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#Juneteenth Town Hall: Future of Black Freedom - Black women activists, lawyers, organizers, artists, historians, and all-around change-makers discuss the future of Black freedom. #JuneteenthNBCIT pscp.tv/w/c5zliDFtTUVQbkpXUG…
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Tomorrow! Join us for Reparation Information Thought Series: "The 5th Little Girl: Sole Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, The Sarah Collins Rudolph Story." Friday, November 13, 2026 | 1:00–2:15 PM RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #Reparations #BlackAmericans
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Philly’s Black History, Revived The late Audrey Johnson-Thorton didn’t just rescue Belmont Mansion. She also rescued its history. Her granddaughters are continuing the work with a fundraiser this week #BlackHistory thephiladelphiacitizen.org/b…
Philly's Black History, Revived at Belmont Mansion

Philly's Black History, Revived at Belmont Mansion

The late Audrey Johnson-Thorton both rescued Belmont Mansion andi ts history. Her granddaughters are continuing her work

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Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert On How Five Black Women Artists Built Freedom at the Village Gate ebony.com/dr-soyica-diggs-co…
Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert On How Five Black Women Artists Built Freedom at the Village Gate - EBONY

Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert On How Five Black Women Artists Built Freedom at the Village Gate - EBONY

In her new book Freedom’s Gate, the scholar explores how Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone shaped one another’s art and activism at New York’s Village...

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Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction #BlackVoterReady afro.com/politics/scott-colo…
Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first Black U.S. ...

Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first Black U.S. ...

Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory mar...

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Less than 3 days away! Reparation Information Thought Series: "The 5th Little Girl: Sole Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, The Sarah Collins Rudolph Story." Friday, November 13, 2026 | 1:00–2:15 PM RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #Reparations #BlackAmericans
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reparation Information Thought Series: The 5th Little...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reparation Information Thought Series: The 5th Little...

Reparation Information Thought Series Fireside Chat (Virtual) The 5th Little Girl: Sole Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing: The Sarah Collins Rudolph Story Sarah Collins Rudolph, in...

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Across the South, Voters Turned Anger Into a ‘Blacklash’ Black voters approached the elections with an urgency fueled by concerns ranging from threats to voting rights to the rising cost of living. capitalbnews.org/2026-midter…
Across the South, Voters Turned Anger Into a ‘Blacklash’

Across the South, Voters Turned Anger Into a ‘Blacklash’

Black voters approached the elections with an urgency fueled by concerns ranging from threats to voting rights to the rising cost of living.

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The Art of Belonging: LA Commons unveils 4 new art installations ladowntownnews.com/arts_and_…
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How reliance on a credit reporting agency led to Mississippi’s voting mess in the midterms thegrio.com/2026/11/09/missi…
How reliance on a credit reporting agency led to Mississippi's voting mess in the midterms

How reliance on a credit reporting agency led to Mississippi's voting mess in the midterms

A $50,000 deal with Experian in 2024 might be the reason for election chaos in Mississippi as all eyes are on its Senate race.

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Join us for the next installment of the Reparation Information Thought Series: "The 5th Little Girl: Sole Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, The Sarah Collins Rudolph Story." Friday, November 13, 2026 | 1:00–2:15 PM ET RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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A Command Through the Culture Southern University and A&M College recently held its annual Second Line to the Polls event, transforming a historic Louisiana cultural tradition into a powerful mobilization effort. #BlackHistory blackpressusa.com/a-command-…
A Command Through the Culture

A Command Through the Culture

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY - SOUTHERNDIGEST — Southern University and A&M College recently held its annual Second Line to the Polls event, transforming a historic Louisiana cultural tradition into a...

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Few museums show the North’s Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is ‘just getting started’ cbs17.com/news/ap-few-museum…
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Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on cnbc.com/2026/11/08/scott-co…
Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on

Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on

The state is still tallying ballots that could make Colom the first Black senator from this Deep South state since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

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Identity, resilience and community: early Black portrait photography – in pictures #BlackHistory theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Identity, resilience and community: early Black portrait photography – in pictures

Identity, resilience and community: early Black portrait photography – in pictures

A new Washington DC exhibition shows how African Americans have used portrait photography to depict themselves, their communities, their aspirations and their identities

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Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer In a major upset, Katherine Juhan-Arnold defeated a Republican incumbent to lead Georgia’s agriculture department, the oldest in the nation. #BlackHistory capitalbnews.org/katherine-j…
Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer

Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer

In a major upset, Katherine Juhan-Arnold defeated a Republican incumbent to lead Georgia’s agriculture department, the oldest in the nation.

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Statement from the Reparation Education Project on the Midterm Elections: Beyond the Blue Tsunami, Electoral Change Must Deliver Justice #BlackVoterReady nbcit.org/statement-from-the…
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In Georgia, voters elected its first woman and Black person to serve as its commissioner of agriculture. The win is no small feat for this often overlooked, but powerful role. Historically, white Republican men have held these offices. NEW: capitalbnews.org/katherine-j…
Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer

Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer

In a major upset, Katherine Juhan-Arnold defeated a Republican incumbent to lead Georgia’s agriculture department, the oldest in the nation.

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The NAACP announced it has "deployed national legal, policy, and field staff to Mississippi" amid the tight Senate race
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Please read this powerful New York Magazine story about Nolan Wells’ parents and their relentless pursuit of answers. Despite their grief, they refuse to stop fighting for answers about their 18-year-old son's death. Their strength deserves our support! 🙏🏿 nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
The Family of Nolan Wells Still Wants Justice

The Family of Nolan Wells Still Wants Justice

Four months after the Black teen’s unexplained death, his family and friends refuse to move on.

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Stacey Abrams Issues Statement on Historical Black Wins Following the 2026 Midterm Elections #BlackVoterReady nbcit.org/stacey-abrams-issu…
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Black Harvest Film Festival Celebrates 32nd Year With Lineup ‘For Us, By Us’ blockclubchicago.org/2026/11…
Black Harvest Film Festival Celebrates 32nd Year With Lineup 'For Us, By Us'

Black Harvest Film Festival Celebrates 32nd Year With Lineup 'For Us, By Us'

The festival showcasing films created by Black artists returns to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center Friday through Nov. 15 with 10 shorts as well as feature-length...

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