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This Week In Black History

Week of September 12-18 September 12 1913—Track and field athletic legend Jesse Owens is born on this day in Oakville,…
Brazil Museum Fire: An Incalculable Loss

“Folks, there’s nothing left from the Linguistics division. We lost all the indigenous languages collection: the recordings since 1958, the…
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Happy Independence Day To Brazil: Black Celebrities And Activists From Brazil

Activists, sports players, actors and more.
This New Evidence Should Lead To New Appeal For Mumia Abu-Jamal, Lawyers Say

The fight continues...
This Week In Black History

Week of August 29-September 4 August 29 1920—Jazz legend Charlie “Yardbird” Parker was born on this day in Kansas City,…
South Africa Responds to Trump Over Racially Divisive Tweet

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday after he tweeted that his administration…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 22-28 August 22 1791—The Haitian Revolution begins. It was the most successful Black slave revolt in world…
Trump Moves To Protect White Land Owners In South Africa

President Donald Trump came to the defense of white South African farmers in a tweet.
Annan Leaves Legacy of Fighting for Equality and Rights

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty,…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 15-21 August 15 1975—In another of those highly publicized “trials of the century,” which frequently grip national…
South African Women March Against Gender-based Violence

Thousands of women and gender activists joined together on the first day of Women’s Month to protest the rising incidence…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 8-14 August 8 1865—Explorer Matthew Henson is born in Baltimore, Md. Henson would become the first person…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 1-7 August 1 1619—This is possibly the day that the history of Blacks in America begins. However,…
Black London Joins African-Americans In Protesting Against Uber’s Racism

Uber caught slipping again?
‘Traveling while Black’ guidebooks may be out of print, but still resonate today

In the summer of 2017, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Missouri. Modeled after the international…
Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela! 5 Quotes Madiba Said That Still Rings True Today

The world paused on July 18, 2018 to celebrate what would have been Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday.