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Black History

Tommie Smith, Olympian, publishes graphic memoir about raising the fist
Black History / Gwinnett County GA

Olympian Tommie Smith Releases Graphic Memoir on Raising the Fist

February 28, 2023March 24, 2023 - by NewsSourceReprint - Leave a Comment

Despite being denounced by the sports press in 1968, he has emerged as a hero. “This is my world record wall,” said Tommie Smith, 78, navigating his 6-foot-4 frame through …

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Pauli Murray
Black History / Black Women

Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray: Draftswoman of Civil Rights Victories

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 - by Rosa Cotton

A Visionary of the Civil Rights Movement The works of The Rev. Dr. Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray played a pivotal role in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown v. …

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dr. frances cress welsing
Black Community / Black History / Black Lives Matter Movement / Racism

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, Renowned Black Psychiatrist, Activist and Racism Expert

February 8, 2023February 10, 2023 - by Marie Allen

Born on March 18, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, Frances Cress Welsing was a renowned African-American psychiatrist applauded for her work, “The Isis Papers.” She was the middle child of three …

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Robert Smalls
Black History

Robert Smalls: Black Hero Sailed to Freedom During the American Civil War

February 6, 2023February 10, 2023 - by Larry Joe "Wings" Howard

Civil War Hero, Political Leader During Reconstruction Robert Smalls was a Civil War hero and prominent black political leader during the Reconstruction Era. He was born in 1839 in Beaufort, …

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Bob Moses
Black History

Robert Parris Moses: Influential Black Leader of Civil Rights Struggle

February 3, 2023February 10, 2023 - by NewsSourceReprint - Leave a Comment

A Black History Month Notable Everyone Should Know Biography | Stanford University | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute Born: January 23, 1935 Although he avoided publicity …

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Black History / Gwinnett County GA

Elder Statesmen : An Era Is Passing for Five Authors Known for Reclaiming the Role of Blacks in History

February 1, 2023January 17, 2023 - by NewsSourceReprint - Leave a Comment

BY YEMI TOURE | MARCH 3, 1991 | 12 AM PT | TIMES STAFF WRITER It was only 8:30 on a Friday evening at the carpeted, cozy Eso Won bookstore in South-Central …

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Black Community / Black History / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What Happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Economic Justice?

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 - by NewsSourceReprint - Leave a Comment

Photo: Fast food workers and union members carry signs as they stage a protest outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2018, the 50th anniversary of …

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Reversing the ‘Devil’s Bargain’: Honor Dr. King by Fulfilling His Dream of Economic Justice
Anti-Racism / Black History / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reversing the ‘Devil’s Bargain’: Honor Dr. King by Fulfilling His Dream of Economic Justice

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 - by NewsSourceReprint - Leave a Comment

By REV. CANON ROSA LEE HARDEN for Mississippi Free Press Growing up in northeast Mississippi in the 1960s, I knew practically nothing about Martin Luther King Jr. But by the …

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Hooper renwick school gwinnett county
Black Community / Black History / Education

Gwinnett Honors Black School’s Legacy: Hooper-Renwick Library Branch

January 4, 2023January 17, 2023 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

The Hooper-Renwick School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has a long and significant history within the Black community of Gwinnett County. Before the desegregation of schools in the 1960s, it was the …

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Acclaimed Food Critic Gave A History Lesson On Korean Fried Chicken's Origin, And You Already Know Who's To Credit
Black History

Acclaimed Food Critic Gave A History Lesson On Korean Fried Chicken’s Origin

June 24, 2022July 8, 2022 - by NewsSourceReprint - Leave a Comment

by Kui Mwai for Blavity.com During the “Battle Tailgate” episode of Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, host Alton Brown dropped some knowledge about Korean fried chicken’s origin, and it …

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