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5 Ways Local Elections Can Drive Change in Black Communities

Black voters will likely play a critical role in the upcoming 2024 presidential election between GOP nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. It’s no wonder both candidates have targeted people of color in their campaign messaging. But aside from national politics, local elections are arguably just as important, if not more so, in Black […]

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First American-born woman to give public lectures

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1833

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Financial Expert, Shawn Rochester, Releases New Book to Help Change How You Think About Your Personal Finances

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Davis, Ruth A. (1943 - )

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Danville, VA coup and massacre

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3

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African-American musical theater

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Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/ ( listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of

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Since 1949 Freedom House in Roxbury, founded by Muriel and Otto Snowden, has worked through bi-racial efforts to reduce barriers to education, employment, and housing opportunities for African-Americans in Boston. Growing from the ' Upper Roxbury Community Project,' started in the

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Daniel Lebern Glover, or more commonly known as Danny Glover, is an American actor who has starred in over 70 Hollywood films. Born in San Francisco, California on July 22, 1946, the 68 year old actor officially started a career in acting in 1979. Glover also occasionally enjoys the role of

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Back-to-Africa movement

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The need for a national Black coronavirus task force –

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African-American History Timeline: 1970 to 1979

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Kimberly A. Nelson

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It All Begins With Self: Ambassador Delano Lewis on Achieving Success & Giving Service to Others

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Law Matters: Celebrating African-Americans' contributions to Missouri's justice system

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Elijah Muhammad - Birthday

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African-American History Timeline: 1900 to 1909

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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate

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