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American history Natchez Mississippi Devil’s Punchbowl Civil War-era atrocity
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The Devil’s Punchbowl Was Worse Than You Were Taught
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Melanie D’Arrigo
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This stopped being about immigration once Trump's DOJ started labeling anyone who spoke out against Trump's actions as "domestic terrorists," and they started justifying ICE attacking and killing Americans in the streets. We all understand where this is heading.
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The United States is currently sending massive air and naval forces to attack Iran but starting a war with Iran will be protracted, costly, and a catastrophic regional conflict.
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Dr. Anna Julia Cooper born 1858 Black Excellence
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A Voice from the South: Dr. Anna Julia Cooper | In Custodia Legis
This blog post discusses the history of civil rights activist, essayist on society and the law, feminist and scholar Dr. Anna Julia Cooper, first African American woman to earn a Ph.D from the Sorbonn...
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Reuters
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US employment growth through March revised down by 862,000 jobs
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US employment growth through March revised down by 862,000 jobs
The U.S. economy created 862,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March 2025 than previously estimated, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Wednesday.
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Simon Rosenberg
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We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began. However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
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Employment Situation Summary - 2026 M01 Results
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Robert Smalls Sailing From Slavery to Freedom 1862
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Robert Smalls, from Escaped Slave to House of Representatives | African American History Blog | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Robert Smalls made a daring sea escape during the Civil War as a slave and went on to serve five terms in Congress as a Representative from South Carolina.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom/
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Inside the Studio Museum in Harlem's showcase of Black art history in America
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Inside the Studio Museum in Harlem’s showcase of Black art history in America
It’s a celebration as well as a reckoning: After seven years, the Studio Museum in Harlem reopened this fall in a new building that showcases its history of highlighting Black artists. It’s a history ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/inside-the-studio-museum-in-harlems-showcase-of-black-art-history-in-america
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historianpub
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#Onthisday
February 9, 1995, Bernard Harris becomes the first Black man to walk in space
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Bernard Harris becomes the first Black man to walk in space | February 9, 1995 | HISTORY
NASA astronaut Bernard Harris becomes the first Black man to walk in space. His mission contributes to a burgeoning c...
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
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Today, February 7, 2026, is officially the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of Black History Month. Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday
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American history Natchez Mississippi Devil’s Punchbowl Civil War-era atrocity
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The Devil’s Punchbowl Was Worse Than You Were Taught
YouTube video by Black Journals
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Sherrilyn Ifill
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00254-z
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historianpub
7 days ago
What is the SAVE America Act? Here's what to know about the GOP elections bill - CBS News
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What is the SAVE America Act? Here's what to know about the GOP elections bill
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
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The TRiiBE
7 days ago
BLACK HISTORY — From the 1840s to the 1860s, the John and Mary Jane Richardson Jones used their influence to fight against the Illinois Black Codes that prohibited Black people from voting, required them to carry a “certificate of freedom,” and more.
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The rise of Black political power in early Chicago • The TRiiBE
From abolition to the fight for political office, the work of early Black Chicagoans helped to establish Black political power.
https://thetriibe.com/2021/06/the-rise-of-black-political-power-in-early-chicago/
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JOB CUTS SURGE IN JANUARY 2026; HIGHEST JANUARY TOTAL SINCE 2009. LOWEST JANUARY HIRING ON RECORD
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Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, Black Woman Scientist and Trailblazing Researcher
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Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, Black Woman Scientist and Trailblazing Researcher | Featured Alumni | Talladega College
Dr. Cobb was a distinguished professor and university administrator who conducted trailblazing cancer research including studies that advanced the understanding of how skin cells that produce melanin ...
https://www.talladega.edu/featured-alumni/dr-jewel-plummer-cobb-black-woman-scientist-and-trailblazing-researcher/
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African American History Timeline
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African American History Timeline (Visual)
Explore BlackPast.org's African American History Timeline. This is a comprehensive, interactive virtual timeline including events, group, people & more.
https://blackpast.org/african-american-history-timeline/
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African American Colleges during World War II in 1944 | old film footage 🎥
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African Americans Colleges During Wartime, 1944. #blackhistorymonth
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Historical Black Seattle WA Central District
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The Central District didn’t just change. Someone was murdered trying to protect it. This is the story of Edwin T. Pratt. Sweet Dives. #SweetDives #Seattle #HistoryTok #BlackHistory #CentralDistrict
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Famous Certified Architect 1921 Paul Revere Williams designed many important buildings in Los Angeles
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HERbron James 🐐
10 days ago
Day 3: Ketanji Brown Jackson The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson is a Black lawyer who currently serves as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, confirmed in 2022. She is the first Black woman & first former federal public defender to serve in this position.
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8 Black Inventors Who Made Daily Life Easier
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8 Black Inventors Who Made Daily Life Easier
Garrett Morgan, Lewis Latimer and Sarah Boone shaped how we live.
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Segregation by design Oakland
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Redlining & Demographics — SEGREGATION BY DESIGN
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A History of US Racist Federal Housing Policies
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A History of Racist Federal Housing Policies - Mass. Budget and Policy Center
Image transcription: A History of Racist Federal Housing Policies La-Brina Almeida, Policy Analyst 1933 The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) was established to assist homeowners who were in defaul...
https://massbudget.org/2021/08/06/a-history-of-racist-federal-housing-policies/
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Celebrating Black History Month
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Journey of Black History Month
For 100 years, the nation has recognized the achievements and contributions of African Americans and their place in American history during Black History Month.
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CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. JOB CUT ANNOUNCEMENT REPORT DECEMBER 2025
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Phil Lewis
14 days ago
A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that their statements on a slavery exhibit display in Philadelphia were "horrifying." "You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
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Judge Calls DOJ's Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display 'Dangerous' And 'Horrifying'
Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe told the Justice Department's attorneys, "“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-calls-dojs-slavery-exhibit-comments-dangerous_n_697d3eb1e4b0b1de95c1c9e5?origin=home-latest-news-unit
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it's Candy Love
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BREAKING: Don Lemon arrested for covering a protest in a Minnesota church. Two weeks ago a federal judge had already said there was no probable cause to arrest him.
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Don Lemon arrested over Minnesota church protest after judge previously rejected charge
The chief federal judge in Minneapolis said he saw no probable cause to arrest the longtime journalist.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-protest-00756892
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The Associated Press
15 days ago
BREAKING: A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had called 911 for help.
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A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black women who dialed 911 asking for help.
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The Guardian
15 days ago
Shut it down! The US is better off with no government than with the one it has | Judith Levine
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Shut it down! The US is better off with no government than with the one it has | Judith Levine
As senators refuse to fund Trump’s immigration crackdown, a partial shutdown is likely. For Democrats, it’s the right move
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A General Strike when people stop working and buying is the only way to make change happen in the United States
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#generalstrike ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 | Follow @historyin3 for the Real History. #blackhistory #allpowertothepeople #minneapolis #workerpower
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The Federal government is eliminating and removing Black History throughout the United States but these actions will not erase what happened historically because it’s American History and the stories will not be forgotten
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United States Federal Government shutdown January 30, 2026 at midnight because funding bill stuck in Senate
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Another government shutdown? Odds grow amid ICE funding clash
Senate Democrats, including CT's two U.S. senators, are mostly unified against new funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
https://ctmirror.org/2026/01/26/another-government-shutdown-odds-grow-amid-ice-funding-clash/
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Katie Prout
17 days ago
This is an *extremely* important story. Food pantries and mutual aid are beautiful, critical things, but the need will be greater than they can meet. People across the country are going to be forced to choose between paying for food or paying rent.
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Jay
20 days ago
We told you they would kill regular, everyday citizens. So many of us warned that the military would be weaponized against the American people. As a Project 2025 expert, it's clear to me that Project 2025 is being implemented nearly seamlessly. The terrorism we are witnessing will get much worse.
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Richard Morris
20 days ago
A public lynching.
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Wealth inequality in America just hit its widest gap in more than 3 decades resulting in a K-shaped economy…
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Wealth inequality in America just hit its widest gap in more than 3 decades
Nearly one-third of U.S. household wealth was held by the top 1% in the third quarter of 2025.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-wealth-gap-widest-in-three-decades-federal-reserve/
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump-00d0ab0338e82341fd91b160758aeb2d
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Guardian US
22 days ago
Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s critically and commercially acclaimed supernatural thriller, has become the first film to be nominated for 16 Academy Awards.
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Sinners becomes first film in history to earn 16 Oscar nominations
Ryan Coogler’s ghost story breaks records as One Battle After Another trails in second with 13 nods and Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value and Frankenstein trail with nine apiece
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
22 days ago
There’s no way I could vote to give ICE more money. Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified. (1/2)
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The Federal Budget Bill gives more money to ICE and that’s horrible! It must pass before January 30, 2026 or there would be another government shutdown.
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Gary Dauphin
26 days ago
As I read this, for the next four years ICE's yearly budgets are already coming in at 3X FY'24's funding thanks to the one big bullshit bill. They shouldn't get a dime more through regular appropriations, and any Dem who votes for that dime should be primaried
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Robert Reich
22 days ago
This is what fascism looks like. Use the word.
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Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant
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Ro Khanna
22 days ago
Today, there's a vote to triple the ICE budget. Here is what is going on and why I am leading the opposition to vote no.
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The Associated Press
23 days ago
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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If this bill doesn’t pass by Jan 30, 2026, then a Federal Government shutdown would happen. This bill doesn’t appear to benefit adverage citizens…
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Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies
House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/congress-clinches-funding-deal-for-dhs-pentagon-domestic-agencies-00735698
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Sinners movie 🎥 has been nominated in several Oscar categories 👍🏿
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
Book — Non-fiction. By James Loewen. 2018. 592 pages. Documents the history of towns across the United States that exclude African Americans (and other racial/ethnic groups) after sundown.
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historianpub
22 days ago
U.S. Court of Appeals Rules Restaurants Can Bar Black People in Nation’s Capital
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Jan. 22, 1953 | U.S. Court of Appeals Rules Restaurants Can Bar Black People in Nation’s Capital
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/jan/22
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Flojaune Cofer joins
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Flojaune Cofer joins Sacramento County Supervisor race
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