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Group files petition in support of Assata Shakur, asks Obama to investigate
ASSATA SHAKUR (AP Photo/New Jersey State Police, File) (YourBlackWorld.net)–Why, after so many years, would the FBI decide to place a 65-year old activist on it’s most wanted terrorists list?...
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This Week In Black History Dec. 4-10
Little Richard Week of Dec. 4-10 December 4 1783—General George Washington gives his famous farewell address to troops at Fraunces Tavern in New York City. The tavern was owned by a prominent Black...
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Ex-militants who admit killing NY cops seek parole
In this 1998 file photo provided by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, inmate Herman Bell, 66, is shown. (AP Photo/New York State Department of Corrections and...
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Ex-Black Panther receives 20 years for hijacking plane to Cuba 30 years ago
Williams Potts, Jr. (pictured), who hijacked a commercial plane and forced it to travel to Cuba back in 1984, was handed a 20-year prison sentence by a Florida federal judge last week, according to...
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This Week In Black History August 20-26
BLACK PANTHERS For the Week of August 20-26 August 20 1619—This is the most probable date that Black History in America begins. Approximately 20 Africans (the records of the day referred to them as “20...
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Black Males in America: Too Serious A Topic For Lighthearted Television
Had to dig deep on this one. While giving thought to this year so far, I thought about the number of controversies surrounding Black men, ranging from the police shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson,...
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Hampton University President Dr. William Harvey ‘disappointed and saddened’...
President of Hampton University Dr. William R. Harvey speaks on stage the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 26th Awards Gala at Washington Hilton on November 12, 2014 in Washington, DC. During a recent...
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Review: ‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’
*One of the most powerful documentaries you should experience this year is Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution,” which explores the formation and impact of the Black...
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Rudy Giuliani calls Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance an “attack on the police”
Beyonce‘s Super Bowl appearance hit a nerve with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who called her Black Panther-inspired performance an “attack on police officers.” Giuliani made the comments...
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The women of the Black Panther Party
While the image of the Black Panther Party often conjures one of a male in a signature beret carrying a gun, women were right there alongside the men of the party, making up an estimated 50 percent of...
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Black officer compares Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance to the KKK
There are irrational calls to boycott Beyonce’s music, decrying the singer’s Super Bowl performance which challenged the number of black men and women who have died at the hands of police, either...
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Bridging The Gap: Does social media invite infiltration into the movement?
Your browser does not support iframes. It’s hard to deny the lasting effect social media has had on the largest Black liberation movement in recent history. It’s where the Black Lives Matter movement...
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Bridging The Gap: Black History Month Across Generations
Your browser does not support iframes. In the midst of a movement sparked by continued state violence in Black communities — from police brutality to inadequate housing and lack of fresh water — the...
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NEWS ROUNDUP: “Hamilton” Star Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyles With Obama…AND MORE
Lin-Manuel Miranda, star of the hip-hop-inspired Broadway play Hamilton, brought his rhymes with him during a visit to the White House on Monday. Miranda freestyled at the Rose Garden about a range of...
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West Point Clears Cadets Who Raised Black Power Fists In Photo
16 black female cadets at West Point raised their fists while in uniform. The Army is now investigating them. https://t.co/hs14WRFZ63 — Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) May 5, 2016 Sixteen female West...
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