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Jessye, Eva (1895-1992)
Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas on January 20, 1895 to Albert and Julia Jessye, but was raised by various relatives after her
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Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners to Sponsor National ‘COVID-19 Day of Service’
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Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)
May 3 – In Hernandez v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States are entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett: She Fought Against Racism and Lynching
Ida B. Wells-Barnett, known for much of her public career as Ida B. Wells, was an anti-lynching activist, a muckraking journalist, a lecturer, and a militant activist for racial justice. She lived from July 16, 1862 to March
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Voting In Oklahoma: Everything You Need To Know About Voting In The June 30 Statewide Election | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Congress Sends Juneteenth Legislation to Trump | Dallas Weekly
June 19, 1863 Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society enforce the Emancipation order
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Opinion: Vestiges Of Insensitive Names And Imagery Challenged | The Oklahoma Eagle
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State To Begin Next Reopening Phase Despite Testing Issues | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Haralson, Jeremiah (1846–1916)
Jeremiah Haralson was born near Columbus, Georgia on April 1, 1846. The slave of Georgia planter John Haralson, he was taken to Alabama where he remained in bondage until 1865. It is unclear as to what he did in the earlier years of his freedom, but there are records that suggest he may have been
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield
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Emancipation Day (August 4th)
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#Woke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Rethinking Police Departments Sweeps Nation | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Although Oklahoma Tried To Bury The "Black Wall Street", This State Is Deeply Rooted In The African American Story. 5 Little-Known Facts About Oklahoma’s Black History You Should Know
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I Thought I Understood White Privilege. Then I Married a Black Man. | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.goodhousekeeping.com BY GENEVIEVE ROTH For the first 37 years of my life, I considered myself largely exempt from the blind spots of white privilege. Intellectually, I knew the definition of the phrase: White privilege is the inherent advantages that come with being white. But I assumed
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America’s ugly history
On May 31, 1921, whites in Tulsa, Oklahoma utterly destroyed the black section of the city that was known as
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Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
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99 Years After The Tulsa Race Massacre, A White Supremacist “President” Returns To Mark Juneteenth
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BNC Chairman/CEO J.C. Watts: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk - Black News Channel
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President Donald Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally 'Out of Respect' for Juneteenth
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On This Day in Black History: Johnny Rogers is Awarded the Heisman Trophy
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Secretary David L Bernhardt Designates John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as African-American Civil-Rights Network Site
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