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Minister King X, Civil Rights Group Sue California Prisons Over Right to Protest
Oakland - Minister King X, a prison ‘artivist,’ and a civil rights group will hold a press conference at 11:30…
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Young Voters Have Growing Power, But Broken Politics Leave Them ‘Fatalistic,’ Studies Find
Young voters from the millennial generation and Gen Z are emerging as the demographic center of power in American politics,…
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More Books Touch on Different Eras as Black History Month Nears End
It’s been more than a century since the Tulsa Race Massacre, and it still seems like there’s much to learn…
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Memphis Police Murder Case Puts Spotlight on California Legislation
The Memphis Police Department has terminated the five officers involved in Nichol’s death: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr.,…
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Our Challenge During Black History Month: Resistance to Ignorance
Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a… The post Our Challenge During…
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College Board Waters Down AP Black History Course after Conservative, Anti-“Woke” Attacks
"To wake up on the first day of Black History Month to news of white men in positions of privilege…
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The Houston Museum of African American Culture Announces Bland, George, Tolan Lecture on February 11, 2023
The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) recently announced plans to host the Bland,… The post The Houston Museum…
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While Black Newspapers Reveal Serial Rapists, Mainstream Turns to Comedy
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New Jersey Couple Reported Missing For More Than Two Weeks
On Tuesday night, friends and family of a missing New Jersey couple were handing out flyers in Newark hoping it…
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Cousin of BLM co-founder dies in hospital; video shows police repeatedly use Taser on him
Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Live Matters, said she does not believe that police should be the first to…
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IN MEMORIAM: Charlene Mitchell, Civil Rights Activist and 1st Black Woman to Run for President, Dies at 92
In her 1968 run for president, Mitchell’s slogan was “Black and White Unite to Fight Racism, Poverty, and War!” She…
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