Race riot, Philadelphia

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An open letter on racism in philanthropy and the trials of a Black founder

Am I leading Camelback Ventures because like my baseball hero, Jackie Robinson, I may not be the best, but I am good enough, and able to endure the pain of turning the other

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Source: theGrio

Questlove’s Plus One Podcast Out Now / LISTEN

Questlove joins award-winning guitarist/producer Eric Krasno on his special new podcast

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

Race riot in Connecticut

Race riot, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Jun

5

1969

Mike Pence refuses to acknowledge 'Black lives matter' in TV interview

(Photo by Brendan Smialowski

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Source: theGrio

Black Information Network (BIN) Launches 24/7 Black News Service

On Tuesday, June 30 marked the launch of BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual news coverage with a Black voice and

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Source: The Urban Daily

Uncle Ben’s Brand To Get Overhaul After Aunt Jemima Backlash Over Racial Stereotypes

Following news that the Quaker Oats Company will be changing the name and packaging of its Aunt Jemima products because of its stereotypical imaging, Mars, Incorporated, which is behind the Uncle Ben’s rice brand will follow suit by “evolving” its brand identity, according to a press release on the

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

Styles P Questions Money Trail Of Black Lives Matter Donations

Source: Jemal Countess / Getty

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Source: The Urban Daily

Jewel Scott breaks legal and racial barriers in Georgia

Former Jamaican honorary consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott, recently created history by becoming the first Caribbean national to be elected to the Superior Court of Clayton County in the southern US state of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Race riots, Longview and Gregg counties

Race riots, Longview and Gregg counties, Texas. Martial law declared. There were twenty-six riots during the Red Summer of 1919.

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Jul

13

1919

Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas

Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas. Five whites and twenty-five to fifty Blacks reported killed. Seventy-six Blacks were reported lynched in 1919. Kansas City Call founded by Chester Arthur Franklin. Spingarn Medal presented to Archibald Grimke, President of the American Negro Academy and

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Oct

13

1919

Saint Peter Claver Church, San Antonio, Texas (1888- )

Saint Peter Claver (Mission) Church was the first AfricanAmerican Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas. The church was built by Irish-born Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, the widowof John Bernard Murphy, who was the mayor of Corpus Christi from 1889 to1884. Margaret Mary Healy Murphy movedfrom Corpus

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Documentary Films on Blackpast.org - African American History - Director

A&E Television Americas Black Warriors (on World War II) 1998

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Left of Black with Monica R. Miller

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal and Monica R. Miller discuss the Black Lives Matter movement from a variety of angles- religion, hip hop and

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Race riot, Atlanta

Race riot, Atlanta.

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Sep

6

1966

AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests | The Atlanta Voice

Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the

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Malcolm Jenkins isn't sure the NFL should play this season

(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty

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Reverse Freedom Rides: When segregationists tricked blacks from the South into moving north

A segregationist publicity stunt spearheaded by George Singelmann of the White Citizens Council in New Orleans, the Reverse Freedom Rides program was to trick hundreds of African Americans from the South into moving

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Arrest Warrant Issued In Black Transgender Woman’s Death

On June 8, the body of 27-year-old Dominique Fells was found dismembered on the banks of the Schuylkill River in

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

Majority of Americans support anti-police protests, poll finds

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday-weekend demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the

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Race riot in Harlem

Race riot, Harlem. (8/1-8/2).

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Aug

1

1943

Race riot, Beaumont, Texas

Race riot, Beaumont, Texas. Two killed.

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Jun

16

1943

From ‘defund the police’ to its obvious next step

The protests triggered by the recent murders of George Floyd and other African Americans have produced widespread demands to “defund the

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’?

For proponents of capitalizing black, there are grammatical reasons — it is a proper noun, referring to a specific group of people with a shared political identity, shaped by colonialism and

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Source: Unpublished Black History

Africa: Public Space a 'Lifeline' for Post-Lockdown Cities

As urban areas start to reopen, some are looking at their sidewalks, squares, parking lots and even streets as a hidden asset in

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Source: allAfrica.com

‘Looters and lowlifes,’ I stand with all of them –

There are documented cases of economically envious looting Black communities (Wilmington, Tulsa, Rosewood) because of economic envy, plundering our homes, and then using the power of the majority media to turn a Massacre into

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Source: Daytona Times

Majority of Americans support police protests

NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

HHW Gaming: Decoy Games Shooter ‘Swimsanity” Will Feature Cross-Play When It Launches

Source: Michah Joel Photography / Decoy games

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Grutter v. Bollinger et al (2003)

No. 02-241. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003

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A 'Higher Than Usual' Number Of Atlanta Cops Called Out On The Day Cops Involved In Rayshard Brooks' Death Were Charged - Blavity

The strike comes on the heels of the resignations of the entire 57-member Buffalo Police Department Emergency Response Team following the suspensions of two officers who were seen shoving a 75-year-old protester on video, the New York Post

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