Second Baseball Player to be Featured on a Stamp

The 1898 Wilmington Massacre Is an Essential Lesson in How State Violence Has Targeted Black Americans

One of the most terrifying examples erupted more than a century ago, when white supremacist soldiers and police helped hunt down and kill at least 60 Black men in Wilmington in

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Source: TIME

Op-Ed: Is the about-face by Roger Goodell and the NFL believable?

After nearly four years since Colin Kaepernick took his first knee, and several more high-profiled deaths of unarmed Black Americans by White police officers, the National Football League––in a roundabout way––has finally admitted their

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

'What's The Matter With Kansas?' - A Deconstruction

Apart from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont - all Eastern seaboard states - only states boasting an overwhelming majority of white voters (ranging from 93.5% to 84.5% of the total population) were considered (since to include states with higher percentages of African-Americans and other minorities

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Stawinski Resigns As Prince George’s County Police Chief | Afro

Despite his best attempts at masking the troubles beneath the surface of his Department, former Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski couldn’t avoid the lack of confidence his community lost in

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Op Ed Submission: “Why We Must Resist Our Hatred of Candace Owens: An open letter to Dave Chappelle…and every anti-racist” | Afro

I was one of maybe five Black students in my Stilwell, Kansas high

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers’ Quest For Racial Equality Still Resonates

UPDATED: 3:25 p.m. ET, June 12, 2020

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Source: The Urban Daily

The Sword of The Black Press

Gantt exclaimed in an exclusive interview with the Florida Courier, Florida’s statewide Black weekly

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Trump's rally in Tulsa invokes the horror of the 'Red Summer' for Blacks

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty

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Source: theGrio

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

Documentary Films on Blackpast.org

Capra, Frank The Negro Soldier 1943

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Source: Black Past

Promoting Health Equity through Education and advocacy

Close the Gap is a Boston Scientific initiative designed to promote health equity by reducing barriers to cardiovascular care and education among women and minorities. We work with health care providers, professional societies and patient advocacy groups to ensure all patients can access optimal

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Source: Savoy Network

How Is COVID-19 Coronavirus Testing Really Going? What You Need To Know

Although this may sound like an ad for standardized test scores, it is presumably referring COVID-19 coronavirus testing, claiming that the U.S. is leading the world in such

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Source: https://www.forbes.com

What I Just Learned About Black People In Early American History Blew My Mind

A friend just sent me a video that changed my view on American

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Source: Black Past

'White Lives Matter' painted on statue of African-American tennis great Arthur Ashe

A statue of African-American tennis legend Arthur Ashe on Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue has been vandalised with the words "White Lives

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Source: iview

COVID: The Unknown gives rise to ‘all kinds of fear and anxiety’

But Blacks are least likely seek mental health help

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Quit Playin’: Who’s Lootin’ You??

“Mini-Me” Mnuchin tooled a foreclosure machine and looted the taxpayers for no less than $200 million, according to a Huffington Post 2017

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Source: Delivering News You Can Use

Vanessa Williams is Making a Difference with Thousands of Black Mayors

Gantt exclaimed in an exclusive interview with the Florida Courier, Florida’s statewide Black weekly

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

White, V. Ethel Willis (1920-2003)

Theendowment named in honor of V Ethel Willis White is unusual in that the person honoredwas not a wealthy woman in the usual sense of the word. Instead V Ethel Willis White’s wealth derivedfrom her inspiration to

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Source: Black Past

#Election2020 – The South is red. It's also Black | The Atlanta Voice

His rally is a stick in the eye not only of people concerned about coronavirus, but also to Oklahoma’s Black

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Global Star Amara La Negra Vows to Stand Firm in the Fight for Racial Equality

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

(1946) W.E. B. DuBois, “Behold the Land”

On October 20, 1946, seventy-eight year old W.E.B DuBois delivered the address at the closing session of the Southern Youth Legislature in Columbia South Carolina. Although this was one of his last major orations, he used the occasion to inspire his audience to continue the struggle for racial

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Source: Black Past

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Why Raising Kids To ‘Not See Color’ Doesn't Help Fight Racism

In response to just about any story about how to raise anti-racist children or about the pain Black parents feel having “the talk” with their young children before they feel ready often comes the familiar refrain: “I’m teaching my children that we don’t see

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

Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say

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Source: Stories About Black History

The Notting Hill Riots (1958)

Amidst racial intolerance and competition over resources, the white working class of the Notting Hill area, London, UK, launched an attack against members of the black community on August the 30, 1958. Forced to arm themselves in defence, the confrontation lasted

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Source: Black Past

Nia Long Calls Out American Airlines After Having A ‘Karen’ Moment

Nia Long has come forward and said she had her own experience with a “Karen” on her first flight since the COVID-19

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Source: Black America Web

Oscars To Develop 'Representation And Inclusion Standards'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, said Friday it is working on new diversity and inclusion efforts amid the continuing criticism over the lack of diverse nominees for the film industry’s highest

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

The Deep Roots Of Louisville’s Rage Over The Police Killing Of Breonna Taylor

For each of the past two nights, large protests have broken out on the streets of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, much as they have in cities across the country after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, a Black man, on

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

Bartlett pleads for understanding as tourism sector reopens

MONTEGO BAY, St James – Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed confidence that adequate systems have been put in place for today's reopening of Jamaica's tourism industry, even while he cautioned against expecting

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Lecrae States He ‘Wasn’t OK’ With White Pastor’s ‘Blessing Of Slavery’ Comments

Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty

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Source: The Urban Daily

Win for Reparations: California Assembly Committee Votes Yes on Bill

On May 11, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted yes on a bill that would mandate the state to set up an 8-member commission to examine how California engaged in — and benefited from — the enslavement of Black men, women, and

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

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