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Rose B. Gordon and her family: another story told 0 BlueMTexpat Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2203
21st Century Movers and Shakers - Names I've never heard of. 0 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 10 3514
Here's the Novel Richard Wright Wasn't Allowed to Publish 0 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 16 2578
Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy! Week 2 3 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 2206
Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy! Week 1 1 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2537
Calling out for his mother. 10 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2159
Jury awards $1M to Oregon woman who was told 'I don't serve Black people' after trying to get gas 3 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 9 3511
They Posed As Master & Slave, The Saga of Ellen and Wm. Craft: Book Review, LAT (AA) 1 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2475
Caron Nazario: Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 2479
Rest in Power, Anita Pointer--Women's Rights Champion, On and Off the Stage 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3092
WaymoTheGod's past hateful comments about Black women return to haunt him 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3771
Pele, Brazil's mighty king of 'beautiful game,' has died at 82 3 peppertree Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2502
This message was self-deleted by its author 14 drmeow Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1965
ASIAN AND BLACK COMMUNITY COOKOUT A first-ever event in San Francisco helped unite two communities 1 YoshidaYui Dec 2022 Dec 2022 15 3326
Deion Sanders' Rocky Mountain high is a low for Black colleges 3 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2188
Oklahoma corrections officer imprisoned for using white supremacist gang as own personal hit squad 0 Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2254
Trial starts for Aaron Dean, former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2951
Remembering the 1936 National Spelling Bee and how hatred eliminated a bright young girl from Akron 3 douglas9 Jul 2021 Dec 2022 14 3822
Judge to arraign ex-DA charged in Arbery killing's aftermath 3 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 11 1857
Black Turnout in Midterms One of Low Points for Democrats 6 mnhtnbb Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 3240
Clarence Gilyard, 'Die Hard' and 'Walker, Texas Ranger' star, dead at 66 1 peppertree Nov 2022 Nov 2022 7 3603
Men indicted for shooting at Mississippi delivery driver 3 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 2571
Ashley's Sack 1 mercuryblues Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 1597
Brace for impact 7 BWdem4life Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 2760
Virginia McLaurin has passed away at the age of 113 5 Mosby Nov 2022 Nov 2022 14 3448
Just watched this great film on YouTube. 0 70sEraVet Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 1870
With Val Demings' and Cheri Beasley's Losses, There Are Still No Black Women in the U.S. Senate 2 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3218
More Than a Symbol: 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1563
'Traveling While Black': Virtual reality exhibit at Civil Rights Memorial Center will immerse audien 2 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 2906
Congrats, you canceled Kanye. Call me when White guys get in trouble. 4 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 2633

African American Continued...

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Chemical hair straighteners linked to higher risk of uterine cancer for Black women, study shows 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 8334
With SisterMentors, Dr. Shireen Lewis Is Building a Fierce Future for Women and Girls of Color in Ed 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 2845
Black Women Lead: From the Stage to the Streets 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1324
Woke is now a dog whistle for Black. What's next? 3 douglas9 Sep 2022 Oct 2022 13 3304
How a Hostile America Undermined Its Black World War II Veterans 4 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 3014
On PBS, Making Black America: Through the Grapevine (starts tonight, 10-4) 0 Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 2236
Aretha Franklin Was Tracked By the FBI for 40 Years. Here's What's In Her File 27 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 81 7408
BYU hit by fresh allegations of racist abuse from crowd at athletic event 4 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2499
This is very cool IMHO 6 The Polack MSgt Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2180
Alexander Twilight Day 2022 (Brownington, VT) 0 sl8 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 2167
I DID IT! - I sold 200 Copies of Afro-Bougie Blues. 1 qwlauren35 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 3007
Africans In America, resource bank, WGHB PBS 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1615
Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis dies aged 87 0 peppertree Sep 2022 Sep 2022 10 2124
The Lion's Den. My VFW Post Commander and Alderman hosts this every Sunday 1 The Polack MSgt Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2856
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 live love laugh Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1966
First Cop pleades guilty to Breonna Taylor murder 7 irisblue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 2809
(African-American Group) Michael Twitty's 'Koshersoul' blends history, culture and culinary identity 1 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2356
Lt. Gen. Michael Langley becomes first African American Marine promoted to 4-star general 4 peppertree Aug 2022 Aug 2022 13 2594
Anybody read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson? 4 live love laugh Jul 2022 Aug 2022 7 1866
DOJ: Buffett company discriminated against Black homebuyers 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 2230
Oxford University Press + Harvard is creating a dictionary of African American English UPDATE 6 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 2537
102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1208
After 246 years, Marines set for their first Black four-star general 1 douglas9 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 4350
Black Artists under Nazi Persecution 0 Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1491
Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime 3 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 2267
Et tu Sesame Place? 2 live love laugh Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 2154
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 live love laugh Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1072
Officer Dunn and a tweet from this morning. 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 29 2190
Buffalo market reopens to debate over healing, sensitivity 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1576
That "apology" yesterday 12July 2022 at the J6 hearing a thread 7 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 16 2427

African American Continued...

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This message was self-deleted by its author 2 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1556
Black History Month 2022 Jeopardy Boards Post Mortem - Who Did I Leave Out? 3 qwlauren35 Feb 2022 Jun 2022 3 2150
2011 documentary featuring Colombia Vice-President Elect Francia Marquez Mina (Suarez Gold) 2 old as dirt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1752
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture 2 irisblue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 1548
Charles Blockson's grade school teacher told him Black people have no history. He set out to prove h 0 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 2000
Black lawmakers 'outraged' over Virginia health commissioner demand action 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 13 1789
Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1458
Inquest Into Death of Charleena Lyles Begins 2 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 2491
Afro-Bougie Blues - My Book is Out! 10 qwlauren35 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 1711
Best Campaign Ad of 2022: Lynching Was 'Used To Kill My Ancestors' 3 JustAnotherGen Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 2041
Once again. The Lion's Den 0 The Polack MSgt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1721
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 The Polack MSgt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1004
Encore Episode: Tulsa Race Massacre 1 Across-the-Desk Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1864
Rhiannon Giddens opera: Omar 3 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1358
"The Best Man Holiday" star Nia Long, also "Friday" and many other films... 0 brush May 2022 May 2022 1 1489
In honor of Tennessee's US Colored Troops, a Clarksville organization's exciting contribution 0 70sEraVet May 2022 May 2022 10 2090
prime example of... 2 llashram May 2022 May 2022 1 1585
General Lee Avenue in Fort Hamilton finally renamed, honor Black Brooklyn war hero John Earl Warren 0 douglas9 May 2022 May 2022 5 1657
Charles Booker becomes first Black Kentuckian to win a Democratic primary for US Senate 0 qwlauren35 May 2022 May 2022 4 1429
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