Slaves Petition for Freedom

Non credible Region Four vote count compromised integrity of March 2 polls, EU observers say

In their final report on the March 2nd polls, the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) has said that the integrity of the entire electoral process was “seriously compromised” by vote count in Region Four and has cited the senior Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials for acting

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Haiti

U.S. Department of State Background Note

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

History of the African Americans in Houston

The African American population in Houston, Texas has been a significant part of the cities community since its founding. As of 2010, John B. Strait and Gang Gong, authors of Ethnic Diversity in Houston, Texas: The Evolution of Residential Segregation in the Bayou City, 1990–2000, stated that of

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Source: ThoughtCo

Nigeria: World Bank - With More Transparency, Govt Recovers U.S.$3 Billion From Oil Sector

The World Bank and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the global standard for the promotion of openness in the oil, gas and mineral resources management, have said Nigeria has so far recovered about $3 billion as a result of more transparency in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Morial, Ernest Nathan (1929-1989)

Born in New Orleans, Ernest Morial grew up in the city’s Seventh Ward. His father was a cigar maker and his mother was a seamstress. Graduating from Xavier University, a historically black Catholic institution, he became the first African American to receive a law degree from Louisiana State

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Source: Black Past

A Brief History of the African Country of Kenya

Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. Recent finds near Kenyas Lake Turkana indicate that hominids lived in the area 2.6 million years

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Source: ThoughtCo

Dec

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1963

Williams, George Washington (1849-1891)

George Washington Williams was a 19th century American historian most famous for his volumes, History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880; as Negroes, as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens (1882), and A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion (1887).Williams was born in

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Source: Black Past

Botswana coronavirus: capital Gaborone declared high-risk area, 'quarantined'

A statement issued by Dr. Kereng Masupu, coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19 read: “Following the confirmed COVID-19 case of a truck driver who came into Gaborone through the Tiokweng border on Sunday 09 May

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

Unofficial results show 33 seats for PPP/C, 31 for APNU+AFC, one for list joinder

At the end of yesterday, Statements of Recount (SoRs) for 98.4% of the ballots have been tabulated for District Four while 99.40% have been processed for the entire

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996)

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

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Source: Black Past

(1901) William Hannibal Thomas on the American Negro

Nineteenth Century black conservative William Hannibal Thomas was a Civil War veteran, Reconstruction era South Carolina politician, and U.S. counsel to Portuguese Southwest Africa (Angola). He is most famous however as the author of the 1901 book, The American Negro: What He Was, What He Is, and

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Source: Black Past

(1838) James McCune Smith, “The Abolition Of Slavery And The Slave Trade In The French And British Colonies”

James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was a prominent physician and abolitionist. Smith was educated in the African Free School in New York City. When failing to be admitted to any American college, he enrolled in Glasgow University in Scotland in 1832 and earned three degrees including his medical

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Source: Black Past

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1838

California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters

(CBM) – On Wednesday, June 24, the full California Senate voted 30-10 to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment  5 (ACA 5), an initiative to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate Affirmative Action in the state after 24

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Boston Busing Case

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

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Source: Black Past

Jun

21

1974

Reconstruction Amendments

Amendments 13-15 are called the Reconstruction Amendments both because they were the first enacted right after the Civil War and because all addressed questions related to the legal and political status of the African

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Source: Black Past

Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)

Social worker, politician and professional football player Emery Barnes spent much of his life helping the disadvantaged in society and working for worldwide human rights and world peace. Barnes was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1972 and was elected Speaker of the

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Source: Black Past

Dec

15

1929

Ward 9 Politicians

From Boston's 'old' Ward 9 in the Beacon Hill area, Boston's Black citizens were able to elect 20 Black persons to public office - to the city council, the state legislature, and school committee - during the second half of the 19th century.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Kendrick: 'One year after Georgia's abortion ban, the Supreme Court tackles crisis of access' | The Atlanta Voice

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on June Medical Services v. Russo, a case with major implications for abortion care nationwide, I’m reminded of what was happening in my state at this time a year in the state legislature had just passed a near-total abortion ban that would prohibit care

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

African Methodist Episcopal Church

For individual church buildings/congregations of this name, see African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Elvin R. Caldwell Sr: One of the Most Significant African American Policymakers in Colorado History

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Source: Black Then

Liberia: State Drops Charges Against Charles Sirleaf, Others

The dropping of charges against four of the five former officials of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) that include Deputy Governor for Operations, Charles E. Sirleaf, for their individual roles in the alleged missing L$2.6 billion and subsequent plan by state prosecutors to arrest members of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Georgia (Finally) Passes a Hate Crime Bill

Georgia’s lack of any kind of law to prosecute hate crimes came under renewed scrutiny following the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Botswana draws virus zones, extreme distancing ends, alcohol banned

The Vice President received donations worth over P964 000, from different organizations and individuals to help government combat Covid-19, government confirmed on May

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

Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About

From legislation to cut rents and mortgages across California to your right to order invisible braces for your teeth online, here are five pieces of legislation that could impact the African American community across California and meet the legislators who authored and introduced those

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

(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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Source: Black Past

President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay

In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

(1808) Rev. Peter Williams, “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”

On March 2, 1807 Congress enacted a law that banned the external slave trade beginning January 1, 1808. With that act enslaved persons could no longer be brought to the United States. Although the law would be frequently violated until the eve of the Civil War, many black and white anti-slavery

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Source: Black Past

Pharrell Supports Virginia Governor In Effort To Make Juneteenth An Official Statewide Holiday

Source: Marc Serota / Getty

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Bowie State University (1865- )

Founded in 1865, Bowie State University is Maryland’s oldest historically black university, and one of the ten oldest African American institutions of higher education in the United States. It is also one of eleven senior colleges and universities in the University of Maryland system. The

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Source: Black Past

Stand Down: New York Declines To Enlist African Americans For Civil War In July 1861

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (07/29/2011)(readMedia)-- Early in the Civil War, less than a century after black soldiers helped defeat the British to found America; New York, other states and the federal government refused to enlist black volunteers to fight in the bloody conflict which eventually decided

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

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