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Desantis Has Learned the Wrong Lessons from History: He Wants to Make Sure No One Else Learns the Right Ones
ABOVE: Students, alumni and faculty at New College of Florida take a stand against changes… The post Desantis Has Learned…
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Black History Isn’t ‘Controversial,’ It’s Real Life
Black history is the undeniable history of this country, its people, actions, triumphs, and atrocities.… The post Black History Isn’t…
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Oakland Post: Week of February 22 – 28, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of February 22 - 28, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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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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Chicago Community Baby Shower Aims at Lower Rate of Infant Mortality
Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson ministered to mothers during the Chicago Citywide Community Baby Shower held at the…
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Women of the Black Panther Party Speak
On Feb. 10, the Berkeley Talks released the 161st episode of the podcast series, which featured women who were members…
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Using a Bicycle, Author Follows Roads to Freedom Taken by Harriet Tubman on Underground Railroad
In the early spring of 2011, while taking a rest from a cold bike ride, David Goodrich wandered into a…
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California Black Legislators Host Black History Month Activities
The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) is celebrating Black History Month in Sacramento with its Annual Legislative Business Brunch, an…
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LIVE! — HE SAID…, HE SAID…, HE SAID….: WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROMAL TUNE FRIDAY 2.17.23 7PM EST
Join hosts Alvin King, Vash Boddie and Bobby Edwards as they welcome their special guest, author Romal Tune. Romal is…
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Before Chocolate Cities: The New Promised Land
During the late 19th and 20th centuries, at least 88 and as many as 200 Black towns were established throughout…
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“Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance” by Alvin Hall
In 2015, while doing research for a podcast, Alvin Hall discovered something that intrigued and surprised him: one of his…
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During Black History Month Don’t Forget David Fagen
It took the courage of humanity to take action like Fagen did. If you’ve never heard of this history, it’s…
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Mashudu Tshifularo: The First Middle-ear Transplant
For nearly 430 million globally, hearing loss is a disability. It is expected that by 2050, this number could rise…
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The Unapologetic Assault on Black History in America
Will you sit back and allow it to happen? Are you proud to be Black?… The post The Unapologetic Assault…
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Following More Mass Shootings Democrats Introduce Assault Weapons Ban
On January 22, a gunman opened fire on a crowd celebrating the Lunar New Year in Monterey Park, California, killing…
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COMMENTARY: Prayer is Your Power
Terrible things happen to good people often. We live in an unjust world with people making decisions that are informed…
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COMMENTARY: One Nation, Indivisible
Like many whose Southern roots run deep, I often turn to the past for answers. What I discovered in questioning…
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One Nation, Indivisible
It strikes me that the days we’re living through represent a metaphor for our national… The post One Nation, Indivisible…
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Cesar Zepeda Wins Richmond District 2 Election by 3 Votes After Recount
Zepeda said he was looking forward to working with his constituents, including Butt, on the issues facing his district and…
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George Robert Carruthers: Revealing the Mysteries of Space
During a 1992 oral history interview with the American Institute of Physics, George Robert Carruthers (1939–2020) shared: “When I was…
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Misty Copeland’s New Memoir “The Wind at My Back” Pays Homage to Another Black Ballerina
Misty Copeland, somewhat of a pathfinder herself, weaves the story of her career in with Raven Wilkinson’s, whose work had…
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