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(1955) Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., "Speech on Civil Rights"

On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress, rose to argue that his colleagues should support two pending civil rights bills then before the House of Representatives. His speech appears

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Source: Black Past

Feb

2

1955

California and Wisconsin Special Elections: What to Watch For

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, voters in California’s 25th Congressional District will choose the successor to former Representative Katie Hill, and Wisconsin voters in the state’s Seventh District will look to fill the seat left by former Representative Sean

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Source: Unpublished Black History

(1875) Congressman James T. Rapier, “Half Free, Half Slave”

On February 4, 1875, Congressman James T. Rapier of Alabama, rose on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Civil Right bill then before Congress which when enacted later that year became the Civil Rights Act of 1875. His speech appears

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Source: Black Past

Feb

4

1875

(1964) George C. Wallace, “The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham, and Hoax”

By 1964 George C. Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, had become the national symbol of opposition to the civil rights movement and to federal governmental intervention to protect the rights of African Americans. In the address below he denounces President Lyndon B. Johnson for signing into law the

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Source: Black Past

Jul

4

1776

Scott, Gloria Dean Randle (1938- )

Civic and educational leader Gloria Dean Randle Scott, the first African-American president of the Girl Scouts of America and the twelfth president of Bennett College, was born on April 14, 1938 in Houston, Texas to Juanita Bell and Freeman Randle. Scott grew up in Houston, attending Blackshear

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Source: Black Past

Apr

14

1938

Kenya: Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs

"This is the kind of impact we would like to deliver to smallholder farmers across the African continent," says Joyce Kamande, one of 25 African entrepreneurs who spent six weeks at Oklahoma State University last year as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a flagship programme of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Eyes on CBC task force as term nears end

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha launched the committee in June last year, mandating it to resolve questions on transition from one level to the next, staffing, teacher training, examinations and

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Tensions as DRC, Zambia border dispute escalate [Morning Call]

We start off by revisiting an issue that nearly put the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC and Zambia in conflict last

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa: A24 Media Launches Yebo VoD Service Focused On History, Biography and African Discovery - Mobile Deals in the Offing

Two weeks ago pan-African TV content producer A24 Media launched its Yebo platform focused on history, biography and African

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Source: allAfrica.com

Angola: Over 400 People Test Positive for HIV/Aids in Bié

Cuito — At least 434 people out of a total of 13,201 people have tested positive for HIV/AIDS from January to May this year in central Bie, said Thursday the provincial supervisor of the HIV/AIDS program, Adelino

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Source: allAfrica.com

Quarantine Q & A with Detroit Lions DE Jonathan Wynn

Wynn’s currently in the process of preparing for the book’s Summer

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Constitution of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, 1918

The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities’ League is a social, friendly, humanitarian, charitable, educational, institutional, constructive and expansive society, and is founded by persons desiring to the utmost to work for the general uplift of the Negro peoples of the

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Source: Black Past

Jazz sensation George Duke dies at 67

Jazz icon George Duke passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at

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Source: Savoy Network

Kenya: Baringo's Readiness to Fight COVID-19 Put Under Scrutiny

As the pandemic enters the third month and the virus spreads to 22 counties, Baringo has only two isolation units -- at Kaptimbor Dispensary and Eldama Ravine Hospital -- with a paltry 17

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Late Opening of Cotton Market Affects Farmers

Some cotton farmers have expressed concern over the late start of the marketing season as Government is yet to announce the producer price for this

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: We'll Get You All - UN Prosecutor Tells Genocide Suspects Still At Large

Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), has told The New Times that his team of investigators has good leads and continues to tirelessly hunt for seven other Rwandan Genocide fugitives indicted by the UN court years ago

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Source: allAfrica.com

Volkswagen Apologizes For Ad Of Giant White Hand Pushing Tiny Black Man Around

The 10-second clip for the German car company’s new Volkswagen Golf model features a giant, white hand poking and prodding a Black man, much like

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Rwanda: Kagame Pardons Abortion Convicts But Accomplices Will Serve Full Sentences

President Paul Kagame on Monday, May 18, exercised his prerogative of mercy to pardon 50 young women convicted of abortion, but about nine people who aided the illegal process will stay in jail to serve their full

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Source: allAfrica.com

(1993) Lani Guinier, “Seeking a Conversation on Race"

By 1993 Lani Guinier, a Yale Law School graduate, had crafted an impressive career as an NAACP attorney who specialized in voting rights cases, member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, and special assistant in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Carter

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Source: Black Past

Jun

4

1993

Rihanna's court battle with dad postponed | New York Carib News

Rihanna’s court battle with dad postponed

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Source: The New York Carib News

1.5m Kenyans beat corona lockdowns to file tax returns

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Source: Business Daily

Historically Black Colleges Work to Help students Amid Virus | Black Voice News

The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Setting the Pace for Diversity Advancement

Day Pitney’s strong reputation for client service and legal representation goes hand in hand with its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness. The firm has been at the forefront of diversity and inclusion within the legal industry for more than a decade. Kathy Bowman-Williams, who was appointed

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Source: Savoy Network

US Births Fall, And Virus Could Drive Them Down More

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35

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Source: Black America Web

Nigeria: Report - Nigerians Experience Income Drop After Lockdown

A recent survey carried out by FinMark Trust through the i2i initiative, in partnership with EFInA, reveals that some Nigerian households are beginning to experience reduced income, lower food consumption, and reduced access to financial and health services following the onset of the COVID-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mutodi fired

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Mystics Host Virtual Celebration For WNBA Title

Source: Ryan Gordon / Freealexander Media

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Source: The Urban Daily

Survivor Working To Close Gap In Breast Cancer Deaths In African American Community

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A mother who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer when her sons were young is hoping her story helps empower other

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Source: CBS Philly

Win for Mzee Kibor in land row with sons

Mr Kibor had moved to court four years ago blocking the transfer of the land to his sons over what was termed as unsolved family dispute over ownership of the

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Top college coaches form group to address minority hires

A group of prominent black coaches headlined by Tubby Smith and Shaka Smart are forming an organization to address the dwindling numbers of minority head coaches in college

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Source: Savoy Network

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