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(2013) Ben Carson's Speech at the National Prayer Breakfast
On February 7, 2013 prominent neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson became a nationally recognized political figure when he gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. that was critical of President Obamas policies and particularly Obamacare when the President and First Lady Michelle
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2013
Re: Swastikas in Santee – Voice and Viewpoint
Before we address this particular incident, we pause to recall some of the words of Dr. Martin Luther
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Terrence J and Symone Sanders One-on-One
The actor and the political commentator have a virtual chat.
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First inauguration of Barack Obama
The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe
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(2008) President-Elect Barack Obama's Election Night Victory Speech, Nov. 4th, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.  On the night of his historic victory, Senator Obama addressed an audience of 250,000 at Grant Park in Chicago.  The text of his speech appears
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Appreciation for the Chicago Crusader | The Crusader Newspaper Group
I look forward with great enthusiasm to the delivery of the paper to my home in Houston and reading your coverage of local Chicago stories, historical accounts of Black history in America and the paper’s coverage of national
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"Keeping Up With The Kardashians" To End After 20th Season
The final season will premiere in 2021.
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LeBron James Responds To Trump’s Latest NBA Comments
Trump said he would turn off any games if players knelt.
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Beyoncé On The Racial Pandemic For Graduation Speech
"We're so proud of you."
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Palmer, Larry L. (1949- )
On November 1, 2011, President Barack H. Obama appointed Larry L. Palmer the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. On March 30, 2012, the U.S. Senate confirmed Palmer’s nomination and he reported to his post in Bridgetown, Barbados. Born in Augusta, Georgia, on July
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Jackson, Jesse Louis. Jr. (1965- )
Jesse Jackson, Jr., an African American Congressman, represented Illinois’ Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from December 12, 1995 to November 21, 2012. On March 11, 1965, in Greenville, South Carolina, in the middle of the voting rights campaign, Jesse
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Teaching Race in Schools in the 21st Century
In the essay below, Douglas Edelstein, a Social Sciences instructor at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, describes the challenges faced by instructors of all backgrounds in sensitively teaching issues of race in public and private
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Breonna Taylor’s Mother Explains Louisville City Settlement
She discussed the $12 million settlement in a new interview.
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BET Awards ’20: Looking Back At the Best R&B Performances
2020 BET Awards will virtually premiere June 28 at 8pm EST.
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The True Plight of Black Americans
Some of the most dangerous big cities are: St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Newark, Buffalo and
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No studies; we need action –
One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, was a plan for a study of 18
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Fellow Black Americans Get your Passport: Florida-Native Ernest White II breaks it Down – Free Press of Jacksonville
No matter how many languages I speak, how many countries I’ve been to, how many degrees I have, how many classes I’ve taught, how many non-black friends I have, I am part of the same pariah class as you, demonized because of my skin color and feared because of my potential – for violence as well as
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Egypt
Egypt, at the northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, is bordered on the west by Libya, on the south by the Sudan, and on the east by the Red Sea and Israel. It is nearly one and one-half times the size of Texas. Egypt is divided into two unequal, extremely arid regions by the
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Portraits Of President Obama, Kendrick Lamar & More Auctioned Off To Benefit COVID-19 Relief
The picture of Kendrick Lamar was taken in 2017 during his stop in New York for his world tour for his
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Kenya
Kenya lies across the equator in east-central Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is twice the size of Nevada. Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. In the north, the land is arid; the southwest
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Black Democrats: ‘Choose a sister’
“Joe Biden owes black people, and black women in particular, a debt of gratitude for reviving a campaign that was dead,” said Colette Phillips, founder of the Get Konnected social network and a supporter of the former vice president in the
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Regina Benjamin
Regina Benjamin , (born Oct. 26, 1956, Mobile, Ala., U.S.), American physician who in 2009 became the 18th surgeon general of the United States. Prior to her government appointment, she had spent most of her medical career serving poor families in a shrimping village on the Gulf Coast of
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Mayor Eric Garcetti Looks to Find 250-Million Dollars of Cuts in the City Budget, for Police Reform and New Opportunities in Underserved Communities.
Mayor Eric Garcetti Looks to Find 250-Million Dollars of Cuts in the City Budget, for Police Reform and New Opportunities in Underserved
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Malia Obama’s Critics Are Making Fun Of The Shape Of Her Head
Recently, his first-born daughter Malia Obama has been the object of internet criticism after appearing in her mother’s “Becoming
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The Life & Legacy of Carter G. Woodson - Dr. Greg Kimathi Carr
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Newswire : Congressional Black Caucus introduces legislation to make the police more accountable
The Congressional Black Caucus on Monday introduced “The Justice in Policing Act of 2020,” legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its black citizens, in the wake of the brutal in police custody death of George
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(1890) T. Thomas Fortune, “It Is Time To Call A Halt,”
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