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“Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America From the Auction Block to the Cell Block”

In “Searching for Jane Crow,” historian Talitha L. LeFlouria traces the incarceration of Black women from slave jails to modern…

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“Daily Life Along the Underground Railroad” by Cassandra Newby-Alexander

Cassandra Newby-Alexander's Daily Life Along the Underground Railroad reveals the courage, planning, sacrifice, and hidden heroes who helped enslaved Americans…

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The Lie That Built The Chains

Reverend Dr. Robert M. Spooney reflects on the contradiction of American liberty and slavery, calling readers to honor human dignity…

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Black Scholars Form Group to Educate and Dismiss Election Myths on Social Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black voters continue to face enormous hurdles in the U.S. electoral process. Voter disenfranchisement and suppression are…

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OP-ED: New York City is Moving on Up

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In December 2020, Mayor DeBlasio and the New York City Council announced more than 150 awardees of…

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Cane Creek revisits ‘Free Joe’ connection as the church notes its 159th anniversary

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Pastor Dawson and the nearly 300-member congregation marked the church’s 159th anniversary with a program that marked…

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COMMENTARY: Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience

THE AFRO — History commonly and most often points to late August in the year 1619 when some “20 and…

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LeMoyne-Owen College ceremony marks 400-year odyssey of Africans in America

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — It was 400 years ago when the first Africans arrived in Jamestown, Va., marking the beginning of…

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Author Pam Bailey’s Ancestry Search Led to First Time Reunion with Close Family in South Florida

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — America’s dark tragic past with African Americans through slavery, reconstruction and Jim Crow laws led to many…

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NNPA Celebrates the CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the CBCF prepares for its 49th ALC, the focus for all involved will be on social,…

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