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Ransome’s ‘Everyday People’ on display at Children’s Museum of Houston
HOUSTON – The Children’s Museum Houston has unveiled a brand-new art exhibit which celebrates people, places and defining moments in African American history, just in time for
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Movies On Demand: Miss Juneteenth
When Turquoise Johnson (Nicole Beharie, American Violet and 42) won her Miss Juneteenth title as a high school student, hope and prosperity seemed around the
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Kiana Ledé's Remake of 'Dear Mr. President' Is Right On Time
Kiana Ledé / photo credit: Gilbert revolution always needs theme music, and it’s “Chocolate” singer Kiana Ledé for the win with a thoughtful
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New PBS NewsHour Weekend Special | Dallas Weekly
America in Black and Blue 2020, a new PBS NewsHour Weekend special, offers context for and insight into the widespread protests currently engulfing the nation after the latest display of police brutality against Black
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Amid a sustained wave of protests and conversations around police violence, white supremacy and anti-racism, Juneteenth ― the day celebrating the end of slavery in America ― is beginning to receive the recognition it
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Beauty Founder Sharon Chuter Established The #PullUpOrShutUp Movement To Rebuild The Black Middle-Class With High Paying Jobs
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Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift
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Here’s What You Can Watch, Hear And Celebrate On Juneteenth
From HBO streaming the first season of its timely Watchmen series—which centers its story on the aftermath of the Black Wall Street massacre—to Spotify dedicating their Times Square New Music Friday billboards to Black artists all day long, there’s a celebration for
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NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE! Atlanta Police killing of Rayshard Brooks sparks more outrage [VIDEO]
As protestors continue to cry out for justice around the nation, the fire and outrage have been reignited in Atlanta following the police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s fast-food
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NAACP economic development chair helps local entrepreneurs –
Orlando Johnson was tapped by Flagler County NAACP president Linda Sharpe Matthews in 2013 to serve as the branch’s Economic Development
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`When does it stop?' Slain man's family makes tearful plea
ATLANTA (AP) — Pleading through tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a drive-thru demanded changes in the criminal justice system and called on protesters to refrain from violence amid heightened tensions across the U.S. three weeks after George Floyd‘s death in
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Supreme Court DACA Ruling Blocks Trump Administration Efforts
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, rejecting President Donald Trump’s quest to end the program for young
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Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Cop Kills Black Man At A Wendy's (UPDATE)
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Saturday that police Chief Erika Shields is resigning, after a Black man was killed by police at a Wendy’s on Friday
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We're Celebrating Juneteenth, Come Hell Or High Water
But this year, the retired teacher and community advocate has recalled this moment to remind Americans of the importance of Juneteenth, the official end of slavery in the United States, as the cry for freedom
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President Donald Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally 'Out of Respect' for Juneteenth
President Donald Trump has decided to reschedule his first rally since the coronavirus emerged from the original date of June 19th to the next day, June 20th, “out of respect” for the Juneteenth holiday according to
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Racial terror: 2,000 black Americans were lynched in Reconstruction era, report says
The report, Reconstruction in America, documents more than 2,000 black victims of racial terror lynchings killed between the end of the civil war in 1865 and the collapse of federal efforts to protect the lives and voting rights of black Americans in
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AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter groups plan national convention | The Atlanta Voice
Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will hold a virtual convention in August to produce a new political agenda that seeks to build on the success of the protests that followed George
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Senators seek end to qualified immunity
In response to nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder, U.S. Sens. Ed Markey,  Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have introduced a resolution abolishing qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields officers from certain
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 418,211 cases; 10,406 deaths; 198,182 recoveries
There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Melania Trump Posts Juneteenth Tweet And Gets Reminded Of 'Birther' Past
Melania Trump attempted to honor Juneteenth on Friday by reading a children’s book about the holiday — but was accused of not reading the
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Pharrell Teams Up With The Governor of Virginia To Announce Plan To Make Juneteenth a State Holiday
On Tuesday (Jun 16), Pharrell joined Gov. Northam for his press conference in Richmond where he unveiled plans that Virginia will recognize Juneteenth as a paid state
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Atlanta Hawks Coach To Join NAACP’s Rayshard Brooks Protest After Police Killing
Following yet another Black man, Rayshard Brooks, killed at the hands of police on Friday June 12 in Atlanta, crowds of protestors, including Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce, are expected to march with the NAACP on Monday (June
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Juneteenth—An American Holiday for Freedom
With the Union Army in need of additional man-power to defeat the Confederate Army; Pres. Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation declaring “that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be
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Nike Makes Juneteenth An Annual Paid Holiday
In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid
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Teyana Taylor Enlists Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill And More For Juneteenth Album Release
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Racial reckoning turns to symbols
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