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Former pastor gives Atlanta’s homeless a place to wash their hands

With those places closed down due to the pandemic, and with hand hygiene more important than ever, Lester decided the solution was to buy portable sinks and distribute them in public places where homeless people tend to

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Black America speaks. America should listen.

30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in

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Source: theGrio

10 military posts are named for these Confederate commanders. The Army is thinking about changing that | The Atlanta Voice

Who it is named for: Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell (A.P.) Hill

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Emancipation Day (August 4th)

On August 4, 1865, the Loyal Creek Council formally declared that African Creeks would be considered full citizens of the Creek Nation. African Creeks soon designated August 4th “Emancipation Day” and organized celebrations, including picnics, parades and speakers beginning as early as

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City Council approves 'Dallas First' | Dallas Weekly

The City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed Mayor Eric Johnson’s “Dallas First” procurement

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Birmingham dismantles Confederate monument that stood for 115 years

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the city faces a fine for violating a state law that bans the removal of Confederate and other long-standing

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Biden Says 'We Must Not Allow This Pain To Destroy Us' of Violence in U.S. Cities

Biden Says ‘We Must Not Allow This Pain To Destroy Us’ of Violence in U.S. PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is seen at War Memorial Plaza during Memorial Day, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Candace Owens Suggests Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks In The Back Was ‘Unjustly’ Fired

Law enforcement officials and experts alike were hailing the quick response to this weekend’s police killing of an unarmed Black man in Atlanta, including the firing of the

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Source: NewsOne

African Americans in Alabama

African Americans in Alabama are residents of the state of Alabama who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 26.5% of the states population, the majority of whom are descended from slaves of West and Central African

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Source: ThoughtCo

Cory Booker and Kamala Harris speak out against Rand Paul amendment | New York Carib News

Paul, who has been holding up popular bipartisan legislation to make lynching a federal crime, came to the Senate floor in Washington to add an amendment to the anti-lynching legislation and then pass

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Source: The New York Carib News

COMMENTARY: Law And Order And White Supremacy

The rape of my African American great-grandmother by a white man was ignored by law enforcement authorities in the western North Carolina county where the crime was committed because it was not that unusual an

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Police Chief Defends Officer Who Punched Black Alabama Store Owner: ‘I Would Much Rather Have a Punch Than an Officer-Involved Shooting’

Store owner Kevin Penn called Decatur Police to report a robbery at his store and informed the dispatcher he was holding the suspect at

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

Johnathan Austin, former Councilor, On How City Finally Removed Confederate Statue

The outrage over the death of George Floyd —a black man killed by police in Minneapolis—has already led to change in Birmingham, said former City Council President Johnathan

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Source: The Birmingham Times

SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

'ATL Looks Good on You': Cynthia Bailey Comes Back to the Peach State and Fans Gush Over Her Glow

Cynthia proudly wore her voting sticker on her black shirt and captioned the photo, “Back in the

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

Birmingham Battalion Chief to Lead Daphne, Ala. Fire Dept.

After 31 years with Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service, Battalion Chief Melvin Brown will become head of the fire department in

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Source: The Birmingham Times

My Truth: Thanks, Destiny

When she accepted an assignment in New York City, she said she had no idea what her responsibilities would

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Dr. Ankrehah “Kre” Johnson: The Ministry of Medicine

As a doctor, Ankrehah “Kre” Trimble Johnson was particularly saddened when 17-year-old Courtlin Arrington, a student at Huffman High School, was killed in

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Native Americans In California Are Toppling Statues Of This Catholic Saint

Native American groups have long argued that Junipero Serra — an 18th-century California missionary — was a white supremacist and a colonizer.

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

Pam Butler’s Road to Recovery Helps Those in Active Addictions

After graduating from high school in 1983, Butler attended Jacksonville State University, where she studied engineering—it’s also where she tried cocaine, which led to an addiction that lasted for a decade and frequent trips to treatment

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Source: The Birmingham Times

FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC –

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has approved the university’s move to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), beginning with the 2021-22 academic

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Source: Daytona Times

25-year-old who launched now $10M Carrier launches smartphone brand

As a wireless carrier, it is ideal to sell the most popular and latest smartphones under your

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

African-Americans Are Highly Visible in the Military, but Almost Invisible at the Top

Of the 41 most senior commanders in the military — those with four-star rank in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard — only two are black: Gen. Michael X. Garrett, who leads the Army’s Forces Command, and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr, the commander of Pacific Air

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THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE” – Voice and Viewpoint

The 1965 Watts Riots were a reaction to police mistreatment of Marquette Frye, a young African-American motorist who was stopped and detained by an officer of the California Highway

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Perry’s Studio Moves Toward Reopening While Industry Waits

But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s green

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Source: Black America Web

Protesters Try To Take Down Slaveowner Andrew Jackson Statue In Washington D.C.

Demonstrators in Washington D.C., attempted to topple a bronze statue of former president Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, near the White House on Monday (June 22), video footage posted on social media

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Tuskegee Airmen Nurse Second Lt. Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden Celebrates 100th Birthday

Second Lt. Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden—the only living nurse who provided care for the military unit—recently celebrated her 100th birthday, 11 Alive

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Source: NewsOne

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FBI shrugs at noose in Bubba Wallace's NASCAR garage, says it wasn't new

The FBI released preliminary findings from its investigation into a noose found in the garage of NASCAR‘s highest-ranked Black driver, and it came across as the equivalent of a shrug of

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

PBS Celebrates Pride Month with PRIDELAND, a Short-Form Digital Series and New One-Hour Special with Host and Actor Dyllón Burnside, Exploring LGBTQ+ Identity in the U.S. South

Digital episodes premiered May 26 on PBS Voices, a new documentary-focused YouTube channel from PBS Digital Studios; one-hour broadcast special premieres Friday, June 12 at 9:00 pm ET on PBS

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