Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia

National Political Delegates

On April 28, 1936 Julian Rainey was elected an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Helen Whiteman was elected an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention the same year.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Mason-Dixon Line

Mason-Dixon Line, boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland (running between lat. 39°43′26.3″N and lat. 39°43′17.6″N), surveyed by the English team of Charles Mason, a mathematician and astronomer, and Jeremiah Dixon, a mathematician and land surveyor, between 1763 and 1767. The ambiguous

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King, MLK, Reverend King, and Luther King redirect here. For the Nigerian preacher, see Reverend King (Nigerian pastor). For the Portuguese footballer known as Luther King, see Martin

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Source: ThoughtCo

Gullah

The Gullah are the descendants of enslaved Africans from various people who lived in the Lowcountry regions of the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, in the area of both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. They developed a creole ethnicity and language that is distinctive among African

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Source: ThoughtCo

Trump's a disaster for black voters, but they also need to hold Biden accountable | The Atlanta Voice

Up to this point in the interview, former Vice President Biden spoke about his campaign, institutional racism and the challenges facing the black

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle

Since 2018, The Nation has hosted a US Civil Rights Tour led by documentary film maker André Robert

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Ellis, William Henry (1864-1923)

William Henry Ellis, an African American businessman who challenged racial constructs in the United States by “passing” as Hispanic, was born a slave to Charles and Margaret Ellis on June 15, 1864. His parents had been brought by Joseph Weisiger from Kentucky to Texas in 1853. In 1870

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Source: Black Past

Sep

24

1923

Systemic bias has kept African Americans and women from the highest offices in Indiana

Recent Indiana history is littered with instances when party officials have worked behind the scenes to discourage women and minority candidates from seeking the highest offices to make way for white men deemed more connected, electable or better

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Source: IndyStar: Indianapolis Star, Indiana news, breaking news and sports

Trump To Move Republican National Convention Out Of North Carolina

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Trump is looking to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina after officials refuse to confirm if the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions, even amid the coronavirus

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Man Kills Girlfriend and Her Two Daughters Because She Wanted To Leave Him

According to authorities, Jordan got angry that his one-time girlfriend, 37-year-old Shanta Renee Singleton, was leaving him for another

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Source: Your Black World

VIRTUAL TOUR – THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE SOUTH

The Fight for Civil Rights in the South combines two prestigious photography exhibitions covering the African American struggle for civil rights and social equality in the 1960s – Selma to Montgomery: Photographs by Spider Martin and Courage Under Fire: The 1961 Burning of the Freedom Riders

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

Detroit race riot of 1943

The Detroit race riot of 1943 took place in Detroit, Michigan, of the United States, from the evening of June 20 through the early morning of June 22. The race riot was ultimately suppressed by the use of 6,000 federal troops. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Jun

20

1943

World Health Organization says global coronavirus cases 'still on the way up'

(Photo by Naohiko Hatta - Pool/Getty

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Source: theGrio

African-American activists escalating efforts to persuade Biden not to pick Klobuchar for VP

African-American activists are escalating their efforts to persuade former Vice President Joe Biden not to name Sen. Amy Klobuchar as his running mate, arguing he needs to choose someone who would excite black

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Source: Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

Abolitionism in the United States

Not to be confused with Prohibition in the United

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

GOP's Only Black Senator Now Leads on Race

Initially reluctant to focus on race, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is now a leading Republican voice, teaching his party what it’s like to be a Black man in America when the police lights are flashing in the rearview

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Gospel music

Gospel (genre) redirects here. For the literary genre, see

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(1919) William Pickens, “The Kind of Democracy the Negro Expects”

William Pickens was born in 1881, the year Tuskegee Institute was founded. By the time of Booker T. Washington’s death in 1915, Pickens at age 35 had already become a major spokesperson on the direction of black education in the United States. Born in South Carolina but educated in

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Source: Black Past

Plans Unveiled for the Phased Reopening of Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks, Resort Hotels and Disney Stores

Today, we submitted a proposal to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force in Florida describing our approach for a phased reopening of Walt Disney World Resort theme parks planned to begin on July

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

VISUAL VIEWPOINT: TRUMP TULSA RALLY TURNOUT –

Your credible, reliable resource of news and information affecting African-American communities across the state of Florida, USA.

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Source: Florida Courier

Sunbelt States Rush To Line Up Hospital Beds, Not Barstools

By TAMARA LUSH and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

VISUAL VIEWPOINT: LITTLE RICHARD TRIBUTE 1932-2020 –

Your credible, reliable resource of news and information affecting African-American communities across the state of Florida, USA.

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Source: Florida Courier

African Americans in Mississippi

African Americans in Mississippi are residents of the state of Mississippi who are of African-American ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 37.4% of the states population.[1] This page was last edited on 27 June 2017, at 16:56.

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We Can’t Let This Moment Pass

I was deeply moved by the reading, and felt it was critical in this moment that a United States Senator from the Deep South stand on the Senate floor and declare that Black Lives

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

African Americans in Science and Their Accomplishments

African Americans have made significant contributions to various areas of science. In the field of chemistry, African Americans have developed synthetic drugs for the treatment of chronic ailments. In the field of physics, African Americans have helped to invent laser devices for the treatment of

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Source: ThoughtCo

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (/s t oʊ/; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Toms Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Atlanta Is Home to 2 Potential Contenders for Biden’s VP

ATLANTA (AP) — Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia

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Source: Black America Web

The Color Purple (musical)

The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis. Based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker, the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Sep

9

2004

New Online Offerings at NMAAHC Expanded for June

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has announced online events, engagement opportunities and educational initiatives for the remainder of June, including "Curator Chats," a new video series featuring commentary by museum curators on exhibits, initiatives and

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Source: The Washington Informer

Lynch, John Roy (1847-1939)

John Roy Lynch, congressman, soldier, and author was born in Concordia Parish, Louisiana on September 10, 1847 to Patrick Lynch, an Irish immigrant and Catherine White, a slave. Lynch’s father died soon after his birth. Lynch and his mother were then traded to a plantation in

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Source: Black Past

Nov

2

1939

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