One Church One Inmate program continues three decades later

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One Church One Inmate program continues three decades later

As frontline workers continue to examine solutions to senseless homicides, gun violence and other crimes in African American communities, one activist provides a safety net for people coming out of the criminal justice system so they have fewer reasons to return. The shepherd of One Church One Inmate (OCOI), with locations on the South and … One Church One Inmate program continues three decades later Read More »

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17

1983

Black Rebellion in Tampa, Florida

African Americans in Tampa, Florida rebelled after an African American man was killed by a white police officer while in custody.

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Feb

21

1987

Governor Barnett Found Guilty

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Sep

28

1962

California and Colorado Elect a Lt.Governor

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Nov

5

1974

Leander Jay Shaw, Jr., justice of the Florida State Supreme Court (1983), first

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Sep

6

1930

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Jul

9

1927

Laurence Fishburne, Jr. Born

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Jul

31

1961

Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his

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5

1969

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Oct

16

1855

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4

1922

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0

1989

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19

1941

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6

1960

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1985

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Dec

5

1955

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8

1990

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17

2001

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18

1980

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1994

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9

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9

1989

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14

1922

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19

1868

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26

1844

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11

1988

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