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       In March of 1827, two courageous Black men—Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm—published the first edition of Freedom’s Journal in New York City. With that bold act, they established what we now know as the Black Press of America.

By Liv Caputo (Source  Florida Phoenix) Schools tied to designated terrorist organizations must lose their state-sponsored tuition vouchers and college students supporting these groups must be…

       Bryant, who had urged churches and supporters to participate in what was called the “Target Fast,” recently admitted that announcing the end of that phase of the protest created confusion and frustration among many supporters who believed the broader boycott itself had been called off.

       “I kind of felt violated,” she recalls, describing how two male correctional officers searched her and unzipped her hoodie despite her objections. Angry and intoxicated, she flooded a toilet in her pod after being denied a phone call. “It was like an out of body situation,” she says. “I was so mad they wouldn’t let me make a phone call. I could’ve bonded out that night.”

       “Has the Third World War already begun, or is the world still not entering it, are we balancing?” Medvedev said. “Formally, no, but if Trump continues his insane course of criminal regime change, it will undoubtedly begin. And any event could trigger it. Any event. This is a war by the US and its allies to maintain global dominance. The pigs don’t want to give up their trough.”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The document that could lead to an executive order proposes using the claim that China interfered with the 2020 elections as grounds to “declare a national emergency.” The move would be an unprecedented step that would grant Trump new authority over the voting systems in the U.S.

  Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, holds a sign that read “Black People Aren’t Apes.” during the State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

Civil Rights TV, the world’s first 24-hour television network dedicated exclusively to civil rights history, education, and future equity, has officially launched on the Connect To Your City OTT platform powered by Connect2OTT.

       The report, issued jointly by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), states that most of the 26 gangs currently operating in Haiti are involved in child trafficking. Children are forced into a range of activities, from running errands and collecting extortion payments to violent acts, including kidnappings, property destruction, targeted killings, and sexual abuse.

Mary Smith-Blackmon, an African American woman from Canton, Mississippi, who became the first Black student to graduate from the town’s all-white public school in 1966, remembers both the struggles and the small victories of her journey. Despite harassment and isolation, she graduated with honors and later devoted over 30 years to teaching.