Pres. Kennedy barred racial discrimination

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Former White House Butler Who Served 11 Presidents Dies Of Coronavirus

A former White House employee who worked with 11 presidents ― from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama ― died over the weekend after contracting the

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

Cuomo extends New York's stay at home order through June

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference on the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Kenya: Governor Ojaamong Reshuffles Cabinet

Deputy Governor Moses Mulomi is still acting Health Executive, while Ms Phaustine Barasa is acting Finance

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Courts Reopen as Judiciary, Executive Row Rages

The courts are expected to reopen on Monday at a time appointment of judges has become the new flashpoint in relations between the Judiciary and the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Bob Jones University v. United States (1983)

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

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Source: Black Past

Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

President Trump (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty

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James Meredith

James Meredith is a 20th century eminent American Civil Rights Movement figure. He was involved in political advisory committee and also wrote about the social inequality issues. Besides, he was a war veteran and was the first black to be admitted in an all-white

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Source: Black History Resources

Jun

25

1933

Jack Schlossberg on President Obama and political courage

JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, says President Barack Obama inspired a new generation to public

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Source: Black History and Culture

Jan

25

1961

Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Barack Obama's 923 Executive Orders - Urban Legends

Viral text claims President Obama signed 923 executive orders in the first 40 months of his presidency, many times more than any other president to

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Source: ThoughtCo

DeKalb Schools 2020 virtual graduation schedule

At that time, the options included hosting graduation ceremonies during the week of June 22-27, 2020 as virtual ceremonies or hybrid face-to-face ceremonies at the AIC in the

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States [5] that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.[6] It prohibited unequal application of voter registration

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Rhode Island moves toward changing its official name over slavery connotations | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Rhode Island is moving toward changing its official name — “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” — due to its slavery

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

What Is No Longer In A Name: Rhode Island Official Docs Shed Racially Loaded Moniker

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Source: Stories About Black History

Deon Tedder Trained For Service In House Dist. 109

Though he was born in Durham, North Carolina, Tedder says he became a man and a professional in South

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

civil rights: Bibliography

civil rights: Bibliography | FactMonster

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Phase II of ‘Reopening Texas’ underway

Governor Greg Abbott has announced the second phase of the State of Texas’ ongoing plan to safely and strategically re-open while minimizing the spread of

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

Black Hairdresser Calls Out Texas Govt. Agency For Hypocrisy After They Cause Her To Be Cyber Harassed - Blavity

Brown told WFAA that before the pandemic hit, she set up automatic advertisements on Facebook for her hair

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Source: Blavity News

The mayor opens city for business, says he was forced by the governor | The Mississippi Link

The City of Jackson has been under an extended Stay at Home executive order signed by the mayor since May

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Source: The Mississippi Link

Atlanta City Council legislative items for Monday, May 18

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Monday’s remote meeting to ratify an executive order directing the City’s chief financial officer to allocate up to $1.5 million for nonprofit and philanthropic communities providing individual shelter options with supportive

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Gov. Walz partners with faith leaders to reopen places of worship...

A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance allowing for reopening places of worship, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan today announced they have partnered with Minnesota faith leaders on a plan for places of worship who decide to open to do so as

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Defying Order, Baltimore Pastor Holds Services | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Pres. Kennedy Supports Blacks

President Kennedy denounced the burning of churches in Georgia and supported voter registration drive in the South.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

13

1962

Righteous Anger?

There are mothers, teachers, barbers and beauty stylists, shine kings with stories too vivid for words to adequately describe about open murder/abuse of black

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Harris County stay-at-home order extended, despite state preemption

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Thursday announced the extension of the county’s stay-at-home order, even as Gov. Greg Abbott lifted such restrictions in the state and superseded most local

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

The story of Ed Dwight: the man who nearly became the first African-American to reach space

Following his completion of the experimental test pilot course, Dwight aerospace research pilot training, while he completed training to become an

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Source: TNW

Cops involved in death of Elijah McClain put on ‘non-enforcement’ duties

(Credit: McClain family

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Source: theGrio

(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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Source: Black Past

Aug

28

1963

Governor's order could change state's name

The state’s official name is “the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,” and the “Providence Plantations” portion has come under scrutiny in the aftermath of protests following the death of George

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

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