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John Carlos and Tommie Smith staged Black Power
John Carlos and Tommie Smith staged Black Power demonstration on victory stand after winning 200-meter event at Olympics in Mexico City. Carlos and Smith said they were protesting racism in America.
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16
1968
Lucy Harth Smith: Pioneer Activist and Educator
She served thirty years on the executive council of the National Association for the study of Negro Life and
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(1838) Sara T. Smith, “Loosening the Bonds of Prejudice”
On May 17, 1838, abolitionist Sara T. Smith addresses the second Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women which was originally scheduled to be held in Pennsylvania Hall.  The meeting however was moved when anti-abolitionist mobs, upon learning of the Convention, burned the hall to the ground.  The
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17
1838
Kerr, Peter “Black Pete” (1810?-1840?)
Peter Kerr was a freed slave, originally owned by iron worker John Kerr of Fallowfield, Pennsylvania.  By the late 1820s Peter Kerr, after gaining his freedom, moved west.  He is believed to be the earliest known black person to have joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest rule
The renowned Olympic protester has written a letter with an influential group of American athletes, calling on the IOC to put in place a new policy done in collaboration with athletes from across the
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Will Smith tries to remember how to use gym in laugh-out-loud clip
In a laugh-out loud clip posted to his Instagram, Will Smith tries to remember how to use the gym after... View Article The post Will Smith tries to remember how to use gym in laugh-out-loud clip appeared first on TheGrio.
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Exam headache!
Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
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Ruling fuels call for state LGBTQ protections –
TALLAHASSEE – LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti discrimination laws, but they say Florida needs to do
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7 Summer 2020 Hair Trends To Try Right Now
Finally able to get into their stylist’s chair, many are excited to try bold new looks and summer hair
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Minority jail guards taken off Derek Chauvin watch file discrimination claims
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Judge orders 10-day delay after Virginia governor says Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee must come down
A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument
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'You Broke My Wrist': Georgia Cops Seen Using Excessive Force On Black Man Before Realizing They Had The Wrong Guy - Blavity
According to the Valdosta Daily Times, officers used excessive force on Antonio Arnelo Smith, who sustained a broken arm from the arrest, after he was mistaken for a suspect in a panhandling investigation in early
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Southern African Independence Explained By Country
Southern African Independence Explained By Country
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8
2017
My Father’s Day Story: Finding Immeasurable Love After Death
For this Father’s Day, BET.com wants to share the stories of three different father relationships, in their own words, to provide a more expanded view of modern-day Black Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Smith Raoul buried his
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Appiah, Kwame Anthony and Henry Louis Gates Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience Yes
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First Missionary Baptist Church [Little Rock, Arkansas] (1845- )
First Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas is the oldest black church in the state.  It was founded by Reverend Wilson Brown, a self-taught slave minister, in 1845. Brown had attended the predominantly white church Missionary Baptist in Little Rock but felt led by God to build a house
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'Internally Crying': Will Smith Tried to Do a Tire Workout and It Didn't End Well
Will Smith's latest workout on Tuesday, June 8, came to an abrupt and hysterical end after the actor failed to do one thing: lift an oversized tire off
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Cowboys Observe Juneteenth, But Where’s Jerry Jones?
The team gave its employees Juneteenth off as a holiday in remembrance of the order given by Union General Gordon Granger on that date in 1865 announcing slaves were now free in the state of
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Overcoming and achieving - Texas Metro News
Although bullied Smith manages to achieve against all odds Story and Photos Tarazzo Darnell Dewayne Smith is a very special man and as the valedictorian for the New Beginners Preparatory School Class of 2021, he was center stage on Saturday, in a positive way, despite numerous obstacles he has
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Jackie Robinson Foundation Announces Honorees for 2016 Awards Dinner
The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced that it will honor cosmetics industry pioneer Bobbi Brown with its ROBIE Humanitarian Award, Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Ambassador Dan Rooney with JRF’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Vista Equity Partners Founder and CEO Robert F. Smith with the
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Six Public Safety Employees on Leave After Michigan Woman Was Found Dead In Cell Less Than 12 Hours After Arrest
Priscilla Slater was found unresponsive at 12:45 p.m. by a Harper Woods public safety staffer on June 10, according to The Detroit Metro
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J.R. Smith Not Expected To Face Charges After Beating Up Alleged LA Vandal
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Black restaurateurs seek relief
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey chats with Soleil owner Cheryl Straughter while police advisor William Broderick looks
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Jada Pinkett Smith's Representative Speaks Out Against August Alsina's Romance Allegations
R&B singer-songwriter August Alsina is opening up about his past alleged relationship with Jada Pinkett
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Outrage After Black Man Sentenced to 55-Years in Prison After Alabama Cop Killed His Friend
Millbrook, AL — Lakeith Smith, an African American man from Alabama, was just 15-years old when he was convicted of felony murder after a police officer shot and killed his friend in 2015 under the state’s accomplice liability
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Harold Washington
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Notable Early African-American Physcians
James Derham never received a medical degree, but he is considered the first African-American physician in the United
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Smith, E. June (1900-1982)
E. June Smith, a prominent leader in Seattle’s civil rights movement, was born in Cairo, Illinois in 1900 and worked as a secretary in St. Louis.  Smith came to Seattle with her husband Roscoe O. Smith, a railroad porter, in 1941.  Soon after her arrival, she worked as an insurance agent and, in
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The Strageties of Battle
Grant outwitted Lee by shifting campaign from Cold Harbor to Petersburg. Surprise attack by Gen. W.F. (Baldy) Smith succeeded but Smith hesitated and permitted rebels to reinforce their lines. Gen. Charles J. Paines division spear-headed the attack, knocking mile-wide hole in Petersburg defense and
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15
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