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Thomas Jefferson's descendant: 'He kept slaves. Sometimes I hate him'
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Thomas Jefferson's descendant: 'He kept slaves. Sometimes I hate him'

Unlike his siblings, Madison refused to ever integrate in white society, working as a carpenter in the black community. … More from News Corp. Source…

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Supreme Court analysis: Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. Clarence Thomas.
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Supreme Court analysis: Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. Clarence Thomas.

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. Keep up with all of our Supreme Court coverage and…

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Fact check: Yes, the south end of Shelburne was a Black community
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Fact check: Yes, the south end of Shelburne was a Black community

Last week, the Shelburne town council held a town hall meeting to discuss the old Morvan Road dump, which is correctly recognized as an example…

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In 1864, N.O. celebrated the emancipation with a Freedom Jubilee – Verite News

“Each gathering brought together the city's Black community — the recently emancipated and those already free — to celebrate a future of citizenship, … Source link

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Judge Orders USDA to Restore 7 Million in Federal Grants to Farmers
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Judge Orders USDA to Restore $127 Million in Federal Grants to Farmers

The Trump administration had yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists,…

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Black Church in Detroit series examines efforts to stop gun violence

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and our “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the role of the Black church in helping to reduce gun…

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‘A trailblazer’: Linda Dingle Gadson, one of the first Black women to graduate from College of Charleston, dies at 76
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‘A trailblazer’: Linda Dingle Gadson, one of the first Black women to graduate from College of Charleston, dies at 76

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Linda Dingle Gadson, one of the first four Black women to graduate from the College of Charleston, died Monday from health…

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Philadelphia’s free Blacks wielded ‘outsized influence’ 250 years ago | Local News
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Philadelphia’s free Blacks wielded ‘outsized influence’ 250 years ago | Local News

In the decades following the nation’s founding, African Americans in Philadelphia built institutions that anchored community life in a city that often denied them basic…

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Activists demand answers in seizure of 84-year-old grandfather
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Activists demand answers in seizure of 84-year-old grandfather

Members of the People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft and Black Lives Matter Greater New York, along with supporters of the family of Carmella Charrington…

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CAPITAL B GARY: The Black Families Who Built Gary’s Middle Class
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CAPITAL B GARY: The Black Families Who Built Gary’s Middle Class

Ernest Mosley planned to stay three years. Fresh out of high school in 1975, he walked three blocks from his East Chicago home to Inland…

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