Alonzo Pietro sets sail with Christopher Columbus

Radio Talk Show Co-Host Ken Gordon Survived Heartbreak, Deception and Politics

Being called to provide leadership and a voice is nothing new for Ken Gordon, co-host of the “Commitments with Ken + Leslie” radio talk show, along with his

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The Music Industry Mourns | The Crusader Newspaper Group

We did our first little party in the Clinton projects in the community

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Documentary Films on Blackpast.org - Global African LGBTQ History - Director

Films - By Director | Films - By Title | Films by Year | Films - By Subject | Entire Site Bibliography

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Confederate monument in Decatur targeted and removed

as a Confederate monument was removed from Georgia Square in

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History of the Caribbean

The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonization wave during the post-war period, and in the tension

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Impatience grows for cops’ arrests in Breonna Taylor’s death

But three months after plainclothes detectives serving a warrant busted into her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment and shot the 26-year-old Black woman to death, only one of the three officers who opened fire has lost his

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‘Cancel Columbus Day’ has Twitter mocking the colonizer as statues come tumbling down

According to CBS Boston, in Boston’s North end, a Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded, leading to the statue’s removal on Wednesday and a statement from Mayor Marty Walsh, saying there will be conversation surrounding the “historical meaning” of the incident and whether it will ever go back

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Granville Woods - Birthday

Granville Woods was born on April 23, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio.

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'Princess Bride' remake with Tiffany Haddish and Common drops on streamer

Common (Frazer Harrison for Getty Images) Tiffany Haddish (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for

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Racially Motivated Slayings

Buffalo, N.Y., grand jury indicted Pvt. Joseph G. Christopher of the U.S. Army on murder charges stemming from the racially motivated slayings of three Blacks in September, 1980.

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Black Congresswoman Gets Pepper Sprayed During George Floyd Protest

Nationwide — Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, a congresswoman from Ohio, was reportedly pepper-sprayed while trying to mediate between police officers and protesters in

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Update: Statue rage - Government opens debate on removing monuments to colonial-era icons

As global anti-racism protests sparked by the killing of American George Floyd coalesce around the toppling of white-supremacy monuments, Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange has opened the door for discussion on removing statues of colonial-era icons from public

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Lionel Richie - Stuck on You

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BLACK NAMED CHIEF SWEEPER

COLUMBUS, OHIO,--a BLACK MAN, Mr. Everette Spurlock, has been named superintendent of this citys street cleaning department. The negroe community is overjoyed that the city has finally recognized the dependability of its colored

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Birthday

Rainey, Ma(Gertrude Bridget) Born april 3, 1888. Known as theMother of the Blues, Ma Rainey was born in Columbus, Ga. She made her stage debut at the Columbus Opera House in 1900 in a talent show called The Bunch of Blackberries. She made her first recording in 1923 and her last on Dec

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Matthew Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.[1] Henson served as a navigator and

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Miller, Rosalie Reddick (1925-2005)

Dr. Rosalie Reddick Miller was the first African American woman dentist to practice in the State of Washington. She was born on December 29, 1925 in Waycross, Georgia. She attended the all-black public schools in Columbus, Georgia and in 1946 received a B. A. degree from Fisk University in

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Arthur Ashe Kids' Day

Arthur Ashe Kids Day is an annual tennis/children’s event that takes place in the end of August at the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (USTA) Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. It is sponsored by the Hess Corporation, IBM, and USTA. This event also begins the

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US slams Tanzania for opposition members arrest

The U.S. criticized Tanzania’s arrest of eight opposition leaders during their party meeting on Wednesday, saying the action stifles democratic

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—ISAIAH ALONZO JONES-LANE, Arizona State University

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Isaiah Alonzo Jones-Lane, as he graduated from Arizona State University with a dual masters in Engineering and Architecture/Construction Management.

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Tyler Perry prepares to reopen studios, begin production

But after halting television and film production at Tyler Perry Studios in March, the media mogul is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus

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Trump vows prison time for those who vandalize and destroy statues

(Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty

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Harriet Tubman Picture Gallery

Pictures of Harriet Tubman, escaped slave, Underground Railroad conductor, Civil War soldier and spy, and advocate of human rights. Only a few photographs survive of Harriet Tubman; here are a few images of that determined and courageous

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Meet the Visionary Bringing Aretha Franklin’s Biopic ‘Respect’ to Life

The card-carrying member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences worked several seasons on Queen Sugar, creating the lush sightscapes that distinguish that show from many

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Time to Tear Ole Hillary Clinton’s Name from State Department Pavilion.

Isn’t it time we remove Hillary Clinton’s name from the State Department pavilion that bears her

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LOOKING BACK

10 YEARS AGO – JUNE 9, 2010 Waynesboro Police Department Investigator Gene Boseman was placed on administrative leave while he was being investigated for alleged sexual harassment of two female coworkers. The retrial of Christopher Derek Chance, 23, for the 2008 shooting death of Simpson

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Uganda: Over 137,000 Television Sets Needed for Museveni Distance Learning

Government will have to purchase over 137,000 television sets if they are to facilitate distance learning as proposed by President

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LEGO Pauses Marketing Of Its Police Sets And Pledges To Donate $4 Million To Orgs Supporting Black Children - Blavity

According to The Toy Book, LEGO sent an email to its marketers requesting that they remove product listings for over 30 LEGO sets, figurines and accessories Tuesday

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Tucker Carlson Delivers Yet Another Vitriolic Diatribe Against Black Lives Matter

The Fox News personality likened the “hysteria” of the movement to a pandemic and claimed, “Minneapolis was our Wuhan.”

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Caribs

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