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Metropolitan AME Church, Washington D.C. (1821- )
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is the oldest continuously operating black church in the District of Columbia.  Metropolitan AME is also designated by the AME Church (the black denomination founded in 1787 by Richard Allen) as the National Cathedral of African
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Trump angrily responds to Black Lives Matter mural to be painted in front of Trump Tower
A man dances on a massive “Black Lives Matter” mural covers a city street on June 29, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York
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Tupac in Sarajevo: The Rise of Rebellion Rap in Eastern Europe
Vildana Muratovic, a native of Bosnia-Herzegovina and now a citizen of the United States, describes the impact of hip-hop music on the people of the Balkans following her 1997 return to Sarajevo.  Her paper was written in
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Ben Harper
Ben Harper is an American musician, known for his success as an artist, instrumental skills and social activism. He was born on October 28, 1969 as Benjamin Chase Harper to Leonard and Ellen-Chase Verdries in Pomona, California. His father was African American and his mother was Jewish. He came
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Sigma Lambda Chapter Fed First Responders & Hospital Staff in New Orleans East During COVID-19
The Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. (New Orleans Alphas), announced the success of their COVID-19 Service
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‘Stand Up:’ California AG Shares Resources to Fight Hate Crimes
On June 24, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with leaders of multiple California legislative caucuses, urged California residents to stand up to hate by reporting suspected hate crimes in a powerful
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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act
Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the
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`He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd
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White Driver Screaming ‘I Hang Ni**ers’ At Black Woman In Viral Video Is Under Investigation
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French Olympic Committee denounces racist graffiti outside Sport Institute
PARIS, (Reuters) – The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has denounced racist graffiti that was found on Black athletes’ posters in front of the National Institute of Sport (INSEP) at the
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African-American Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement began decades before 19th century that resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation. Initially, abolition of slavery was not on Abraham Lincoln’s agenda list. However, his ever increasing reliance on black soldiers to punish the rebellious states rendered him to issue the
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Wesson, City of Los Angeles Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
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Entire women's pro softball team quits after GM's Trump tweet
According to the New York Times, an entire softball team quit the team in the middle of a series after its general manager, Connie May sent out an ill-advised tweet showing the women standing for the national anthem before
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George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, Laid To Rest
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Early History of African American Inventors
Thomas Jennings, born in 1791, is believed to have been the first African-American inventor to receive a patent for an invention. He was 30 years old when he was granted a patent for a dry-cleaning process. Jennings was a free tradesman and operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City. His
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‘Incredible Stupidity’: Trump Criticizes Princeton’s Removal of Woodrow Wilson’s Name from School Days After Telling Black Folks to Know Their History
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Black Characters Should Be Played By Black People: Jenny Slate And Kristen Bell Step Down From Voicing Black Girls On Their Respective Series
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As Palmdale Grapples With A Hanging Death, Locals Recall The Area's Racist History
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Biden, Trump campaigns release staff diversity data
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Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi (ΚΑΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African-American membership. Since the fraternitys founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin. The fraternity
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‘This Is Unintellectual and Irresponsible’: Terry Crews Draws Ire of Black Twitter For Warning Folks Against #BlackLivesBetter
Terry Crews was dragged on social media for the second time in a month after he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter this
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Africa: George Floyd Lynching - Africa's Voice On Racism Must Now Be Heard
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Kansas City Mayor Called N-Word In Text Saying He ‘Should Swing From A Tree’
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