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Tennessee approves Trump redistricting plan, dividing majority-Black Memphis voting bloc
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Tennessee approves Trump redistricting plan, dividing majority-Black Memphis voting bloc

Tennessee approves Trump redistricting plan, dividing majority-Black Memphis voting bloc | WPLN News On Air – 90.3 WPLN-FM Source link

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Op-Ed | Black homeownership is on the line, NYC must protect it
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Op-Ed | Black homeownership is on the line, NYC must protect it

Homeownership is more than a milestone. For generations in New York’s Black community, it has represented stability in the face of uncertainty, dignity in the…

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African American culture, art come to life in Hoskins’ History Museum in Redwood City 
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African American culture, art come to life in Hoskins’ History Museum in Redwood City 

The Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center in Redwood City showcases founder Carolyn Hoskins’ extensive personal collection of African American art, history, artifacts, memorabilia, books, musical recordings and videos.   Items are on numerous folding…

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Kodak Black arrested in Orange County – NBC 6 South Florida
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Kodak Black arrested in Orange County – NBC 6 South Florida

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement. Orange County Jail records list…

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Opinion | The Voting Rights Act Changed America. Now, It Can Change.
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Opinion | The Voting Rights Act Changed America. Now, It Can Change.

Before me as I write this is a photo album open to the one surviving image of my great-grandfather John Hamilton McWhorter II, a rural…

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NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map • Tennessee Lookout
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NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map • Tennessee Lookout

The NAACP’s Tennessee chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon challenging the legality of the state’s new congressional map, redrawn so a majority-Black voting district was…

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Today in Black History: May 7th
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Today in Black History: May 7th

1878 – Joseph Winters Earns Patent for Fire Escape Ladder Joseph Winters, born in 1816, was an abolitionist and inventor who transformed firefighting technology. He…

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City of College Park honors original Black community with historic markers
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City of College Park honors original Black community with historic markers

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of College Park is honoring the city’s original Black community in the Six West District by installing…

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