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Black History

White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights

The Conversation - December 8, 2024

A member of the Michigan National Guard stands at the ready as firemen battle a blaze in Detroit in July 1967. AP Photo by Say...

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Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery

The Conversation - October 25, 2024

A statue of Jefferson Davis, second from left, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. A slaveholder, Davis represented Mississippi...

Arts and Culture

This Week In Black History October 9-15, 2024

Courier Newsroom - October 9, 2024

1945: Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County, Florida OCTOBER 9 1806—Benjamin Banneker dies in Ellicott Mills, Md., at age 74. Banneker was a brilliant...

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DHL Express Accused Of Segregating Workers; Must Pay $8.7 Million In Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Hunter Gilmore - May 7, 2024

The Chicago Teamsters union has reached an $8.7 million settlement in a long-standing racial discrimination lawsuit against global shipping giant DHL Express. The resolution,...

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Jimmy Carter’s African legacy: peacemaker, negotiator and defender of rights

The Conversation - March 18, 2023

by Nancy Mitchell, North Carolina State University When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years,...

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