These Black Women Are Joining The Board of Directors For Sports Betting Platform DraftKings

Social Media Hoax Falsely Claimed Porn Site Planned ‘Only Ebony Videos’ To Show Solidarity With Black Community

An image bearing the logo of Pornhub along with a note that it would be showcasing “only ebony videos” this week began circulating on social media on Sunday, making the website’s name a top trending topic on

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Identifying Race-Based Stereotypes and Myths

Race-based stereotypes and myths pose a great threat to racial equality. That’s because they can lead to prejudice and hatred, which, in turn, lead to discrimination against entire ethnic groups. The people who make up any given racial group are so unique that no generalization can capture who they

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TikTok star Tabitha Brown gets her own show on Ellen DeGeneres digital network

Looks like actress and vegan influencer Tabitha Brown snagged her own show on the Ellen Digital Network (EDN) – a digital media platform run by Ellen Digital Ventures, which is a collaboration between talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and Warner Bros’ Digital

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Campbell, Bertha Pitts (1889-1990)

Bertha Pitts Campbell was an early Seattle civil rights worker, a founder of the Christian Friends for Racial Equality, and an early board member of the Seattle Urban League. She was also one of 22 young women at Howard University in 1913, who founded the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, one of the

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Reinhardt, John Edward (1920- )

John Edward Reinhardt, ambassador and diplomat, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1920. After serving in World War II, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knoxville College in 1939, a Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1947, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of

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Christian Friends for Racial Equality

Active from 1942 to 1970, the Christian Friends for Racial Equality (CFRE) was a locally founded leader in the Seattle civil rights movement. CFRE’s non-confrontational social methods for improving race relations made it Seattle’s largest civil rights organization in 1956, with 1,000 members by

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Fear of God Launches the ‘GF’ Tee, 100% Of Proceeds To Go To George Floyd’s Daughter

The last few days have been a flurry of emotions as the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery became the tip of the iceberg of what was already a dreadfully long list of names of the black lives lost to police brutality and white

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Al Davis

Al Davis , byname of Allen Davis (born July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 8, 2011, Oakland, California), American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National

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Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois

Throughout his career as a sociologist, historian, educator, and sociopolitical activist, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois argued for immediate racial equality for African-Americans. His emergence as an African-American leader paralleled the rise of Jim Crow laws of the South and the

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The NFL says they were wrong about anthem protests

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Gwendolyn Brooks

Born on June 7, 1917, to a family who belonged to Kansas but later moved to Chicago, Gwendolyn Brooks was an American poet and teacher. Even though both of her parents wanted to pursue their careers as doctors but were unable to do so due to financial constraints, they were supportive of their

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Jun

7

1917

Dewitty, Thelma (1912-1977)

Thelma Dewitty was the first black teacher to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools. She had been a teacher in Corpus Christi, Texas for 14 years and began her Seattle teaching career in September 1947, after intervention on her behalf by the Seattle Urban League, NAACP, the Civic Unity

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Robert L. Johnson

Robert L. Johnson , in full Robert Louis Johnson (born April 8, 1946, Hickory, Miss., U.S.), American businessman, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), and the first African American majority owner of a major professional sports team in the United

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1946

California Gov.: Pro Sports Without Fans Possible in June

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks pro sports could be back playing in his state — without fans — in early

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NASCAR Announces Confederate Flags Are Banned At All Tracks

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NASCAR takes a stand against racial injustice

On Wednesday, June 10, NASCAR joined that ever-growing list with the announcement that it’s removing the Confederate flag from all of its

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Africa: Protests Lead Brands to Speak Out Against Racism. but Will They Act?

Major brands taking to social media to condemn racial inequalities have been challenged to back up their words with action to tackle a lack of black leadership in many firms and entrenched racial pay gaps in the United

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Source: allAfrica.com

Michael Jordan Pledges To Donate $100 Million To Racial Justice Efforts

Basketball legend Michael Jordan committed to donating $100 million over 10 years to organizations advancing racial justice amid protests nationwide over systemic

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Texans Bill O’Brien stands with Floyd family, understands why players kneel

Houston Texans coach and general manager Bill O’Brien spoke Wednesday morning with passion and great empathy about the George Floyd tragedy that has gripped our

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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love

In the following article, Dr. Gary B. Nash, Director, National Center for History in the Schools and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, describes his new book, Forbidden Love: The Hidden History of Mixed-Race America. His book provides a counter narrative

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Franco Harris

Franco Harris is a retired American football player. He was born in March 7, 1950 to an African American father and an Italian mother. He studied at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in New Jersey and later at Penn State University. Here he played for the team “Littany Lions” as

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1950

Africa: Black Fashion Professionals Demand Industry Change in 'Vogue Challenge'

Models, stylists and photographers post their own take on iconic magazine cover as industry reacts to George Floyd protests

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Aunt Jemima Brand Set to Change Name and Remove Image That is 'Based on a Racial Stereotype'

In a sign of the times spurred by the worldwide protests against racial injustices, police brutality against Blacks, and racial inequality, the Quaker Oats Co. is removing the image of Aunt Jemima from its packaging and changing the name of the

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Southeast communities hard hit by coronavirus

LOS ANGELES — A new survey released by the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles reveals severe economic impacts of COVID-19 in Southeast Los Angeles County and neighboring communities served by the

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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights

In the following account John C. Hughes, chief oral historian for the Washington State Legacy Project, discusses the life and legacy of Lillian Walker, who has been a civil rights activist in Bremerton, Washington, since World War II. Established in 2008 by Washington Secretary of State Sam

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Source: Black Past

Aunt Jemima Brand Retired Due to Racial Stereotype

NEW YORK (AP) — After more than 130 years, Aunt Jemima is being removed from packaging for syrup and pancake

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Black players in professional American football

Details of the history of black players in professional American football depend on the professional football league considered, which includes the National Football League (NFL); the American Football League (AFL), a rival league from 1960 through 1969 which eventually merged with the NFL; and the

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Harris, Jr., Dr. Homer E. (1916- 2007 )

Homer Harris was born on March 4, 1916 in Seattle, Washington. In 1933, Harris became the first black captain of the football team at Garfield High School in Seattle. At the University of Iowa, Homer was elected by his teammates to be team captain, most inspirational, and Most Valuable

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2005

The ball is in Vikings’ court!

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted weeks ago that the NFL was wrong three years back for not listening to the players’ past peaceful protests over racial injustice and said “Black lives

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

NRA celebrating two years of enhanced tax system in Sierra Leone

The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has consistently registered an increase in tax collection by 1.1 trillion Leones in 2018 and 2019

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

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