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On World AIDS Day, National Black Justice Coalition Hosts Inspiring Twitter Campaign

Using the hashtag, #MyFirstHIVTweet, the National Black Justice Coalition seeks to create a safe space

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

December 1, 2021
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City Council Issues Apology for Racist Displacement of Thriving Blues City

The Hayward City Council passed a resolution to apologize to and acknowledge the residents and descendants of Russell City more than 50 years later.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 29, 2021
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University System of Georgia Decided to Keep Names of People Who Supported Slavery and Racial Segregation on Buildings Across the State

75 buildings were found to have names of segregationists or slave owners; the board declined to rename them.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

November 23, 2021
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3 Black Soldiers Killed by Confederates are Honored in Virginia After Years of Being Forgotten

Culpeper County monument honors unknown three Black soldiers of the Civil War.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 10, 2021
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123 Years Later, A Funeral Is Held for a Black Man Killed in White Supremacist Massacre

Rev. William Barber II delivered the eulogy for Joshua Halsey, telling those who gathered at the cemetery that what killed Halsey is still alive today.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 9, 2021
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Centenary College of Louisiana Grants Tenure to 1st Black Professor in 196 Years

Centenary may have been around for only two centuries, but it didn’t even admit Black students until 1966.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 4, 2021
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8 Republicans Who Attended the Capitol Riot Were Just Elected to Public Office

Republicans seem to have no problem supporting those who sought to disrupt our government on Jan. 6.

By

Monique Judge

Published

November 4, 2021
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Maryland City Passes Referendum To Create Commission for Reparations Study

Residents in Greenbelt, Maryland are ready to talk about reparations for African Americans and Native Americans in their community.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 4, 2021
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Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Killers Get Nearly All-White Jury

11 white people and 1 Black person will decide the fate of the three men charged with chasing Arbery down and killing him.

By

Monique Judge

Published

November 4, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris Calls on Congress to Protect Voting Rights at National Action Network Celebration

The NAN's 30th anniversary and 67th birthday celebration for its founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, was a platform for change and calls to action.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 2, 2021