VP Harris has denounced Florida’s new curriculum standards regarding how slaves learned skills that “benefitted” them
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San Francisco Board Approves $5 Million Reparation Payments for Black Residents
Reparation payments of $5 million to eligible Black residents has been unanimously accepted by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, reports CNN. On Tuesday, a meeting convened by the Board of Supervisors included a presentation by San Francisco’s African American Reparations…
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No Expulsions After Racist ‘Slave Auction’ Staged By High School Football Players In Viral Video
Source: Tony Anderson / Getty A high school in Yuba City, California canceled the remainder of its football team’s season after players were caught filming a racist prank in which they pretended to “auction” off their fellow Black teammates. But…
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Rush Limbaugh’s Most Racist Quotes: A Timeline Of Destructive Commentary
UPDATED: 5:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 20, 2020 — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Monday that his lung cancer is terminal. He made the announcement about his “death sentence” on his eponymous radio show more than 10 months after…
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Black man blasts White school board member for defending Robert E. Lee (Video)
A heated discussion at the East Baton Rouge Parish school board in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, went viral over the weekend. Members of the board were debating the possible renaming of Lee High School, which is named for Confederate Gen. Robert…
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Seven Things To Know About Juneteenth
UPDATED: 3:03 a.m. ET, June 19, 2020 — Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. It is one of the most important days in Black History, representing freedom and liberation. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may…
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Juneteenth: Celebrating The Early Moments Of Freedom Today
UPDATED: 2:54 a.m. ET, June 19, 2020 — Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday of notable significance for many African Americans. June 19, 1865, highlights the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas,…
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Lecrae responds to White pastor who called slavery a blessing
(Photo: provided by artist) Lecrae recently caught backlash after he appeared in a taped conversation with Chic-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy and Atlanta megachurch pastor Louie Giglio. During the discussion, Giglio claimed that slavery was a blessing. “We understand the curse that…
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South African School Under Fire For Racist Classroom Activity
Parklands College, a school in Cape Town, South Africa has issued an apology after it came under fire for a racist classroom activity given to Grade 7 learners to complete. The activity, titled “Fun Activity”, required that learners design a…
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