Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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Source: Black Then

From Fannie Lou Hamer To Breonna Taylor, Black Women Have Been Victims Of Police Violence For Decades

Breonna Taylor’s story is reminiscent of countless others, and reflects a long-standing pattern: For decades, Black women have been targets of police violence and

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Source: NewsOne

FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC –

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has approved the university’s move to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), beginning with the 2021-22 academic

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Source: Daytona Times

Kamala Harris and Cory Booker call out Rand Paul for stalling anti-lynching legislation

It became very emotional on the Senate floor as Democratic senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker debated anti-lynching legislation that is being held up by Republican Sen. Rand

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Source: theGrio

Shepherd Manson B. Johnson II, pastor of Holman Street Baptist Church, has died

Shepherd Dr. Manson B. Johnson II, the dynamic leader and teacher of Holman Street Baptist Church in Houston’s Third Ward, died Sunday, May 31, 2020 from complications of

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Coronavirus Update: Pandemic to ‘Spread Like a Forest Fire’ in the Summer and Fall, Says Expert

The number of coronavirus cases in Florida has surpassed 100,000 cases, according to data released by the state’s Department of

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Source: Black America Web

What side are you on?

This election year will force America to choose between two very different ideas

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Stay Ready: DJ Khaled Wears Full Hazmat Suit To Dentist Appointment

Although he was stepping out, he made sure to let fans know that he’s very aware of the recently reported record high influx in COVID-19 cases in multiple states including Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and

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Source: The Urban Daily

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Lifetime discrimination linked to increased risk of high blood pressure among African-Americans

African-Americans who had experienced the stress of lifetime discrimination were up to 50 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who reported lower levels of

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Source: MinnPost

President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay

In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem from Flag

By Emily Wagster Pettus

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Mississippi Black Lawmaker On Taking Down The Flag: A Symbol Of 'Hate And Not Love'

State lawmakers voted to retire the current flag, and Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the

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Source: Stories About Black History

Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag | Dallas Weekly

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem that’s broadly condemned as

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Source: Dallas Weekly

House bill would end controversial qualified immunity for police officers

have joined forces to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives that would eliminate the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity for police

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

Mississippi Lawmakers Clear Path To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag

Lawmakers in Mississippi cleared the way to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag on

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Source: Stories About Black History

We Don’t Fully Understand How Deadly the Coronavirus Has Been For Black Americans

While black people make up only about 13% of the United States’ population according to the U.S. Census Bureau, they account for 22% of COVID-19 deaths so far, according to the COVID Tracking Project (white people, who make up 77% of the U.S. population, account for only 47% of

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Source: TIME

Opinion – College Football Amid a Pandemic is Not Worth the Risk to Young Men’s Lives

That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to

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Source: Post News Group | PNG-0

Study: COVID is Hurting Renters More Than Homeowners. Here’s How To Avoid Eviction

With some 50 million people renting and many perhaps incurring job or income misfortune because of the crisis, enters in 11 American states and Puerto Rico are among those at the greatest risk of enduring housing instability, according to a new analysis by The

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Mississippi legislature takes step toward removing Confederate image from its state flag

A bill will erase the current Mississippi flag from state

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

African-American History & Women Timeline 1930-1939

Women and African American History: 1930-1939

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Source: ThoughtCo

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8

1938

Mississippi Surrenders Confederate Symbol From State Flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil

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Source: Black America Web

Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call

If voters approve ACA 5 in November, it will bring Affirmative Action back to the state of

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Mississippi Governor Grudgingly Says He’ll Sign a Bill to Change the State’s Confederate Flag – Free Press of Jacksonville

Ishena Robinson – Lawmakers in Mississippi responded to increased pressure over the state’s distasteful flag—which boasts the battle emblem of the treasonous, slavery loving Confederacy—by passing a measure this weekend that makes it possible for the flag to be changed

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Juneteenth by the Numbers | The Atlanta Voice

Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Petal Mayor Refuses to Resign after disturbing George Floyd Tweet – The Mississippi Link

A white Mississippi mayor is receiving backlash after tweeting insensitive comments amid the controversial death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, who died recently while in police custody after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for nine and a half

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Source: The Mississippi Link

Death of Ida B.Wells-Barnett

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

16

1862

Black Filmmaker Remotely Produces Romantic Comedy Web Series ‘QT’ While in Quarantine

Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles filmmaker, Tamieka Briscoe, uses virtual directing to bring her new romantic comedy series, QT, to the

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

Seven Things To Know About Juneteenth

UPDATED: 3:03 a.m. ET, June 19, 2020

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