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Higher Education Promotes Six Black Leaders to Administrative Positions

Recent appointments in academia highlight the accomplishments of several professionals across various institutions. Brandon Toliver has taken up a role at Tuskegee University in Alabama, while Brandon Nzekwe joins the College of Southern Maryland. In Louisiana, Kenyatta Shamburger has been appointed...

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How Slavery in Grenada Bolstered King George IV's Wealth

Recent research has uncovered that King George IV may have gleaned personal profits from slavery in Grenada. Desirée Baptiste, a specialist in transatlantic slavery and colonialism at the National Archives in London, discovered an 1823-24 payment record equating to today’s value of $138,490. This su...

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Key Events in Black History: August 6-12, 2025 Revealed

**This Week in Black History: August 6-12** August 6 In 1870, one of the most overtly racist acts post-Civil War occurred as White extremists violently suppressed Black voting rights in Tennessee, undermining a coalition of Black and progressive White legislators and effectively concluding Reconst...

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Legendary Singer Dionne Warwick Rips Piers Morgan's For His Beyoncé Hate

Dionne Warwick has come forward to support Beyoncé in the face of criticism regarding her recent Levi’s advertisement. Warwick’s defense followed Piers Morgan's accusation of “cultural appropriation” aimed at Beyoncé after the campaign was revealed. Morgan expressed his disappointment, asserting tha...

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Community Calls for Hate Crime Charges as White Teens Assault Black Boy

Community members and supporters are advocating for justice following the violent assault of an African American teenager outside a California movie theater by a group of white youths, as reported by Atlanta Black Star. The incident involved 18-year-old Michael Robinson and his companion outside a R...