North Carolina high school gets its first Black valedictorian in 100 years
Francis Akhalbey
Alecia Washington’s mother praised Gwendolyn Bailey, the first Black student to attend R.J. Reynolds High School post-segregation, for laying the foundati ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 6:38PM
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For Black Americans, Trump’s claim of unjust indictment is ‘insulting’
By Gerren Keith Gaynor
The GOP’s claim that Trump is a victim of a “two-tiered” justice system could be seen as ironic when considering the wrongs Black people faced historic ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 6:03PM
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This Day in Black History: June 13, 2005
Michael Jackson was acquitted of 10 counts of child molestation on June 13, 2005.
Michael Jackson was exonerated of child molestation, conspiracy and alcohol charges by a California jury on June 13, 2005. ...
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently released a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grant program that supports academic accele ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 3:05PM
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For Immediate Release From HIS ROYAL MAJESTY GENERAL SENATOR BEN CARDIN!
Pride is celebrated throughout June https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/05/31/a-proclamation-on-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer-and-in ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 1:35PM
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For Immediate Release From Center For Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships!
the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing more than $95 million in awards across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthe ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 12:10PM
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For Immediate Release From Center For Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships!
the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing more than $95 million in awards across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthe ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 12:07PM
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De'Mario Monte Thornton (born June 13, 1985), known as Raz-B, is an American singer and actor, who was a founding member of R&B boy band B2K.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Raz B was a creator and member of the group B2K as a teen. During his time in th ...
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President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated the first Black American, then-Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall, to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place.”
But his push ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 9:45AM
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Oscar Dunn, America’s Forgotten First Black Lieutenant Governor
The New Orleans pioneer’s legacy has been overshadowed, and an intended monument never built.
BY CHELSEA ADAMS
THERE ARE STATUES OF MANY people in the city of New Orleans. But Oscar ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 9:36AM
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Loving v. Virginia United States law case
Loving v. Virginia, legal case, decided on June 12, 1967, in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously (9–0) struck down state antimiscegenation statutes in Virginia as unconstitutional under the equal prot ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 4:44PM
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Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman Were Murdered 25 Years Ago Today: 'The Pain Is Always There'
On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were found brutally murdered in front of her condo
By KC Baker
Twenty-five years ago to ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 4:27PM
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