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Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era
In her new book, Reparation and Reconciliation: The Rise and Fall of Integrated Higher Education, sociologist Christi M. Smith reveals a largely forgotten history of early efforts to integrate higher education in the years following the Civil War. This history pushes us to consider the relationship
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Meet the only all-black female band in U.S. military history that served during WWII - Face2Face Africa
Before the all-black female band was formed to raise funds and morale for the U.S. military, it had to fight against segregation. Generally, the concept of women in uniform was difficult for the American society of the 1940s to accept.In fact, American women were only allowed to serve in the
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Death of Henry McNeal Turner (82), first Black
Death of Henry McNeal Turner (82), first Black chaplain in the U.S. Army and AME bishop.
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Pregnant Meghan Markle Was ‘Unprotected’ By Royal Family Against Tabloids: Lawsuit
In court docs, the Duchess of Sussex's legal team continued to deny Meghan's participation or advance knowledge of an anonymous interview with her friends.
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Dawn M. Jones Installed As 58th President Of State Bar of Georgia | The Savannah Tribune
Attorney Dawn M. Jones, managing member of The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC in Atlanta, was installed as the 58th president of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June 13. The Honorable Patsy Y. Porter of the State Court of Fulton County administered the oath of office. Jones has previously
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Securing the Garland VA Medical Center, and keeping our promise to veterans - North Dallas Gazette
By Rep. Colin Allred (TX-32) As a country, we have made a promise to serve our veterans as they have bravely put their lives on the line to defend our freedom. That is why it is our duty as a nation to support our veterans as they transition to civilian life when they return
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June 15, 1877: Henry O. Flipper Becomes First African American Cadet from USMA
June 15, 1877: Henry O. Flipper Becomes First African American Cadet from USMA
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces the Reimagining Atlanta City Detention Center Task Force recommendations
ATLANTA—The Reimagining Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) Task Force submitted to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, its Final Report on recommendations to close and reimagine the use of the Atlanta City Detention
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Did Obama Change Military Funeral Protocol? - Urban Legends
Online rumor alleges that U.S. military funeral protocol has been changed such that when the folded flag is presented to relatives of the deceased, its now done on behalf of the Secretary of Defense instead of on behalf of the
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Dozens killed in separate Burkina Faso attacks
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The Boston Saloon (1864-1875)
The Boston Saloon, which operated in Virginia City, Nevada, is the only black-owned Western saloon to be the subject of an archaeological excavation. During Virginia City’s heyday in the early 1870s, the town supported over one hundred saloons; however, the Boston Saloon is one of only four that
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We need an effective forum where people can share details of racism that has given rise to fear, distrust - Stabroek News
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Satchel Paige
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Opinion: Black Protest Is Music. Learning The Melody Isn't Enough
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Colin Powell
Born: 4/5/937 Harlem, New YorkColin Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 200 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During
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SoCalGas Brings Awareness to Safe Digging Practices in Honor of National 811 Day - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (1870- )
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School was established in 1870 as the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth with 45 students and one teacher, Emma J. Hutchins, to provide secondary education for the city’s African American children after efforts to integrate schools in Washington, D.C. failed. Within
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Morehouse College president responds to criticisms regarding gift from Netflix CEO | The Atlanta Voice
A generous donation of $120 million to historically Black institutions Morehouse College, Spelman College and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin has sparked much criticism from HBCU students who feel their institutions are excluded from such
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LUESBY: Scale up informal sector for job creation
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I’m a Black American Vet and a Former Police Officer. I Decided to Speak Up With My Camera
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General B.O. Davis. Jr. dies
Four Star General Benjamin O. Davis, the first African American to become an Air Force General, died at age 89. He was the fourth African American to graduate from West Point. He led the Tuskegee Air Men. His father, Benjamin O. Davis. Sr. was the first African American Army General.
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