Have You Seen Us? The most recent reports of missing Black children

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Have You Seen Us? The most recent reports of missing Black children

The Black and Missing Foundation cites the over-classification of missing Black children as runaways and criminals, and desensitization as contributing

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As of the writing of this column, there is no long-term data on COVID-19 vaccines. We just don’t know what the side effects of the vaccine could be years/decades from now. This is especially true since this method of vaccine creation is novel. So, like anything in life, there is a certain amount of

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Source: The Florida Star

Leventhal Map Center Exhibition explores data manipulation

The Boston Public Library’s Leventhal Map and Education Center exhibition “BENDING LINES: Maps and Data from Deception to Distortion” presents a timely analysis of data manipulation over the past 500

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg is an American rapper who is famous for his gangster image and rap meets reggae style of music. He was born Calvin Broadus on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California to Beverly Broadus and Vernall Varnado. His father was a war veteran and singer, who was rarely present in his

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Source: Black History Resources

Oct

1971

Alex Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, better known as Alex Haley, was a celebrated author whose books centered around African American heritage. He was born on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, New York to Simon and Bertha Palmer Haley. For the first few years of his life he lived in Tennessee with his mother

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Source: Black History Resources

Aug

1921

Students, Silent No More, Urge Change At Birmingham Unity Rally

On Sunday, the rising fifth-grader at Sunset Valley Elementary in Keller, TX, had a microphone lowered for her height as she spoke at the Be the Change Unity Rally in Kelly Ingram Park in

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop

I ran across an essay written by a self-described former California police officer that he called “Confessions of a Former Bastard

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Shomari Wiltshire granted scholarship to prestigious US Boarding School - Stabroek News

The unstoppable National and Caribbean Junior Squash Champion Shomari Wiltshire has been granted a partial athlete scholarship to attend a boarding school in the United States of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Kendrick Lamar Makes Billboard History After 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ Spends 400 Weeks on the Charts

Touted as a “short film by Kendrick Lamar,” ‘GKMC’ tells the story of his teen years, under the moniker K-Dot, growing up on the streets of

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

James Brown profile - History of Soul - Oldies music

James Joseph Brown, Jr., May 3, 1933, Barnwell, SC; d. December 25, 2006, Atlanta, GA

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Source: ThoughtCo

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Accomplishments

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the charismatic leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Chosen to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott at its genesis in 1955, the year-long nonviolent struggle brought King under the scrutiny of a wary and divided nation. However, his

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Source: ThoughtCo

Ted Howard Leaving Garfield, Accepts Position In Tukwila

In a bittersweet moment, Garfield High School Principal Ted Howard II announced the he has accepted an offer to become the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) for the Tukwila School District, and will leave Garfield after serving 16 years as

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Deacon Jones

David Jones, also known as Deacon Jones, was a former professional American football player born on December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, Florida. He was an active sportsman during his childhood and played football, baseball, and basketball. He developed a tumor in his thigh as a teenager which he had to

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Source: Black History Resources

Jun

2013

I’ve Run 500km Since Covid Lockdown

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Source: Business Daily

Dear America | The Oklahoma Eagle

Now you see our brother, George Floyd, murdered, struggling for air with a knee on his neck until his last breath, and it compels me to say this: That’s the way it feels to be Black in

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Providence St. Mel School Continues to "Find a Way or Make One" with 100 Percent of Graduates Accepted to Colleges and Universities.

— Called “The School That Wouldn’t Die” by Reader’s Digest in January 1994, Providence St. Mel School Founder Paul Adams III led a historic national campaign in 1978 to save the historic inner-city

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Source: Chicago Defender

Zambian health minister arrested for corruption

Zambia’s health minister Chitalu Chilufya was arrested on Wednesday and charged with using ill-gotten gains to acquire property, the country’s anti-corruption commission

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Rwandan Felicien Kabuga Calls Genocide Charges 'Lies'

After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive a fair trial in an international

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Sweden Gives Shs17b to Boost Research At Makerere

Sweden has extended more funding to Makerere University to facilitate research for two years following the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Bobby Seale

Bobby Seale is the co-founder of the now defunct Black Panther Party. He was born in 1936 and was the oldest of three children born to George and Thelma Seale. He was named Robert George Seale at birth. The family initially lived in Texas, but due to their poor financial situation, they travelled

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Source: Black History Resources

JUNETEENTH (June 19th) Its Symbolism, Substance and Significance

By John L. Horton

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Stephanie Spann Named Principal at Simmons-Pinckney Middle

Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces and welcomes Stephanie Spann as principal at Simmons-Pinckney Middle

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Constantine, Learie (1901-1971)

Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, was an international cricketer, journalist, politician, and lawyer. Constantine was the first person of African/Caribbean ancestry to be invested as a life peer in the United Kingdom. Born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1901 he was the son of a plantation

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Source: Black Past

Jul

1971

Free Summer Meal Program For Youth Starts July 6th

Seattle children ages 1 through 18 years will enjoy free breakfasts, lunches, and snacks once again this summer through the Seattle Human Services Department’s (HSD) Summer Food Service Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Ella Jones Makes History as The First Black Mayor In Ferguson

Ella Jones made history last night, becoming the first African-American and first woman elected mayor in Ferguson, Mo., on

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

OBBO: What an incredible decade for Africa

A veteran East African journalist talking about the devastation of coronavirus on life and livelihoods, and the recent death of Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza, the other day said “these last 10 years have been incredible for Africa, and indeed for the

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Source: The East African

Wilkinson, Anne Raven (1935- )

In August 1955 at the age of 20, Raven Wilkinson became the first African American woman to receive a contract to dance full time with a major ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo of New York City, New York. She was promoted to soloist during her second season with the troupe, and

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Source: Black Past

Feb

1935

S.E.K. Mqhayi

S.E.K. Mqhayi , in full Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (born Dec. 1, 1875, near Gqumahashe, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died July 29, 1945, Ntab’ozuko, S.Af.), Xhosa poet, historian, and translator who has been called the “father of Xhosa

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Source: Brittanica

Jul

1945

The Black Lives Matter Movement and a Breakthrough Deal Boost a Black Winemaker’s Business

Two tough years in the making, there were days when Longevity founder Phil Long, 60, wasn’t sure the marriage of his small business, one of the nation’s few certified black-owned wineries, with Bronco Wine Co., one of the largest wine producers in the U.S., would

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Source: The Black Chronicle

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