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Black Man Executed In Texas for Killing Teens He Believed Wanted Him Dead for Dating White Woman Was Doomed By His Own Lawyer Who Asked If It Was a ‘Justifiable Lynching’
A Black man who was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Amarillo, Texas, was executed on Feb. 8.…
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All-women Pilot Team Performs Historic Super Bowl Pre-game Flyover
These women made history soaring sky-high. For the first time ever, the Super Bowl featured a team of all-women pilots…
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D.C. Business Encounters Discrimination in Quest to Help Ukraine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Davis said her group had installed “living containers and living facilities” that provided families with things like…
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‘Insisting They’re Innocent Babies’: Social Media Calls Out Framing of White School Girls Mocking Black History Month In Blackface Video
Around Tuesday, Feb. 7, a “Black History Month” video of white teen girls hanging out was posted online and is…
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Show Time For Eagles and Chiefs
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble By Andrew Rosario Yesterday was the time the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City…
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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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Black History at The Super Bowl
ABOVE: (L) Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)… The post Black History at…
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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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What African Americans Want Most from Congress in 2023
As 2022 closed, Black Americans saw gains with historic candidates and timely legislation. President Joe… The post What African Americans…
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Beyoncé Makes Grammy History
Beyoncé made Grammy history on Sunday night, setting a record at the awards’ 65th annual… The post Beyoncé Makes Grammy…
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Viola Davis Achieves EGOT Status with Grammy Win
Viola Davis has earned the rare and coveted EGOT status — becoming the third Black… The post Viola Davis Achieves…
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History Not Enough For Hurts
Hurts Wants To Be Part Of History Photo: Andrew Rosario – Phoenix Arizona for the NY Beacon By Derrel…
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Beyoncé Makes History At Grammys But Misses Out On Album of The Year, The BeyHive Was Not Pleased
Source: Timothy Norris / Getty / Beyoncé It was a history-making night for Beyoncé at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday…
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PRESS ROOM: Black Love Day, Feb. 13, 2023 Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 5 Tenets of Black Love serve as the 365 days of the year value system to…
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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Named National Co-Chair of No Labels
“As a veteran of the civil rights movement, during the last six decades, I’ve learned a few things about the…
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Big U.S. Cities Fail to Provide Data for New FBI Hate Crimes Report
“The Justice Department is committed to prioritizing prevention, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes,” Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta…
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Nine-Year-Old High School Grad is Making Black History
David Balogun Screenshot: Facebook While most of us used the time inside during the COVID pandemic to eat and binge-watch shows…
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Who was Yasuke and what does he mean to Blerds and Black history?
Yasuke’s disputed ascent to the rank of samurai was a notable outlier because, in addition to not being a member…
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Billy Porter To Host BET Docuseries ‘Black + Iconic: Style Gods’
Source: Kevin Winter/GA / Getty BET’s got a new docuseries on the way that’s set to be hosted by none…
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NY School Promote Dirty Snowman as “Of Color” and Parents are Pissed
Every year we enter Black History Month slightly apprehensive because there is always one person who does entirely too much. For…
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Houston Texans hire DeMeco Ryans as Head Coach
The Houston Texans have hired DeMeco Ryans as the team’s sixth head coach in franchise… The post Houston Texans hire…
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Call to Protect Geoffrey’s Inner Circle from Threatened High-Rise Development
Geoffrey’s, located at 410 14th St., is part of the city’s Black Arts Movement and Business District which was formed…
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“Good” Cops Versus “Bad” Cops: The Betrayal of Silence
Listen and listen very carefully! What is the difference between a “good” cop and a… The post “Good” Cops Versus…
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Super Bowl History
Hurts Is Super Bowl Bound Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Andrew Rosario When Super Bowl LVII…
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Duncan Inducted Into Texas Track & Field Coaches Association’s 2023 Hall of Fame Class
Texas Southern head men’s track & field coach Clyde Duncan, Sr. was recently inducted into… The post Duncan Inducted Into…
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