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Abandonment of school system

Prince Edward County, Va., Board of Supervisors abandoned school system to prevent integration.

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Oliver W. Hill elected to Richmond, Va., City Council.

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Jun

9

1948

JUNETEENTH (June 19th) Its Symbolism, Substance and Significance

By John L. Horton

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation Seeks Community Board Member – Voice and Viewpoint

The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation has announced a call for applications for a community board

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry, Va., with

John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry, Va., with thirteen white men and five Blacks. Two of the five Blacks were killed, two were captured and one escaped.

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Oct

16

1859

Bartica miner found dead slumped over ATV - Stabroek News

The police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old miner whose lifeless body was discovered slumped over an ATV at Kumung Kumung Backdam, Mazaruni River, Region Seven. The article Bartica miner found dead slumped over ATV appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

JUNETEENTH’S LEGACY | The Oklahoma Eagle

But the 75-year-old Rollerson also remembers Juneteenth as the one day of the year black Tulsans were allowed to visit Lakeview Amusement Park, which was located near the current Mohawk Park in North

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Calling all allies: This is your moment!

If you are out there painting half your face black to show outward solidarity with Black Lives Matter, you are not a true

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Remembering Brown: Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope

In the following article, James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes his Arkansas communitys reaction to the U.S. Supreme Courts Brown v. Board of Education decision when it was

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Source: Black Past

May

17

1954

Rufus King seniors earn full rides to Notre Dame, including QuestBridge match

Congratulations to Rufus King International School seniors Jordan Anderson, who will attend the University of Notre Dame as a Quest- Bridge scholar, and David Akinsanya, also heading for Notre Dame on a full-ride

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins reaffirms voter safety at the polls

The County Clerk’s Office has put in place the S.A.F.E. Elections Plan to ensure that the health and safety of voters and poll workers are protected this election

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block

The 800-pound (363-kilogram) stone was pulled from the ground at a Fredericksburg street corner early Friday after the removal was delayed for months by lawsuits and the coronavirus pandemic, The Free Lance-Star

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

'America told us to get over it': Black Vietnam veterans hail Spike Lee film that finally tells their story

Black veterans across America are hoping this painful and enduring legacy will get the attention it deserves in Spike Lee’s new film, Da 5 Bloods, which chronicles the journey of four African American vets who return to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader and buried

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Brandy's alleged stalker arrested, singer gets restraining order

(Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Harry A. Blackmun

Harry A. Blackmun , in full Harry Andrew Blackmun (born Nov. 12, 1908, Nashville, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 1999, Arlington, Va.), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1970 to

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Source: Brittanica

Mar

4

1999

The Unforeseen Consequences: How School Integration Failed Black Students and Drove Black Educators from the Profession

We are playing poker right now and the little chips we are offering at the table is not enough to call the other players bluff. []

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Jefferson Davis Statue Torn Down in Richmond, Virginia | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Mombasa eyes bigger catch in Sh250m fishing project

Fishing in Mombasa is set to receive a major boost as the county government plans to spend Sh250 million to improve the sector.

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Source: Business Daily

West Side graduate expresses positivity within NCAA sports | The Crusader Newspaper Group

As a 17-year-old graduating senior from Westinghouse College Prep, Lee was destined to experience prom as well as a formal

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Injunction extended against removing Lee statue in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Thursday indefinitely extended an injunction preventing the Virginia governor from removing a historic statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a famed avenue in the former capital of the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Search on for 16 Covid-19 positive pupils who evaded school quarantine

A group of 16 pupils with Covid-19 evaded quarantine at Makaula Secondary School in KwaBhaca, where a total of 204 learners and teachers have tested positive for the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote – Voice and Viewpoint

Assemblymember Kevin McCarty’s (D-Sacramento) Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6) passed out of the California State Senate last

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Jamaican teachers recruited to teach US students online

(Jamaica Observer) In an initiative with the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, Community Scholar Inc — a US-based non-profit organisation — is hiring Jamaican teachers to tutor students in the United States

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of education in Sierra Leone

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Harris County extends mandatory mask order through end of August

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will amend an existing order mandating that all businesses in Harris County develop and post a health and safety policy for employees and customers, which at a minimum includes a face covering

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Supervisors Want Details on Progress Towards Racial Equity from County Departments - Milwaukee Community Journal

MILWAUKEE – The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution condemning racial injustice in America and Milwaukee and requesting detailed reports from several major Milwaukee County departments about policies and practices to achieve racial equity. The request for information, from

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

After Years of Student Protests, Princeton Strikes the Name of Segregationist President Woodrow Wilson From Its Buildings

Princeton announced Saturday that it was striking the name of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson from its public and international affairs school as well as a residential building, citing his “racist thinking and policies” during his time in office, as well as his tenure as president of the famed

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Separate probe sought in police killing of local teen

COMPTON — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors June 23 joined others in calling for an independent investigation into the death of an 18-year-old security guard shot to death by deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station June

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Hampton University

Hampton University, at Hampton, Va. coeducational founded 1868, chartered 1870 as a normal and agricultural school known as Hampton Institute 1930–84. Founded by Samuel Chapman Armstrong, it was among the first black colleges and also pioneered in Native American education. Hamptons library is

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

It will be up to us to make “this time” different for Black progress in America | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Just as the coronavirus confronts the world with an unprecedented negative reality, so does the spirit of global rebuke of Black oppression create a level of optimism for positive change that no living person has

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

May 17, 1954, Decided

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Source: Black Past

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