Race riots, Daytona Beach, Florida

Why Was Africa Called the Dark Continent?

The most common answer to the question, “Why was Africa called the Dark Continent?” is that Europe did not know much about Africa until the 19th century, but that answer is misleading. Europeans had known quite a lot, but they began ignoring earlier sources of

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Feb

27

2008

Jim Crow Laws: Tennessee, 1866-1955

The State of Tennessee enacted 20 Jim Crow laws between 1866 and 1955, including six requiring school segregation, four which outlawed miscegenation, three which segregated railroads, two requiring segregation for public accommodations, and one which mandated segregation on streetcars. The 1869

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Top-ranked recruit Emoni Bates commits to Michigan State

Spartan Nation has talked about their chances of landing Emoni

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Keep wearing masks. Masks save lives

In error, President Trump believes that if he no longer talks about the coronavirus, or fails to wear a mask, it may

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Franklin, John Hope (1915--2009)

John Hope Franklin, one of the nations leading historians, is the only African American who has served as president of both the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians

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Mar

25

2009

CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice

The comments to a US Senate committee hearing on the virus came as at least 17 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans in response to a surge in new

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Jordan, Mosina H. (1943- )

In 1995, career Foreign Service Officer Mosina H. Jordan was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as ambassador to the Central African Republic (CAR). After U.S. Senate confirmation she arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic and presented her credentials on November

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College Football Amid A Pandemic Is Not Worth The Risk To Young Men’s Lives

That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to

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CDC chief warns that US has ‘way too much virus’ to control

Workers check in residents at a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up on a vacant lot in the Austin neighborhood on June 23, 2020 in

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Check Out More Than 20 Must-Read Books To Learn More About Black history, Racism And Social Justice – Free Press of Jacksonville

With the demonstrations on countless streets and the conversations taking place in countless homes, bookstores are now experiencing a surge of interest in books about Black history, racism and social

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

George Floyd: Protests, Police, and Prosecutors

Browne-Marshall: What should Minnesota Gov. Walz have known about any type of uprising or riot or protest, peaceful or otherwise, involving George

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Race riot, Columbia, Tennessee

Race riot, Columbia, Tennessee. Two killed and ten wounded.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Feb

26

1946

When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot

This is part four of the award winning documentary When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race RIot

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Davis, Angela Yvonne

Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally denied reappointment because of her membership in the Communist party and her advocacy of radical black causes. In

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JHTA calls for clarification on COVID pretesting regime

Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Omar Robinson says there needs to be further clarification on the pretesting regime for visitors from certain American states as part of Jamaica’s COVID-19-prevention

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Carter G. Woodson

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950)[1] was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal

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Scott, David (1946- )

David Scott represents Georgia’s 13th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 13th district includes portions of Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Fulton, Henry, and DeKalb

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Source: Black Past

Jul

27

1946

Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement

In the article below, Syracuse University historian Herbert Ruffin explores the rapid rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement as the most recent development in the ongoing struggle for racial and social justice in the United

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(2017) President Barack Obama's Farewell Address

On January 10, 2017, Barack Obama delivered his last farewell address in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. His speech is appears

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10

2017

Running for President: George Edwin Taylor, 1904

In the article below Bruce Mouser, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, discusses his new book, For Labor, Race, and Liberty: George Edwin Taylor, His Historic Run for the White House, and the Making of Independent Black Politics which describes his efforts to chronicle the

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Fauci warns Congress that new US coronavirus cases could rise to 100,000 a day | The Atlanta Voice

Coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a stark warning on Tuesday to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, telling them he wouldn’t be surprised if the US sees new cases of coronavirus rising to a level of 100,000

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Fishburne, Lillian E. (1949- )

Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African American woman to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, was born on March 25, 1949 in Patuxent River, Maryland. Fishburne was raised in Rockville, Maryland where she attended Richard Montgomery High School. In 1971, she graduated from Lincoln

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Feb

1

1998

2 Florida officials fired for erasing Black faces from firefighter murals

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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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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they

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Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power”, a racist slogan associated with white

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Race riot, East St

Race riot, East St. Louis, Illinois. One Black killed.

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May

27

1917

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

April 20, 1993, Argued

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Only Four States Seeing Declines in New Coronavirus Cases: Report

Only four states are currently seeing a reduction in new coronavirus cases as numbers spike around the country amid reopening

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Comerica Bank and National Business League Announce $1 Million Commitment to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses

Comerica Bank recently announced its $1 million commitment over four years to the National Business League as part of a national partnership that will launch the Black Capital Access Program (BCAP), an access to capital initiative to assist Black businesses across the

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