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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas
As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas when the last slaves were informed that they were free, let’s look at the history behind Juneteenth in a different way. Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation to go into effect on January 1, 1863. General Lee surrendered at Appomattox on…
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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas
As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas...
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America: No Longer the Shining City on the Hill
Imagine for a moment that the immigrants coming to America are leaving their countries not...
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Ghana closes Washington, D.C. embassy over alleged visa scam
As part of an inquiry into a suspected visa scam, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s foreign...
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
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Culture
Egypt: How the North African nation is using sports to boost its global image and economy
Egypt is turning to sports as a key tool to improve its international image, strengthen diplomatic ties, and support long-term development goals. This strategy is part of a growing global trend where countries use cultural influence, not force, to achieve foreign policy aims. Through sports diplomacy, Egypt is promoting national pride, attracting tourists, and creating…
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New details about mysterious structures found beneath Egypt’s Giza pyramids could rewrite human history: report
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Why African-Americans are moving to Africa in droves, and should you?
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Disney star China Anne McClain apologizes after facing backlash for touching resting sea turtle in Hawaii
Disney star China Anne McClain has apologized after she faced backlash over a video that showed...
History
TikToker goes viral for claiming Harriet Tubman did not exist
Some Black TikTokers have claimed that Harriet Tubman wasn’t a real person. As reported by The Root, a content creator named Ce Chronicles alleged in a since-deleted video that famed abolitionist Tubman was actually a U.S. government spy called Araminta Ross. The TikToker also claimed that abolitionist Sojourner Truth was also a spy and that her…
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40 years after becoming NC State’s first Black student president, Kevin Howell is now 1st Black chancellor
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College student Dennis Hubert awarded his degree 95 years after he is lynched
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
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Women
Controversy after student refuses to stand for National Anthem at her graduation
A video of an African-American female student remaining seated during the national anthem at her college graduation has sparked controversy online. With over 600,000 views, the video has generated a lot of debate. The video shows the woman seated at the graduation ceremony as the national anthem is played. Others around her are standing. The description in…
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Meet Shuntia Lucas, who is now the first Black woman to be promoted to sergeant in Dane County Sheriff’s Office
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15-year-old lost dad to skin cancer, so she developed organic sunscreen to help people with albinism
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How this mom and daughter pushed each other to graduate from HBCU together
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Brookings Metro Launches Dashboard To Bridge Black Business Ownership Gaps
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