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Black Power movement
The Black Power movement was a political movement to achieve a form of Black Power and the many philosophies it contains. The movement saw various forms of activism some violent and some peaceful, all hoping to achieve black empowerment. The Black Power movement also represented socialist
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Cooper, J. Gary (1936– )
J. Gary Cooper, military, government, and business leader, was appointed United States Ambassador to Jamaica by President Bill Clinton in 1994. He was the first African American to occupy the position. Prior to his appointment, he had a distinguished military
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Oct
2
1936
Man charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition
Detectives from the May Pen Police Division have charged 30-year-old Robert Johnson, otherwise called ‘Shibby', of Midway Avenue, May Pen, Clarendon, with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition on Thursday, May
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Portrait of Black Chicago
The captions are John Whites own, written some time after he took his photographs. In some cases White used virtually the same caption for several
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Cuba
The largest island of the West Indies group (equal in area to Pennsylvania), Cuba is also the westernmost—just west of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and 90 mi (145 km) south of Key West, Fla., at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. The island is mountainous in the southeast and
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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based
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J. Veronica Biggins
J. Veronica Biggins is a Managing Partner, Atlanta Office for Diversified Search LLC. Biggins has over 15 years of experience as a Senior Partner in Executive Search. Biggins’ background includes 20 years of experience with Nations Bank (now Bank of America). Biggins previously served as
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Manchester Fraud Trial | Former municipal officials found guilty, mom and teller freed
Sanja Elliott – conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretences, engaging in a transaction that involves criminal property, possession of criminal property and an act of
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Cuba
On April 19, 2011, Cuba made the most significant change to its leadership in over 50 years, by appointing José Ramón Machado to fill the second-highest position in the Communist Party. It was the first time since the 1959 revolution that someone other than the Castro brothers has been named to the
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Apr
19
2011
DeSoto ISD Approves Paid Mental Health Leave | Dallas Weekly
As the district shifts to staff retention and recruitment for the upcoming year, the focus on wellness continues with the Board’s recent approval of mental health days amongst its new list of paid leave days for
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Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere in Spirited Fight to Save Mazowe Farm From Govt Seizure
Exiled former minister Saviour Kasukuwere has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court challenging Lands Minister Perrance Shiri's decision to withdraw his offer letter for his Mazowe farm without giving him a chance to file
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Boston Bank of Commerce
Incorporated on June 30, 1982, with Juan M. Cofield as its leading founder and president from 1982-1983, Boston Bank of Commerce is the only fully insured Black-owned and operated bank in Boston and New England. A successor to Unity Bank and Trust, Boston's first Black-owned Bank, the Boston Bank
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week | The Atlanta Voice
In reality, the House bill would give $100 billion to local organizations, such as community health centers or nonprofits, to help with testing and contact tracing by funding door-to-door outreach, the purchase of testing supplies and the hiring and training of people to run mobile testing
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Brazzaville, Congo (1880- )
Brazzaville, the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo, was founded on September 10, 1880. The city was on the site of Nkuna, a Bateke village and was named after its part-African founder, explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.  Makoko of the Téké, the local political
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10
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Meet Ernest White: The FAMU Grad Behind The Travel TV Show ‘Fly Brother’ – Free Press of Jacksonville
Although Black people have always traveled, it has only begun to surge within the last 7-10 years, largely in part to the internet and travel blogs like White’s becoming more
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'Loveeee Your Natural': Kandi Burruss Stuns Fans with Her Authentic Tresses
Kandi Burruss barely made the cutoff date to be a Taurus, but that hasn’t stopped her from expressing the moods of her zodiac sign in her latest Instagram
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Congo democratic republic
National Name: Republique Democratique du Congo
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More Latinas Are Choosing to Identify as Afro-Latina
When Aisha Cort walks into a convenience store with her rich brown skin and tiny dark locs, she knows she has the power to cause confusion by speaking
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Kinshasa, Congo (1881-- )
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in Africa after Cairo and Lagos and the second largest French-speaking city in the world other than Paris, France. Formerly known as Leopoldville, it was founded and named by Henry Morton
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Don Siegel
Siegel studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, and at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After a brief stint as an actor, he joined Warner Brothers studios near Hollywood as an assistant film librarian. He later worked as an editor before joining the studio’s montage department, where he
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‘LHHATL’’s Arkansas Mo Charged With Fraud After Spending Loan On Jewelry, Rolex
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ERC using #diversitychallenge to foster unity
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has been promoting a diversity challenge on social media in an effort to promote
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Gary Schools to Continue Same Schedule for Food Distribution | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Gary Community School Corporation is committed to making food available to students every Monday through the end of summer
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In his own words… Quotable quotes of Oliver Clarke
Here are some of the quotable quotes of Oliver
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Black capitalism
Black capitalism is a movement among African Americans to build wealth through the ownership and development of businesses. Black capitalism has traditionally focused on African-American businesses, although some critics and activists have also pushed for increased representation of Blacks in
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Harriet Tubman Biography: Later Years
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1913
Mali
In March 2012, President Touré was overthrown in a coup by mutineering soldiers who said they were acting in response to the governments response to the rebellion by the Tuaregs, nomadic insurgents of Berber and Arab descent who live in the north. The troops said they did not received adequate
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Slave Quarters Excavation at James Madison's Montpelier
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Remote working set to stay post pandemic
An explosion in remote working owing to the coronavirus pandemic could see companies slash office space, saving them money but not necessarily improving productivity among staff, according to
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