William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor

Matthews, William Dominick (ca. 1833-ca. 1910)

William Dominick Matthews was a Civil War officer in the Union Army and is best known for leading the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry. Matthews was born a free man in October 25th, 1827, on the eastern shore of Maryland to parents who were interracially married. His father Joseph was

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Michael Jordan’s Big GIVE

Friday, June 12, the basketball icon Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand committed $100 million

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GuySuCo mulling layoffs as financial crisis deepens

With no sign of financial assistance from the Government despite pro-mises by caretaker President David Granger, the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is currently engaged in discussions to begin layoffs, a source close to the corporation told Stabroek News

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Barbados PM to hand over chairmanship of CARICOM on July 3 | New York Carib News

Barbados PM to hand over chairmanship of CARICOM on July

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Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC reopens after COVID-19 lockdown

(Jamaica Observer) AUDREY Marks, Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the Organization of American States, has announced the reopening of the Offices of the Jamaican embassy in

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Belgian King's letter of apology to Congo [PRESS REVIEW]

Letter of the Belgian king to Felix Tshisekedi on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the

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

Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People

According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare infrastructures that support Black

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Clarence Barrs Reality On Ice-The Truth Shall Set Them Free | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

The Truth Shall Set Them Free Part 1 BY CLAENCE BARR, II Over the last several weeks there have been some pretty amazing things occurring in an effort to re-invent American culture. There was the removal of confederate monuments from across the south, the deep-sixing of the movie Gone With The

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Source: Florida Sentinel Bulletin

'We're expendable': black Americans pay the price as states lift lockdowns

Majority black counties already account for more than half of all coronavirus cases in the US and nearly 60% of

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Source: News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian

Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners to Sponsor National ‘COVID-19 Day of Service’

BOWIE, MD – The Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association (TLMODA) is working with The Salvation Army to fill the pantries of families in need during the coronavirus

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

NCOP approves Cybercrimes Bill

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) passed the Cybercrimes Bill and the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill during its sitting on

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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People

According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare infrastructures that support Black

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Ludicrous mode: Tesla's market cap rockets past Toyota's

A Tesla Model

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Shooting of Walter Scott

The shooting of Walter Scott occurred on April 4, 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, following a daytime traffic stop for a non-functioning brake light. Scott, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a white North Charleston police officer. The race difference led many to

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Satellite tech meets automotive innovation to get you out of a jam

Ford introduces predictive navigational technology on two new models.

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South Africa trains resume amid strict virus control protocols

After almost 100 days of closure, the South African passenger rail service is operating again as the country’s lockdown restrictions ease

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Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson was the second African American to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard — the first was W.E.B. DuBois… Woodson served as an education administrator in the Philippines from 1904 to 1907… He launched the publication The Negro Bulletin in 1937 as a way to reach younger audiences… President Gerald

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

2 Dead, 7 Wounded in Shooting at North Carolina Block Party

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in an early Monday shooting in North Carolina’s largest city, police said, while five others were hit by

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Source: Black America Web

With a Pen Stroke, Mississippi Drops Confederate-themed Flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

List of first African-American mayors

In the 19th century in the American South during Reconstruction, African Americans began to be elected to many local offices, such as sheriff or Justice of the Peace, and some became the first African-American mayors of cities and towns. After this brief period, African Americans found themselves

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2014 Top Influential Women in Corporate America List Announced by Savoy Magazine

Savoy Magazine released their 2014 Top Influential Women in Corporate America (Savoy Top Women) listing in their latest Fall issue. The Savoy Top Influential Women in Corporate America feature is the definitive listing of African American Women achievers impacting corporate America. With expertise

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Derrick Smith tells all

The former senator and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, who served the people of that Corporate Area constituency for 35 unbroken years, also held Cabinet appointments in National Security; and Mining & Telecommunications in Jamaica Labour Party

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

Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans

This usually means, if they have insurance, they must go to out-of-network facilities and often find themselves hit with exorbitant surprise medical

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Renowned Musician Dies After Illness | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

MAURICE JAMES JACKSON 2/11/1953 — 6/28/2020 BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor A renowned musician died on Sunday at the Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Maurice James Jackson was 67-years-old. His sister, Mrs. Mary Ivory, said Jackson lost his 4-year battle with con- gestive heart failure. He had

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(BPRW) New York Urban League Receives Grant from United Way of New York City - The Black Chronicle

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY Arva Rice, President CEO of the New York Urban League (NYUL) is pleased to announce that the civil rights organization, founded in

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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln’s Last Public Address”

? F.A.Q. On April 11, 1865, two days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln addressed a jubilant crowd that had gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C. While the crowd expected an address celebrating t

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54th Massachusetts Regiment - 2nd Picture

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was the first Black unit organized in the North during the Civil War. Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, member of a prominent white abolitionist family, this unit displayed heroism unsurpassed by any fighting group, North or South, most notably during the assault of

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Black History Month

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and in the Netherlands (as of 2016)[6] where it is known as Black Achievement Month. it began as a way for remembering important people and events in

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Lady Liberty: Emancipation or Immigration? Learning Black History Year-Round

First imagined by the French historian Édouard de Laboulaye in 1865, Lady Liberty was created from a desire to represent an alliance between America and

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Roy Wilkins

Roy Ottoway Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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