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Apr 15, 2022 · Groups seek 2 districts with large Black voter bases. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s seven-member congressional delegation for decades has consisted of a single African-American member, elected from the only district with a majority Black population. October 24, 2021.
Researchers in Tulsa, Okla., have concluded their latest round of test excavations in the search for remains of Black victims killed during a race massacre nearly a century ago. Tulsa officials ...
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The 1960s were tumultuous years indeed. During the long, hot summers from 1965 to 1968, American cities saw approximately 150 race riots and other uprisings. The protests were a sign of profound citizen anger about a nation that was, according to the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, “moving toward two societies, one black, one white...
So, how far have black people progressed since 1968? Have we gotten our fair share yet? Those questions have been on my mind a lot this month. In some ways, we’ve barely budged as a people. Poverty is still too common in the U.S. In 1968, 25 million Americans — roughly 13 percent of the population — lived below poverty level. In 2016, 43.1 million ...
There are, of course, positive trends. Today, far more African-Americans graduate from college – 38 percent – than they did 50 years ago. Our incomes are also way up. Black adults experienced a more significant income increase from 1980 to 2016 – from $28,667 to $39,490 – than any other U.S. demographic group. This, in part, is why there’s now a si...
I don’t have to wonder what Dr. King would recommend. He believed in institutional racism. In 1968, King and the Southern Christian Leadership Council sought to tackle inequality with the Economic Bill of Rights. This was not a legislative proposal, per se, but a moral vision of a just America where all citizens had educational opportunities, a hom...
Jun 3, 2020 · NBCBLK. 'Not being fully free': The toll of everyday racism on black Americans. Analysis: Black Americans have grown tired of being forced to make the case for their citizenship, their...
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Dec 17, 2021 · The Biggest Black History Events in 2021 - The New York Times. What Made Black History in 2021? After the tumult and triumphs of 2020, here are the achievements that shaped the first year following...
By: Shelley McKinley, Ed.D. August 20th, called Slavery Remembrance Day, is fast approaching and commemorates the day that the first 20 enslaved Africans arrived to American shores on the slave ship called the White Lion at Point Comfort, VA in 1619, near what is today called Norfolk.
