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Algiers Motel Incident (1967)
The Algiers Motel Incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, two days after the Detroit Race Riot began. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and other National
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Jul
25
1967
Corporate Hands | LifeSpan gifts children’s home with water
LifeSpan Spring Water brand ambassador Denyque (left) hands over cases of water to Debbie Dun-Ferguson, administrator of Maxfield Park Children’s Home, at the home recently. Ferguson expressed appreciation for the donation, saying it would go a far way.
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Rickey Henderson
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson is a retired professional baseball player who played for 9 Major League Baseball teams between 1979 and 2003. He was born on December 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. His father left the family when he was two years old and later died in a car accident. His mother
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Jun
24
1979
As World Awaits Verdict in George Floyd Trial, What Other Cases Have Had the Globe Enthralled? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man who was handcuffed and … , managed to convince a largely African-American jury that OJ was the …
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Blacks Seven Times Likelier to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Whites: Study - The Washington Informer
Black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than white people, according to the latest report from The Innocence Project. The post Blacks Seven Times Likelier to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Whites: Study appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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This crisis presents an opportunity for us to show that we are truly
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You are shielded by God’s wings
Satan knows that the moment a believer diverts trust from God to her/himself, she/he automatically falls from
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(1845) Frederick Douglass, “My Slave Experience in Maryland”
Frederick Douglass described his early life in an address titled, “My Slave Experience in Maryland, in a speech delivered in New York City on May 6, 1845. The speech, which was reprinted in the National Antislavery Standard on May 22, 1845, appears below. Douglass had just completed his first
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No dominoes at church!
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Pastor of the King's Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Salem, Charles Brevitt, yesterday warned members of his congregation to “cease and desist” from playing dominoes on the compound, arguing that if the Government is not allowing it to be played in bars, then members
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WATCH: George Floyd's Brother Speaks Out About Derek Chauvin Trial In 'BET And Run Tell This’ Interview
Philonise Floyd revealed the one thing he wants people to know about his brother.
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Listen to the Daily News Wrap, Tuesday 12 January
It’s Tuesday 12 January 2021, and this is The South African's Daily News Wrap - with the latest news you really need to know.
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Volkswagen Admits Car Ad Racist, Apologizes
Volkswagen Admits Car Ad Racist, (Reuters) – Volkswagen withdrew on Wednesday an advert posted on its official Instagram page for its Golf cars that it admitted was racist and insulting, saying it would investigate how it came about and draw
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David Walker: Abolitionist Smuggled "Appeal for a Slave Revolt" to the South in Used Clothing
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Trailer: Upcoming “One Man And His Shoes” Documentary Digs Deep Into The Air Jordan Sneaker Culture
ESPN did what it had to with The Last Dance, and now VICE is delving into the subculture that Jordan influenced when he took over the sports
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Fantasia Barrino Reveals Gender Of Third Child
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Lloyd Ray
Before Lloyd Ray patented his invention, anyone cleaning a room or a hall simply swept dirt, dust or trash out of a door onto the ground outside or used a piece of paper in order to collect it. Ray created a device with a metal collection plate attached to a short wooden handle in which trash could
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Aug
3
1897
South Africa: Lockdown Level 3 - EFF Says No to Booze Sales and Opening of Schools
The EFF says that liquor sales, along with schools, should not reopen until more scientific data is available to ensure they will not lead to the spread of the
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AMHVoices: UN should intervene without delay
SO, a whole Home Affairs Cabinet minister and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga organised a Press conference to deny arresting the MDC youth
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Guyanese boy missing in Barbados
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U.S. Again Sets Record for Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Surpasses 3,000 for First Time
The U.S. again has reported a record number of daily coronavirus-related deaths — the third time this month it has done so — with the toll topping 3,000 for the first time throughout the pandemic.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Born in 1938 to a family in Monrovia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current President of Liberia. Before becoming actively involved in politics, especially that of her native country, Johnson travelled to the United States to acquire higher education after graduating from the College of West
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Campaigning ends in Ghana ahead general elections | Africanews
Defeaning vuvuzelas and party songs took over Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday, the final day of campaigning ahead of presidential and parliamentary
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Bill Pickett, dies
At the age of 72 black cowboy Bill Pickett died after being kicked while roping a bronco. a star of the 101 Ranch wild West Show, Mr. Pickett invented the rodeo event of bulldogging , an event in which the contestant must wrestle a longhorn steer to the ground with his bare hands.
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Apr
24
1944
Biden: 'More than one African American woman' being considered for VP
Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden campaign cancels fundraiser with Mueller prosecutor Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here's why The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - George Floyd's death sparks protests, National Guard activation MORE said Friday that
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8-y-o battles on after suffering three strokes
HANNAHLISA HALL is just eight years old but she is a battle-hardened soldier who has survived three
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The medical examiner who performed George Floyd's autopsy is set to testify in Derek Chauvin's trial | The Atlanta Voice
Crucial testimony in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is expected Friday when the medical examiner who performed George Floyd's autopsy takes the stand. Prosecutors intend to call Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker, who ruled Floyd's death last May
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Former pastor gives Atlanta’s homeless a place to wash their hands
With those places closed down due to the pandemic, and with hand hygiene more important than ever, Lester decided the solution was to buy portable sinks and distribute them in public places where homeless people tend to
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Cameroon: Yaounde 1 Council - Pedagogic Proximity Campaign to Curb COVID-19
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Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a significant Trinidadian-American figure during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and the global Pan-African movement in which he actively participated. With time he gained prominence as a black leader as he led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and served
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29
1941
A Very Short History of Chad, Africa
Chad is one of several potential sites for the cradle of humankind in Africa -- following the discovery of seven-million-year-old human-like skull, now known as the Toumaï (Hope of
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