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Tim Turner, principal investigator and chair of the Department of Biology at Jackson State University, is currently managing a new program called the JSU Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, which aims to help underrepresented students enter graduate schools and STEM careers.

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One bad apple spoils the barrel –

This debate was sparked by the shocking videotape of George Floyd being casually murdered by a Minneapolis police

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EX-NFL Player Bacarri Rambo Arrested On Rape Charge

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Let’s rename Army bases honoring Confederate officers –

As commander of the Army of the Mississippi, Braxton Bragg (Fort Bragg, North Carolina) was outmaneuvered in several campaigns; defeated Union forces at Chickamauga but was then routed by U.S. Grant in the battle of

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Source: Florida Courier

Democrats blast Trump and Abbott over COVID-19 response and its impact on Latino communities

On Wednesday, Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa, DNC Chair Tom Perez, Texas Senate Democratic Leader Carol Alvarado, and State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer held a roundtable discussion on how Trump’s Failed Response to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Texas Latino

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

Emancipation Park Conservancy Hosts Virtual Juneteenth Celebration

This week, the Emancipation Park Conservancy has hosted virtual programming and interactive activities throughout the week, with everything culminating on June 19, 2020, the Juneteenth

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

When Martin Luther King Jr addressed UWI graduands...

Just under three years before Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on the evening of April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, the famed American civil rights leader visited the island and delivered a stirring address at The University of the West Indies Valedictory

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

BCC defends water quality

TWELVE people were on Tuesday admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital suffering from diarrhoea as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) denied that the six children who died of diarrhoea in Luveve high-density suburb could have consumed contaminated water provided by

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

De Blasio Makes Juneteenth An Official New York City Holiday

De Blasio Makes Juneteenth An Official New York City Holiday

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UN accuses multiple countries of quietly sending arms to DR Congo

DR Congo's military is receiving weapons and training from multiple countries without notifying the United Nations as required by a 2004 resolution, according to a recent report to the Security

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Groups distribute free food to residents of Watts’ projects

WATTS — Volunteers from several community groups distributed boxes of meat, produce and water to residents of several public housing projects in Watts June

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If Black Lives Matter, Black Dads Must Matter

Caring about Black boys and men quickly reveals there is no community that has been harder hit by dad-deprivation than the African-American

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Celebrating Juneteenth: A Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation

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Source: Stories About Black History

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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Investigate Not Just Ahmad’s Death, But the System That Let His Killers Escape

The 64-year-old former police investigator and his 34-year-old son who are charged in his death told police he thought Mr. Arbery looked like a man suspected in several break-ins in the

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Newswire: Rayshard Brooks police shooting was homicide, says Medical Examiner

The death of Rayshard Brooks, a black man killed by a white police officer in Atlanta on Friday, was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to the back, the Fulton county medical examiner’s office has said, as the US headed into a fourth week of unrest over police

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Kenya elected to UN Security Council, beating Djibouti

United Nations - Kenya was elected Thursday to the UN Security Council for 2021-2022, defeating Djibouti after first-round voting by the General Assembly failed to choose between the two

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#AAMAM: “Just A Shot Away” – Rediscovering Legendary Session Singer Merry Clayton (LISTEN)

Back in March 2014, as she was experiencing 50 years in the music business, legendary session singer Merry Clayton got one more chance at stardom when the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, about the world’s most renowned backup singers, won the Best Documentary

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Newswire: Trump team attempts to block World Court from investigating possible U. S. war crimes

A new Trump executive order threatening the court’s operations has been condemned by prominent global institutions and individuals as it appears to give cover to human rights abuses committed in the course of U.S. foreign wars while demanding accountability from foreign countries in similar

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Seven Things To Know About Juneteenth

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6 staffers setting up for Trump rally positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for

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Who Will Be The Next Supreme Court Nominee? Another Issue Black Voters Must Stay On Top Of

Here’s a reminder: Since the Supreme Court was formed in 1789, it has significantly altered American lives, particularly Black lives, with its decisions on important topics such as segregation and voting

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UNITY IN DAYTONA –

About 500 people participated in the “I Can’t Breathe’’ protest in Daytona Beach the evening of June

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Source: Daytona Times

VIRTUAL TOUR – THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE SOUTH

The Fight for Civil Rights in the South combines two prestigious photography exhibitions covering the African American struggle for civil rights and social equality in the 1960s – Selma to Montgomery: Photographs by Spider Martin and Courage Under Fire: The 1961 Burning of the Freedom Riders

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Calls For Juneteenth To Become A National Holiday Gain Steam

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed an executive order to make Juneteenth a holiday for New York state employees and has said that he will propose legislation next year to make June 19 a state

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Be prepared for a difficult year with COVID-19

In order to stop the spread of COVID-19, it is extremely important that people practice social distancing by staying at least six feet away from one another and wear of

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Funeral was held: Friday, June 18, 2020; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 16601 Woolcott Ave., Markham, IL; Interment: Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East

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‘What is Hampton University?’ The Right Answer to a Jeopardy! Clue!

Under the category “Historically Black Colleges Universities,” the question was: “This U. near the VA. ‘Roads’ region has an oak tree where the Emancipation Proclamation got its first southern

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When the protesting ends, do you just go home? –

There is a groundswell in America, and there have been multiracial protests and demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota

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Harris, Markey, Smith, Booker to Introduce Legislation to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Friday announced they will introduce Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, legislation to make Juneteenth a federal

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Congress is urged to send Juneteenth legislation to President Trump for signature

The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) is urging Congress to send President Donald Trump legislation amending SJR 45 2012 , Chapter 1, Part A, Subtitle I, Title 36 of U. S. Code 36, to include Juneteenth as a National Day of

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