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Medical workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) test for COViD-19 at Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of 11 churches across the city as well as Nassau County and Westchester that has begun testing for the virus on May 13, 2020 in New York
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A look back at Tesla's extraordinary decade
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Trump entrenched in failed strategy as virus surges and polling drops | The Atlanta Voice
Consumed with what he views as unfair coverage of his administration, Trump hasn’t articulated a new plan to contain the spreading virus and last spoke to his top public health advisers weeks ago, those advisers said this
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The 1928 Bunion Derby: America’s Brush with Integrated Sports
In the following account sports historian Charles Kastner describes the Bunion Derby, the 1928 cross country footrace that captured the nation’s attention in the spring of 1928 and the remarkable group of black runners who participated in that event. For a detailed discussion of the race, see
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Source: Black Past
May
26
1928
Homegoing Services For Ralph Sumers Smoote Wednesday First Baptist Church Tulsa At 12 Noon | The Oklahoma Eagle
Ralph Sumers Smoote was born to Lucille Riser Smoote and Artie Raymond Smoote, Sr. in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 15 November 1962
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Reparations Are The Answer To Protesters’ Demands For Racial Justice | The Oklahoma Eagle
The aversion to making amends for systemic racism is perhaps most evident in my hometown of Tulsa, Okla., which last week commemorated the 99th anniversary of the Greenwood
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
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Arrington, Richard (1934- )
Richard Arrington, the first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, was born in Livingston, Alabama on October 19, 1934 to sharecroppers.  He received a Bachelors degree from Miles College (Alabama), a M.A. in Biology from the University of Detroit in Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Zoology and
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Source: Black Past
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19
1934
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Racial Uplift, Black Power, and Reparations on the Kansas Frontier: Abram T. Hall, Edward P. McCabe, and John W. Niles
In the article below independent historian Charlotte Hinger explores the concept of racial uplift, black electoral power and reparations for slavery in the ideals of three early citizens of Nicodemus, the most famous 19th Century black town in the
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Source: Black Past
#StayWoke The Eagle Newswire: Trumped In Tulsa, Statues And Images Of Oppression And Qualified Immunity | The Oklahoma Eagle
In the week before President Donald J. Trump’s kick-off rally in Tulsa, there was valid concern what the trip might mean for our
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Trump Outlines 4-Point Plan To Address 'Disparities' At Dallas Event
President Trump on Thursday met with pastors, law enforcement officials and small-business owners at a church in Dallas to discuss plans to "build safety, opportunity and dignity," following recent nationwide protests against police
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
A small but growing number of black women are slowly being recognized for their contributions to the “long” civil rights movement, the nearly century-long struggle by African Americans against all forms of racial discrimination.  In the account below University of Texas-El Paso
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Source: Black Past
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4
2013
From Marva with Love: Dr. NaRita Anderson, Ph.D.
She has a Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning from Kansas State University and her research focuses on risk management decision-making strategies of baby boomers in the United
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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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Tandy, Charleton (1836-1919)
Charleton Tandy was born in Kentucky in 1836 to parents who were free only because his grandparents had purchased the family’s freedom three years before his birth.  Throughout his childhood, Tandy’s family worked to free slaves through the Underground Railroad, and as a young man, Tandy often led
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Source: Black Past
America’s ugly history
On May 31, 1921, whites in Tulsa, Oklahoma utterly destroyed the black section of the city that was known as
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Mayor's Milk Initiative to begin fourth round | Dallas Weekly
The Mayor’s Milk Initiative will resume Thursday with a fourth round of sites scheduled for
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Trump Rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa Called ‘Slap In The Face’
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The things we don't say to White people and what the Tulsa Massacre has to do with that
The other day I was on some passive aggressive (trip) and decided to ask my (White) roommate a question I already knew the answer to, “Have you ever heard of
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Mathews, Meredith (1919-1992)
Prominent social and civic leader in African American Seattle, Washington, Meredith Mathews was born in Thomaston, Georgia on September 14, 1919.  He attended public schools in Georgia and then moved to Ohio for college.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce University in
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Source: Black Past
Mar
19
1992
Community Elders Share Valuable Insight In Black Wall Street History Class | The Oklahoma Eagle
The class is open to credit-seeking students and non-credit-seeking community members who are interested in discovering more about Tulsa’s historic Greenwood district from 1850 to present, including the massacre on May 31-June
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada's Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
Many Canadians feel pride about their country’s role in the operation of the Underground Railroad, a well known part of racial history in North America. The secret anti-slavery network helped nearly fifteen thousand African Americans flee their bondage in the United States for freedom in Eastern
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Source: Black Past
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31
1911
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Haralson, Jeremiah (1846–1916)
Jeremiah Haralson was born near Columbus, Georgia on April 1, 1846. The slave of Georgia planter John Haralson, he was taken to Alabama where he remained in bondage until 1865. It is unclear as to what he did in the earlier years of his freedom, but there are records that suggest he may have been
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Source: Black Past
Mar
4
1875
Congress Sends Juneteenth Legislation to Trump | Dallas Weekly
June 19, 1863 Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society enforce the Emancipation order
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Anthony Davis: The Man Behind the Pulitzer Prize – Voice and Viewpoint
He just won the Pulitzer Prize for his opera about “The Central Park
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Kojo Asamoa-Caesar makes history as first Ghanaian-American to run for U.S Congress - Face2Face Africa
Educator and community leader Kojo Asamoa-Caesar has made history as the first Ghanaian-American to run for the U.S Congress. He won the nomination of the Democratic Party in the primaries for Oklahoma’s First Congressional District, Tulsa. He also becomes the first-ever first-generation
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McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950)
Appellant, a Negro citizen of Oklahoma possessing a masters degree, was admitted to the Graduate School of the state-supported University of Oklahoma as a candidate for a doctorate in education and was permitted to use the same classroom, library and cafeteria as white students. Pursuant to
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Source: Black Past
Stay Ready: DJ Khaled Wears Full Hazmat Suit To Dentist Appointment
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