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Howard University is on a roll | Afro

By Ashraf Khalil The Associated Press With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country's most prominent writers on race, Howard University is positioning itself as one of the primary centers of Black academic thought just as America struggles through a painful crossroads over historic racial injustice. But then, Howard University has never exactly […]

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Howard Thurman , in full Howard Washington Thurman (born Nov. 18, 1899, Daytona Beach, Fla., U.S.—died April 10, 1981, San Francisco, Calif.), American Baptist preacher and theologian, the first African American dean of chapel at a traditionally white American university, and a founder of the

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COMMENTARY: Asian/Black Relations Can Get Better Together During Heritage Month | Afro

POST NEWS GROUP via NNPA – “Let’s be clear, there (are) elements of anti-Blackness in the Asian American community, that we do need to unlearn as well,” he said. Then he made it personal. “And that’s something that I’m going to call out on myself, and in our community, and we would ask everyone to

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Ex-cop charged in Brooks case involved in earlier shooting –

ATLANTA – Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks last week outside a downtown Wendy’s, five years ago was involved in another shooting on the job that left a man with a punctured lung, court documents

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Mayor Scott to hold first Youth Summit, giving youth a seat at the table on issues impacting them most | Afro

Summit to Focus on Building a Better, Safer City Together BALTIMORE, MD (Tuesday, May 18, 2021) — This week, Mayor Brandon M. Scott will hold his first youth summit to engage in dialogue with Baltimore youth. The Mayor’s Youth Summit will span three days, both in-person and virtually, from

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Healthcare workers become family during COVID crisis | Afro

By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO Though jobs, customs and lives were lost with COVID-19- there’s another layer of turmoil that has risen from all of this. The lack of physical interaction has been beyond difficult. Many of us have had to socially distance for extended periods of time. Some of

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Abajian, James de T. Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects Yes

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Dwight Howard Reveals Mother Of His Son Has Died: ‘It’s Extremely Difficult For Me’

The Los Angeles Lakers star said the mother of his six-year-old son, Melissa Rios, passed away back in March after having an epileptic seizure, ESPN

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Murphy Completes Facebook Audit | Afro

By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Hate speech, misleading ads, and voter suppression tactics were major concerns of the Facebook civil rights audit, commissioned and released by the company this week. The 89-page probe began two years ago in response to the growing concern for how civil rights

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Black Nurse Launches Line of Natural Tea Blends, Handcrafted With Wellness in Mind | Afro

By Blacknews.com Miracle J. Reese is the founder of one of very few Black-owned tea companies based in Birmingham, Ala. Her company, TasTea Wellness Blends (pronounced “taste tea”), is a premium loose-leaf tea company. Made of natural herbs and fruits, her blends are handcrafted with wellness in

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Biography of California Attorney General Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris was born Oct. 20, 1964, to a black Stanford University professor and a Tamil Indian physician mother, Harris became the first California attorney general with African American or South Asian ancestry after defeating Republican rival Steve Cooley in the 2010 election for the

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Viola Davis is an actress best known for her award winning performances in the films “Traffic”, “Doubt” and “The Help”. She was born on her grandmother’s farm in St. Matthews, South Carolina. She was the second of six children born to Dan Davis, a horse trainer

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#BaltimoreCeaseFire: In Baltimore, we make it so | Afro

By Erricka Bridgeford Co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365 Murder might be the most arrogant energy known to humankind. It assumes that it will ravage you, take over your mind and have dominion over whatever it touches. Murder makes us assume that since our person was snatched from

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Locke, Alain (1886-1954)

Alain Leroy Locke, a leading black intellectual during the early twentieth century and an important supporter of the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1886 to Pliny Ishmael Locke and Mary Hawkins Locke. His parents were middle class educated

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Remembering Charles Jackson French, a forgotten world war II hero

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) — It remains by far one of the most heroic acts performed in war, and it also counts as one of the most underappreciated sacrifices in American history. Charles Jackson French, an African-American orphan, and

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Michelle Howard

Michelle Howard , in full Michelle Janine Howard, also called Michelle J. Howard (born April 30, 1960, Riverside, California, U.S.), U.S. military officer who was the first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy. She also made history as the first African American woman to captain

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Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

Born: 7/1/1877 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 11/26/1970 Chicago, IllinoisBrigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Business / Schooling: Awards

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One APD Officer Charged In Rayshard Brooks Shooting Turns Himself In, Atlanta Officials Deny Rumors of Police Strike

Atlanta Police officer Devin Brosnan turned himself into Fulton County Jail on Thursday morning, according to

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Teens Turn School Project Into Booming Business | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Brothers Andrew and Nyles Burton turned their mother’s homeschool assignment of creating a business into a true money making opportunity. With their business Andy Factory and famous product, Uncle Dell’s Mambo Sauce, the two young men are not only

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Rayshard Brooks killer Garrett Rolfe could be charged today

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said that the officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last week may face a felony murder

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Dr. Julie Butler, Vet Who Cared for Harlem and Its Pets, Dies at 62

Not too long after she earned a doctorate from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the only African-American graduate in her class, Dr. Julie R. Butler took over the 145th Street Animal Hospital, for many years the only full-service vet clinic in

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Some Atlanta police stay out of work for a third day after officers charged in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks | The Atlanta Voice

“Nonetheless, as it relates to what is happening here in Atlanta, with our own officers, all we can tell you is that these matters brought by the Fulton County District Attorney must now be allowed to play out in the justice

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Born: 2/8/93 Lorain, OhioToni Morrison is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, and Beloved.Business / Schooling: Awards

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Yale doctor to co-chair Biden’s COVID task force | Afro

Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African Americans are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, President- Elect Joe Biden named a Black woman, Yale School of Medicine’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, as co-chair of the coronavirus task force. Creating the COVID-19 task force

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COVID-19 Worsens Debt Collector Harassment | Afro

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recalling its earlier research on the family wealth lost as a result of the Great Recession, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), holds that the effects of families of color losing $1 trillion of wealth, still hinders these same families a decade later. Until or unless

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Atlanta Police Call Out Sick Over Charges in Fatal Shooting | Afro

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a Black man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to

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Schmoke, Kurt L. (1949- )

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Ivy League town weighs revamping police; critics see flaws | Afro

By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press The nationwide reexamination of policing after the killing of George Floyd has led an Ivy League college town in upstate New York to consider an ambitious — and contentious — plan to remake its force “from the ground up.” The proposal would replace the 63-officer

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