Malcolm X resigned from the Nation of Islam

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(1965) Malcolm X, “Speech at Ford Auditorium”

On February 13, 1965, Malcolm Xs home in New York City was bombed. He and his family were not hurt and he decided to keep a longstanding speaking commitment at Detroit, arriving the next day to give the presentation below. This proved however to be his last public appearance. One week later on

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Feb

13

1965

Quit Playin’: The Warrior Model–Rally v. Protest

The televised police execution of George Floyd was a seminal moment in American

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was an internationally acclaimed African American author, poet, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. She was born as Marguerite Annie Johnson in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She had a rough childhood and was sent to live with her grandparents after her own parents’ divorce. At

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MLK " Last Speech" 1968

the great the great I been to the mountain top speech

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Aug

27

1967

NAJEE’S NOTES: Renaming a street in honor of Malcolm X

To ensure his legacy will live on in South Los Angeles, a coalition of friends of his children and other family members and community leaders have announced a petition campaign to have a portion of Vernon Avenue renamed Malcolm

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Betty Shabazz, born

Betty Shabazz, activist and widow of Malcolm X was born in Detroit, Michigan.

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May

28

1940

This could well be the PNC’s last hurrah

These words do not, perhaps, go far enough to depict what we are all witnessing as the PNC and its collaborators in APNU, the AFC, GECOM, the Guyana Police Force, and elsewhere try to carry out their plan to steal an entire election before the watching

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Finding solutions to prevent more killings like George Floyd

His mom, Myrtle Faye Rumph, started the center with family and friends to help keep other people from suffering her

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Elijah Muhammad

Elijah Muhammad was an African American religious leader of the Nation of Islam, a religious movement based on the principles of Islam, focused specifically on black Muslims. His birth name was Elijah Robert Poole and he was the seventh of thirteen children born to William and Mariah Poole. His

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Feb

25

1975

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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Locally global pilgrims: COVID-19 forces remodeling of 2020 Hajj

The statement said the decision is in line with Saudi’s own public health considerations and the evolution of the virus spread across the

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Biography of Controversial Rap Group Public Enemy

By tackling racism head on in songs such as “Burn Hollywood Burn,” “911 Is a Joke” and “By the Time I Get to Arizona,” rap outfit Public Enemy emerged during the late 1980s as one of the most politically charged music groups in history. This Public Enemy

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Opinion | I’m a Black American. I Had to Get Out.

The only colors that penetrate those dark memories are the blue and red lights of police vehicles parked on every other street corner, swirling all night

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White People, Stop Quoting MLK To Police How Black People Protest

Last Thursday, Martin Luther King III responded to the increasingly heated protests spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police with a quote from his father, the Rev. Martin Luther King

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Vanessa Williams is Making a Difference with Thousands of Black Mayors

Gantt exclaimed in an exclusive interview with the Florida Courier, Florida’s statewide Black weekly

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

‹ The template Infobox U.S. legislation is being considered for

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Our community not guiltless: Indian-American group on recent African-American killings

WASHINGTON: Observing that the recent killings of African-Americans in the US have exposed the horrifying reality of anti-blackness in the country, an Indian-American advocacy group has said that many people of Indian- and South Asian-origin have been, at best, silent and at worst, complicit for

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Source: Latest News, Breaking News, India News, Bollywood, World, Business, Sports & Politics | New Indian Express

Religion in Black America

Religion in Black America refers to the religious and spiritual practices of blacks and people of African descent in the United States. Historians generally agree that the religious life of Black Americans forms the foundation of their community life.[1] Before 1775 there was scattered evidence of

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Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Early 20th Century Harlem Radicalism

In the article below independent historian Jeffrey Perry discusses his 2008 book on early 20th Century Harlem activist Hubert

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Poets

Shortly after the death of Martin Luther King, The Last Poets were born. David Nelson, Gylan Kain, and Abiodun Oyewole, were born on the anniversary of Malcolm Xs birthday, May 19, 1968 in Marcus Garvey Park. They grew from three poets and a drummer to seven young black and Hispanic artists: David

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May

19

1968

Saudi Arabia put limits on Hajj pilgrimage

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said the annual pilgrimage would be restricted to a very limited numbers of pilgrims of all nationalities who are already residing in the country, the Saudi Press Agency

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Newswire : #MalcolmXDay: 20 quotes relevant to the movement today

Written By D.L. Chandler, Newsone

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Min. Farrakhan To Deliver Major July 4 Worldwide Address

CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam will deliver a major message July 4 concerning the current state of affairs in America, the world, the coronavirus global pandemic and other critical

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Farrakhan, Louis

Farrakhan, Louis | FactMonster

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March 24,1837 Canada gives Blacks the right to vote.1865 Black troops ar

March

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Jan

0

2001

Keep Your Statues And Movies- Give Us Our Reparations Now – Your Black World

The paper says, “HBO Max temporarily removed the epic from its service after the surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the country and a re-energized discussion about racial inequality” ) But While Hollywood copes with their conflicts and contradictions for promoting White supremacy in their

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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee was an American actress, screenwriter, poet, playwright and civil rights activist who had an illustrious career spanning more than 50 years. She was born on October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. She grew up in Harlem, New York and began acting as a teenager. She attended Hunter College and

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Jun

11

2014

The Changing Definition of African-American History

Since the origins of the field in the late 19th century, scholars have devised more than one definition of what constitutes African-American history. Some intellectuals have viewed the field as an extension or corollary to American history. Some have stressed the influence of Africa on

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Wallace Fard Muhammad

Wallace D. Fard aka Wallace Fard Muhammad /f ə . ˈ r ɑː d/ (born February 26, 1877[2]) was a co-founder of the Nation of Islam. He arrived in Detroit in 1930 with an obscure background and several aliases, and taught a distinctive form of Islam to members of the citys African-American

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Feb

26

1877

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