praise Church during a public visitation for George Floyd Monday, June 8, 2020, in

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Source: theGrio

Black Man Claiming ‘Misconduct’ In 1976 Rape Trial Calls On Gov. Roy Cooper To Commute Sentence

Lau is awaiting a decision to vacate Long’s conviction, to send it back to lower court or to uphold his

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Source: The Urban Daily

Children's Books on African American Freedom Fighters

The following childrens books not only provide an introduction to the lives of African-American freedom fighters your children should know about, but among them they also provide a historical overview of the fight for civil rights in the last several centuries up to the present, including the eras

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Feb

1

1960

Racist Cop Says Public Scrutiny Caused Him To Say Police Are Going To ‘Slaughter’ Black People | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The cops were identified as Michael Kevin Piner, Jesse E. Moore II and James

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Crowds Gather For George Floyd's Memorial In Houston

A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. Floyd was born in North Carolina but grew up in Houston.

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Source: Stories About Black History

African Americans point to racial biases in economics

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North Carolina Officer Fired After Saying Black People Should Be Wiped Off Map

Getty Creative total of three Wilmington, North Carolina police officers have been fired after a department audit of a video recording revealed racism among its

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Alabama State Board of Education expelled nine

Alabama State Board of Education expelled nine Alabama State students for participating in sit-in demonstrations.

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Mar

1

1960

King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)

One of the most visible advocates of nonviolence and direct action as methods of social change, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. As the grandson of the Rev. A.D. Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church and a founder of Atlantas NAACP chapter, and the son

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Source: Black Past

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist who is best known for using non-violent civil disobedience tactics to secure equal rights for African Americans. He was named Michael King Jr. at birth but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January

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Source: Black History Resources

Jan

15

1929

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