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Republican lawmakers in Tennessee approved a controversial new congressional map that removes the state’s only majority-Black U.S. House district, centered around the city of Memphis. The decision has sparked protests, lawsuits, and national debate over voting rights and representation.
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Salenah Cartier, a 23-year-old African American woman from Houston, Texas, has become the youngest PhD graduate at the University of Houston. She earned a doctorate in education and continues focusing on improving learning access for underserved communities.
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“There has been no war that we have not fought and died on the front lines of. There has been no job we haven’t done. There’s no tax they haven’t levied against us. And we’ve paid all of them. But freedom is somehow always conditional here. ‘You’re free,’ they keep telling us.
President Obama officially declares June 2016 African-American Music Appreciation Month
On May 31, President Obama declared the month of June 2016 “African-American Music Appreciation Month” in a presidential proclamation.
The Discovery Museum in Fort Lauderdale is arguably the most state of the art museum in our great state
Roots and Tony-winning actress Anika Noni Rose has signed up for a groundbreaking role–African-American politician Shirley Chisholm
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