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Etienne Leroux
...view of life, and their dissatisfaction with apartheid and the authoritarian character of Afrikaner society under the ruling National Party. The most important of the Sestigers were the novelists Etienne Leroux and André P. Brink and the poet Breyten Breytenbach. In a series of thematically
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A Brief History of Mauritania
From the 3rd to 7th centuries, the migration of Berber tribes from North Africa displaced the Bafours, the original inhabitants of present-day Mauritania and the ancestors of the Soninke. Continued Arab-Berber migration drove indigenous black Africans south to the Senegal River or enslaved them. By
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(1983) Glenn Loury, “Responsibility and Race”
One of the great myths of our time is the belief in the great melting pot of American ethnicity, into which have been blended the cultures and values of disparate peoples from the world
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Americo-Liberians
Americo-Liberiansare Liberians of African American descent. They trace their ancestry tofreeborn and formerly enslaved African Americans who immigrated to Liberiain the 19th
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Jul
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1847
Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby.
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South Africa's National Holidays
When Apartheid ended and the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela came into power in South Africa in 1994, the national holidays were changed to days that would be meaningful to all South
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'This Gives Me Chills': Toya Johnson and Her Fiancé Serve Couple Goals with Heartwarming Video
Toya Johnson and her fiancé Robert “Red” Rushing swooned fans this week with their sensual couple
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African-Americans and the Progressive Era
The Progressive Era spanned the years from 1890 to 1920 when the United States was experiencing rapid growth. Immigrants from eastern and southern Europe arrived in droves. Cities were overcrowded, and those living in poverty suffered greatly. Politicians in the major cities controlled their power
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(1797) Prince Hall Speaks To The African Lodge, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Five years after his presentation at Charles Town, Prince Hall again addresses his fellow Masons. In an address delivered to the African Lodge at West Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 1797, Hall challenges those Masons to work for the elimination of slavery and the establishment of full civil
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24
1797
Haitian emigration
Haitian emigration was a movement to describe the emigration of free blacks from the United States to settle in Haiti in the early 19th
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(1965) Lyndon B. Johnson, "To Fulfill These Rights"
On June 4, 1965 U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson gave the Commencement Address at Howard University in Washington, D.C.  He used the occasion to remind his audience and the nation of the long history of racial discrimination and urged the American people to end racial discrimination as the most
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Jun
4
1965
Zimbabwe 'decrees' mask wearing amid lockdown extension
The government of Zimbabwe has officially made the wearing of masks compulsory in public places to combat the spread of
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'Rider of Dreams'
In February 1927 the Boston Stage Society, an affiliate of the Ford Hall Forum, presented the first Negro play to gain a wide audience in Boston, 'The Rider of Dreams,' by Ridley Torrence.
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(1903) Capt. Charles Young Speaks At Stanford University
Through much of U.S. military history, officers serving in the armed forces have rarely commented publicly on social issues of the day. One exception to this tradition appears below, a speech by Capt. Charles Young, Ninth Cavalry, at Stanford University. In December, 1903 Young was the main speaker
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1903
Dorothy Height - Visionary
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1912
Andre Harrell's Son Gianni Harrell Posts Touching Words In First Message About His Father's Death
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Former ‘X Factor’ Contestant Simone Battle Passes Apparently by Suicide
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Abele, Julian F. (1881-1950)
The legacy of architect Julian Francis Abele was brought into focus in the mid-1980s when in the midst of a student protest at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, his great grandniece reminded the campus community that her long unsung ancestor was responsible for the eleven original
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21
1881
Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture
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Lizzie Black Kander
Lizzie Black Kander , née Lizzie Black (born May 28, 1858, Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.—died July 24, 1940, Milwaukee), American welfare worker who created a popular cookbook that became a highly profitable fund-raising tool for the institution she
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24
1940
Ruth J. Simmons
Ruth J. Simmons was the President of Brown University. In this role, Simmons made significant strides in improving Brown University’s standing as one of the world’s finest research universities during her tenure from 2001 to
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Rev. Richard Allen organies a Society of Free Peopleof Color for Promoting the
Rev. Richard Allen organies a Society of Free People of Color for Promoting the Instruction and School Educationof Children of African Descent in Phildadelpia, PA.
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(1947) Moranda Smith Addresses The Congress Of Industrial Organizations Annual Convention, Boston
After World War II organized labor began to penetrate into some industrialized areas of the South where it inevitably confronted the issue of race. Unions such as the Food and Tobacco Workers affiliated with The Congress of Industrial Organizations, promoted racial integration and helped develop
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1947
Female Intelligence Society
The African-American Female Intelligence Society was established in 1832 as both a literary and a mutual-aid group. The Society sponsored lectures 'to become a moral force in the community' and offered health insurance for its members.
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Mastering the Game of Change with Kevin Warren
It’s no secret that we create opportunities when we do things differently. Reinventing yourself, your business, your workout, your outlook, your career, your sales strategy – whatever it is – when you make a change, it’s typically a tightrope walk that balances the energizing with the
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(1830) Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. “This is Our Country”
Fourteen years after its founding the American Colonization Society remained controversial among African Americans.  By 1830 many of them opposed it and more generally the idea of forced or voluntary repatriation of blacks to Africa.   One of these opponents, Rev. Peter Williams, Jr., the minister
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Jul
4
1830
Althea Gibson - Biography of Tennis Pioneer
Tennis, which first came to the United States in the late 19th century, by the middle of the 20th century had become part of a culture of health and fitness. Public programs brought tennis to children in poor neighborhoods, though those children couldnt dream of playing in the elite tennis
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Africa: Archaeology Shows How Ancient African Societies Managed Pandemics
About 76 infant burial sites at an abandoned settlement that now forms part of the Mapungubwe World Heritage site in the Limpopo Valley of South Africa suggest a pandemic hit the people living there after 1000
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Online Polls Will Not Determine Lagos Decision On Another Lockdown - Official
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