Ratification of the 13th Amendment

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Redistricting Commissions and Public Participation – Voice and Viewpoint

When the City and County of San Diego engaged in this process 10 years ago, there was a shift in both supervisorial districts and city council districts in those county cities that have elected city representation, i.e., City

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

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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Protest Options: A List of Links to Petitions, Donations, Resources and Education

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

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Guest Editorial: Trump’s threat to WHO is dangerous and callous

Last month, President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to temporarily cut U.S. funding to the World Health

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Boston Busing Case

Morgan v. Hennigan, 379 F. Supp. 410 (D.C. Mass., June

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21

1974

(1865) Henry Highland Garnet, “Let The Monster Perish”

On February 12, 1865, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the first African American to speak in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. His sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 12, 1865 within days

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12

1865

Less than 20 percent of U.S. Meets or Exceed COVID-19 Testing Threshold Sufficient to Relax Social Distance Measures | Muslim Journal

Complete the CENSUS and Continue to Shelter-in-Place

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Source: Muslim Journal | Publishing Community News weekly since 1975!

Voices of the Civil War Episode 12: "Emancipation Proclamation"

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after issuing a draft back in September 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation laid the foundation for what would become the 13th Amendment, issued two years later on January 31, 1865. Consequently, the proclamation

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Brazilians Protest Over The Deaths Of Two Black Boys, Denounce Racism

The protests over George Floyd's death in the U.S. have prompted a debate about racism in Brazilia. Hundreds of Brazilians marched last Friday over the recent deaths of two black boys.

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Source: Stories About Black History

PPP/C did not renege on commitment to constitutional reform

He was a regular visitor to Guyana and therefore, must have been very knowledgeable of political, economic and social developments in Guyana while he served briefly as economic adviser to Dr. Jagan and later, as Ambassador to Brussels appointed by President Bharrat Jagdeo, both being very

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Malawi Supreme Court Gives Deadline On Swearing-in President - Parliament to Set Voting Day

Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal perfected judgment on the elections case has given a deadline on the swearing-in of president-elect in the Constitution Court sanctioned presidential

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Source: allAfrica.com

Derby’s Dose: Deplorable & Sickening Form of Torture Used to Punish Slaves in Jamaica

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Source: Black Then

George Floyd Eulogized at Minneapolis Memorial in First of 3 Events

(AP Photo/Julio

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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America – Voice and Viewpoint

Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of

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Zimbabwe: Govt to Change Its Constitution Under Cover of COVID-19

Analysis - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is in the process of pushing through dubious constitutional amendments under the cover of COVID-19, reversing years of effort that gave rise to Zimbabwe's current constitution.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Marine Corps Bans Confederate Flag From Public Display

The Marine Corps said it will no longer allow its troops to display the Confederate battle

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Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938)

November 9, 1938, Argued

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Garrison, William Lloyd

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805–79, American abolitionist, b. Newburyport, Mass. He supplemented his limited schooling with newspaper work and in 1829 went to Baltimore to aid Benjamin Lundy in publishing the Genius of Universal Emancipation. This led (1830) to his imprisonment for seven weeks

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Jul

4

1854

Liberia

Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/ ( listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of

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26

1847

Rwanda

In Sept. 2015, a seven-member constitution commission was appointed to review possible changes that would allow Paul Kagame a third term as president. The move followed a vote by both houses of parliament that supported a constitutional change and a petition signed by 3.7 million, 60% of voters, in

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was the seminal post-Reconstruction Supreme Court decision that judicially validated state sponsored segregation in public facilities by its creation and endorsement of the “separate but equal” doctrine as satisfying the Constitutional requirements provided in

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Slave states and free states

An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789-1861 (see also: separate yearly maps below). The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 1865, abolished slavery in thje

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(1974) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's Statement: The Richard Nixon Impeachment Hearings

Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was selected to give the Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 1974, as it began its momentous proceedings on the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Her statement appears

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'Having a Hot Moment': Fans Poke Fun at Trina Braxton After She Reveals She's Going Through Menopause During a Car Ride with Her Husband

Trina Braxton broke out in a sweat on Monday, June 1, and it wasn’t because of the hot Georgia

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church (1835- )

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee is one of three churches that evolved out of Nashville’s historic First Colored Baptist Church (1865-1891). It traces its origins back to black members of First Baptist Church who first met to hold prayer services in 1835. Up to that

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Don’t trust Zanu PF: Madhuku

NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku has warned fellow opposition leaders against entrusting the ruling Zanu PF with the role of promoting constitutionalism. BY MOSES MATENGA Madhuku, who has often been described by critics as pro-Zanu PF, told NewsDay on Saturday that he

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Slavery in Oregon: The Reuben Shipley Saga

Few Americans realize that the institution of slavery reached the Pacific Northwest in the two decades before the Civil War. A small number of the white settlers who followed the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City brought bondservants. Oregon historian R. Gregory

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Source: Black Past

Jul

13

1853

N.A.A.C.P. v. Alabama Ex Rel Patterson (1958)

Argued January

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Source: Black Past

Jun

30

1958

Somalia: Puntland President Says He Will Not Accept the 4.5 Power Sharing Deal As He Was Not Consulted

Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni has called for a consensus over the 2020/2021 power-sharing to avert

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