Thurgood Marshall

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

Jack Young Asks Trump To Stay Home — Not Come To Baltimore — Over Memorial Day Weekend | Afro

Dear Mr. President @realdonaldtrump, please stay home! The City of Baltimore is currently under a Stay at Home order for the safety of our residents, who have been hit hard by #COVID19.

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

I Am Tired…The Pandemic Of Racism | Afro

Tired of the media-driven, negative stereotypes that shape the dangerous narrative surrounding young Black

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

New Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery Case Refutes Conflict of Interest Complaint

In a recent report published by Law.com, Cobb Judicial Circuit District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes, the fourth DA to be assigned the Ahmaud Arbery case, said that questions had been raised about a possible conflict of interest for her – although she made it clear she will proceed with the

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Williams, Franklin Hall (1917-1990)

Longtime civil rights organizer and later U.S. Ambassador, Franklin Hall Williams was born on October 22, 1917, in Flushing, New York. His mother died in 1919. Williams was raised by his maternal grandparents. He graduated from Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1941. After

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Source: Black Past

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1990

Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas , (born June 23, 1948, Pinpoint, near Savannah, Georgia, U.S.), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1991, the second African American to serve on the court. Appointed to replace Thurgood Marshall, the court’s first African American member, Thomas gave

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Source: Brittanica

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1948

Maryland Unveils Statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol – Free Press of Jacksonville

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas is a renowned personality, currently serving as a Conservative Associate Justice in the American Supreme Court. Born in Pin Point, Georgia on June 23, 1948, Thomas served as a law-abiding judicial nominee under the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. What

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Source: Black History Resources

New Fund in Baltimore Launches to Provide $500 Micro-Grants For Black-Led Organizations Impacted By COVID-19

Jamye Wooten, founder of CLLCTIVLY and the Baltimore COVID Fund

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Covid-19 wrap: 1 127 new US deaths, Wuhan lab had '3 live bat coronaviruses' and DRC denies manipulation

Beijing – The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the Covid-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Coppin State University’s New President Starts Today | Afro

BALTIMORE — A new era for Coppin State University (CSU) begins on May 26 with the start of President Dr. Anthony

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

#AAMAM: “Sign O’ The Times” – Celebrating Prince and his Protest Music (LISTEN)

Thankfully, those are resolved and Good Black News is happy to grab a moment during African American Music Appreciation Month to honor what would have been the 62nd birthday of the one and only

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Howard University (1867– )

Howard University has been labeled “the capstone of Negro education,” because of its central role in the African American educational experience. Among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Howard has produced the greatest number of graduates with advanced

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Source: Black Past

Motley, Constance Baker (1921-2005)

Constance Baker Motley was born on September 14, 1921 in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the ninth child in a family of 12 children. Her parents were emigrants from the island of Nevis in the West Indies. Motley grew up attending New Haven’s integrated public schools and soon became an avid

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Source: Black Past

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2005

Willard Ransom: Pioneer in Civil Rights Movement in Indianapolis

Willard Ransom chose to follow in his father’s footsteps becoming a pioneer in the civil rights movement in

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Source: Black Then

Meet the Black Ballerina and Entrepreneur Helping People Heal From their Trauma

Tyde-Courtney Edwards, founding director of Ballet After Dark, is a classically trained black ballerina, art model, and survivor of sexual assault who is on a mission to help others heal from their trauma through the art of

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

Chambers, Julius L. (1936-2013)

Julius LeVonne Chambers was a twentieth century African-American civil rights activist and lawyer. Born October 6, 1936, to William and Matilda Chambers in Mt. Gilead, a small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, he faced segregationist laws from birth. Opportunities for young black people

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Source: Black Past

Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran in Utah with Mesothelioma to Not Put Off Compensation Because of COVID19-But to Call Attorney Erik Karst of KVO to Begin the Process

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, May 12, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate is appealing to a Navy Veteran in Utah who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma or their family to not waste time on Internet nonsense about 'free' mesothelioma publications because

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

Hardin: Finally Taking My Health Seriously

After overcoming serious health issues that nearly erased my existence several times and changed the course of the quality of my life over the last two years, I’m giving myself permission to talk about myself if it helps someone to avoid the physical, mental and emotional pain

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Source: The Florida Star

Kevin and Bill Deserved Better | Afro

This week Brown and his partner Bill Maughlin, who are co-owners of Nancy by SNAC, a restaurant on North Ave. in the Station North Arts Community, were physically attacked and subsequently terrorized by individuals experiencing

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Op-Ed: A Hard ‘No’ to a Soft Opening | Afro

When the governor established a statewide stay-at-home order, this signaled to many that he was making an effort to put people and public health before

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Trump goes golfing as U.S. reopens, coronavirus death toll nears 100,000

The motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex

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Source: theGrio

Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebrates 2020 Grads

More than a dozen Black luminaries joined in a virtual celebration Saturday afternoon to honor the 2020 graduates from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) whose commencement ceremonies were affected by the coronavirus

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Source: The Washington Informer

City Council Responds to Protests with $22 Million in Cuts to Baltimore Police Department | Afro

The Baltimore City Council responded loud and clear June 15, presenting a $3.8 billion dollar budget for the 2021 fiscal year with over $22 million in proposed cuts to the Baltimore Police Department

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

People ventured out to beaches over the weekend without masks and failed to keep their distance

Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana over the weekend — many venturing out without masks and others failing to keep their distance even as officials have tirelessly highlighted the importance of both in order to prevent another surge of

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

Howard graduate becomes Air Force Thunderbirds' first Black female officer

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are doing their part by performing flyovers to honor these workers during the coronavirus

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

Most US States Fall Short Of Recommended Testing Levels | Afro

By MATTHEW PERRONE, BRIAN WITTE and NICKY FORSTER, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Open Letter to Editor: Black Lives Matter | Afro

Real criminal justice reform starts with repealing Truth –in- Sentencing “Proposal X” in Virginia, the most prominent sentencing reform movement of the 1990’s, implemented under segregationist George Allen (Governor 1994 – 1998), to effectively restrict and eliminate parole eligibility and good

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Spingarn Medal

The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African

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Source: ThoughtCo

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