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A Question of Lynching in Mississippi
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student of Delta State University was found dead…
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So far, So Good: tlanta braces for busy Fourth of July travel period
AAA predicts a record-breaking number of Georgians traveling during the Fourth of July weekend, with nearly 2.3 million expected to…
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Confederacy Group Sues Georgia Park for Planning an Exhibit on Slavery and Segregation
Stone Mountain Park markets itself as a family theme park and is a popular hiking spot east of Atlanta.
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Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ Puts Millions of Lives at Risk
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Medicaid, which covers more than 78 million children, seniors, and adults, would face the deepest cuts through…
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Georgia senators back bid to declare Ralph David Abernathy’s church National Historic Site
Georgia's two U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation to declare Atlanta's West Hunter Street Baptist Church a National Historic Site in…
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19-Year-Old Black Teen Dies of Cancer Just 4 Years After Losing Her Mom to Breast Cancer
Nationwide — An African American family from Atlanta, Georgia, is mourning the devastating loss of 19-year-old Kiera Shakoor, who died of…
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Amazon Extends Tour Program to Stone Mountain Robotics Fulfillment Center
Amazon's free Amazon Tours program, available to schedule online for Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 9 a.m. and 1…
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IN MEMORIAM: Nate Holden, State Senator and Longtime Los Angeles Councilmember, Dies at 95
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn described Holden as “a lion” in the State Senate and a force to be…
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In ‘Affrilachia: Testimonies,’ Puts Blacks in Appalacia on the Map
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez An average oak tree is bigger around than two people together can reach. That…
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Book Review: “John Lewis: A Life” by David Greenberg
You give, and you give, and you give. No problem. If you can be of service to your community, then…
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‘Faith You Can See’ Playing at The Empress Theater in Vallejo
The play “Faith You Can See,” written by Cindy Isaac and produced by Charisma City Productions (CCP), will be playing…
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Celebrating 40 Years, Bill Pickett Rodeo Partners with BeyGOOD Foundation
The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) announced July 26 that it has teamed up with the BeyGOOD Foundation to support…
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Winter Commencement 2023 Lessons: Embrace UC Berkeley’s Values, Pursue Audacious Goals
Jade Amor-Shannan Johnson and Cerenity Bush stood under the bright winter sun on Dec. 16, 2023, proudly waiting to process…
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U.S. District Judge Steve Jones Rules GOP’s Redistricting Maps Unfair to Georgia’s Black Voters
Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia slapped down the redistricting maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature…
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What We Do for Art and Democracy
I’m in New York again for a return engagement of Oakland resident Ishmael Reed’s “The Conductor,” his new play on…
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Building democracy 60 years after the March on Washington
Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and…
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The Arc of Justice Catching Up with Twice-Impeached Ex-President
Van Jones, the former director of Oakland’s Ella Baker Center, acts as our surrogate when he appears on the mostly…
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Oakland High Varsity Basketball Team Wins State Championship
The Oakland High School varsity basketball team took the state championship on Friday, March 11 in Sacramento at Golden Arco…
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International Women’s Day: Civil Rights Icon Xernona Clayton, Other ‘Herstory Sheroes’ Honored in Atlanta
Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta…
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President Biden, Civil Rights Figures Mark 58th Anniversary of “Blood Sunday” in Selma
President Joe Biden joined civil rights leaders, congressmembers, and Black Americans from across the country in Selma, Alabama on Sunday…
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Georgia Bookstore Owner Found Dead in Creek; Ex-Boyfriend Charged with Murder, Kidnapping
The body of a Georgia bookstore owner was found in a creek after she was reported missing by her family.…
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NBA Launchpad Selects Seven Companies to Research and Develop Basketball and Fan- Related Technology
The National Basketball Association announced it has selected seven companies for the second installment of… The post NBA Launchpad Selects…
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Bun B Returns to RodeoHouston with the Southern Takeover
ABOVE: Bun B at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Black Heritage Day (Photo by The… The post Bun B Returns…
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Exclusive: Chairman Thompson Says Classified Tapes House Speaker Turned Over to Fox News Have ‘Serious National Security Implications’
Mississippi Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson revealed that some of the 41,000 hours of video footage from the January 6, 2021,…
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In Leaked Audio, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Says He Doesn’t Need ‘The Black Vote’
Steven L. Reed, Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, speaks on stage during the 137th Commencement at Morehouse College on May 16,…
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