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Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (1687- )
Bissau is the capital of the nation of Guinea-Bissau. It is located on the Geba River estuary on the Atlantic Ocean, on a peninsula that used to be an island. In 2007 its population was estimated at approximately 407,000 people.  Bissau is also the largest port in the country, and its major
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6 Revealing Autobiographies by African-American Thinkers
Like the narratives written by former enslaved African-Americans, the ability to tell ones story has played an important role in the lives of African-American men and women. Below are six autobiographies that highlight the important contributions men such as Malcolm X and women such as Zora Neale
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EXPLAINED | Nine things you should know about Tito Mboweni's budget
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Jim Jones
Jim Jones , byname of James Warren Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana), American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San
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BET's Sunday Best Sets Season 10 Premiere for July
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Clayton, Eva (1934- )
Best known for being the first black woman to be elected to Congress in the state of North Carolina, Eva Clayton, a Democrat, became known as a vigorous advocate for the concerns of African Americans and for social
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(1998) Washington State Initiative 200
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting government entities from discriminating or
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Deborah C. Wright
Wright was Chairman of the Board of Carver Bancorp, Inc. where she served as Chairman, CEO and President. Carver Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered savings bank and the nation’s largest publicly traded African- and Caribbean- American
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Grand Jury Indicts Three Men Accused Of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery
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Columbus, Foster, Parran: Pittsburgh’s reckoning with historic symbols intertwined with racism
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Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler , in full Raymond Thornton Chandler (born July 23, 1888, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died March 26, 1959, La Jolla, California), American author of detective fiction, the creator of the private detective Philip Marlowe, whom he characterized as a poor but honest upholder of ideals
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United Black Front (UBF) or Black United Front (BUF)
The United Black Front (also known as the Black United Front) was created in the late 1960s as a coalition of 50 black power organizations seeking to address four major objectives: the elimination of white oppression, increased economic and political power for blacks, better education and social
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NFL Kicking Off Voter Registration and Education Initiative
Commissioner Roger Goodell told the 32 team owners on a conference call Thursday that the league is developing programs and working with the players association, Players Coalition and other organizations such as RISE and the US Vote
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Mary Eliza Church Terrell
Mary Eliza Church Terrell , née Mary Eliza Church (born Sept. 23, 1863, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died July 24, 1954, Annapolis, Md.), American social activist who was cofounder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women. She was an early civil rights advocate, an educator, an
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Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage , original name Augusta Christine Fells (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York), American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for African American women in the art
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Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire
Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire is President and Chief Operating Officer of A&R Development Corporation, a diversified real estate development organization focused on the Baltimore and Washington markets. Previously, Cheshire was Senior Director of Brand & Consumer Marketing for the National
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W.H. (Joe) Knight
WH (Joe) Knight is Professor of Law at the Seattle University School of Law. In this role, Knight has co-directed a unique, live client transactional clinic in Community Development & Entrepreneurship since 2008. From 2001 to 2007, Knight served as Dean of the University of Washington School of
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Morehouse School of Medicine Awarded $40 Million Federal Grant to Fight COVID-19 – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Chad Johnson Is Giving Those In Need A Stimulus Check
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Movado Launches the Special Edition Edge Collection
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New Peak of 71K US Overdose Deaths in 2019 Dashes Hopes
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Morehouse School of Medicine Joins the Fight Against COVID-19 with $40 Million HHS Award
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine to help in the fight against COVID-19 in racial, ethnic minority, rural and other vulnerable
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Thomas-Greenfield, Linda (1952- )
Born in Baker, Louisiana circa 1952, Linda Thomas-Greenfield graduated from a segregated high school in 1970. The first in her family to graduate from high school, Thomas-Greenfield saw the local Peace Corps training center, which trained volunteers for work in Somalia and Swaziland, as influencing
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Gaurdie E. Banister Jr. is the former President and CEO of Aera Energy, LLC an oil and gas company jointly owned by Shell Oil Company and ExxonMobil. Banister served as CEO from 2007 to 2015. Banister began his career with Shell in 1980. Banister has worked in California, Louisiana, Texas as well
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States
This year the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrates its 100th anniversary.  In the article below historian Susan Bragg provides a brief introduction to the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest continually
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