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‘Hands off our girls’ Toyin Adekale fights for innocent young black females
Toyin Adekale is a British born, Sierra Leonian/Nigerian artist and songwriter who for decades has been hitting the charts, mostly in reggae music. Toyins’ success has spanned several genres and decades crossing over into pop allowing her to reach many people worldwide. She wants to use her voice to predominantly highlight the plight of young black girls in Africa and the rest of the world who are suffering from constant sexual abuse.
Biden To Sign Legislation Named For Emmett Till Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime
President Joe Biden will sign the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act into law Tuesday, making lynching a hate crime under federal law.
Congress failed to pass...
Black Iowa Students Forced To Sit In The Back Of The Bus After Dispute...
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Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Felony Voting Law Is Constitutional, Federal Court Rules
A Jim Crow-era provision of the Mississippi constitution designed to disfranchise Black voters is constitutional, a federal appellate court ruled on Wednesday.
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Grand Jury Declines To Indict Woman In Emmett Till Killing
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly...
Floridian Ashley Adirika Accepted Into All Eight Ivy League Schools
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Howard University And At Least 6 Other HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats, Triggering Lockdown And...
At least seven historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats Tuesday, January 4, 2022, school officials said, triggering abrupt evacuations of students and...
Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves’ Home Run King, Dead At Age 86
Hank Aaron, Braves legend who once held the record for most career home runs, died on Friday morning. He was 86 years old. Aaron's...
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TikTok Ban Is Being Fast-Tracked In Congress. What Does That Mean?
TikTok may face a crossroads sooner than later, with a divest-or-ban bill getting fast-tracked in Congress.
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Organizers Say Colorado Abortion Access Amendment Has Enough Signatures To Make 2024 Election Ballot
The Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom coalition, which is working to get a constitutional amendment on the state's ballot that would enshrine abortion access,...
NAIA Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
Athletes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will only be allowed to compete in women's sports if they were assigned the female...