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They Posed As Master & Slave, The Saga of Ellen and Wm. Craft: Book Review, LAT (AA) 1 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2935

Caron Nazario: Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 2863

Rest in Power, Anita Pointer--Women's Rights Champion, On and Off the Stage 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3500

WaymoTheGod's past hateful comments about Black women return to haunt him 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 4477

Pele, Brazil's mighty king of 'beautiful game,' has died at 82 3 peppertree Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3075

This message was self-deleted by its author 14 drmeow Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 3447

ASIAN AND BLACK COMMUNITY COOKOUT A first-ever event in San Francisco helped unite two communities 1 YoshidaYui Dec 2022 Dec 2022 15 3805

Deion Sanders' Rocky Mountain high is a low for Black colleges 3 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2743

Oklahoma corrections officer imprisoned for using white supremacist gang as own personal hit squad 0 Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2667

Trial starts for Aaron Dean, former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3351

Remembering the 1936 National Spelling Bee and how hatred eliminated a bright young girl from Akron 3 douglas9 Jul 2021 Dec 2022 14 4390

Judge to arraign ex-DA charged in Arbery killing's aftermath 3 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 11 2443

Black Turnout in Midterms One of Low Points for Democrats 6 mnhtnbb Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 4019

Clarence Gilyard, 'Die Hard' and 'Walker, Texas Ranger' star, dead at 66 1 peppertree Nov 2022 Nov 2022 7 4121

Men indicted for shooting at Mississippi delivery driver 3 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 3137

Ashley's Sack 1 mercuryblues Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 2068

Brace for impact 7 BWdem4life Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 3563

Virginia McLaurin has passed away at the age of 113 5 Mosby Nov 2022 Nov 2022 14 4191

Just watched this great film on YouTube. 0 70sEraVet Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 2330

With Val Demings' and Cheri Beasley's Losses, There Are Still No Black Women in the U.S. Senate 2 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3733

More Than a Symbol: 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1954

'Traveling While Black': Virtual reality exhibit at Civil Rights Memorial Center will immerse audien 2 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 3414

Congrats, you canceled Kanye. Call me when White guys get in trouble. 4 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 3247

Chemical hair straighteners linked to higher risk of uterine cancer for Black women, study shows 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 8839

With SisterMentors, Dr. Shireen Lewis Is Building a Fierce Future for Women and Girls of Color in Ed 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 3230

Black Women Lead: From the Stage to the Streets 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1716

Woke is now a dog whistle for Black. What's next? 3 douglas9 Sep 2022 Oct 2022 13 3863

How a Hostile America Undermined Its Black World War II Veterans 4 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 3671

On PBS, Making Black America: Through the Grapevine (starts tonight, 10-4) 0 Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 2644

Aretha Franklin Was Tracked By the FBI for 40 Years. Here's What's In Her File 27 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 81 9731

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BYU hit by fresh allegations of racist abuse from crowd at athletic event 4 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 3102

This is very cool IMHO 6 The Polack MSgt Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2880

Alexander Twilight Day 2022 (Brownington, VT) 0 sl8 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 2564

I DID IT! - I sold 200 Copies of Afro-Bougie Blues. 1 qwlauren35 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 3443

Africans In America, resource bank, WGHB PBS 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 2274

Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis dies aged 87 0 peppertree Sep 2022 Sep 2022 10 2509

The Lion's Den. My VFW Post Commander and Alderman hosts this every Sunday 1 The Polack MSgt Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 3295

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 live love laugh Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2560

First Cop pleades guilty to Breonna Taylor murder 7 irisblue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 3495

(African-American Group) Michael Twitty's 'Koshersoul' blends history, culture and culinary identity 1 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2827

Lt. Gen. Michael Langley becomes first African American Marine promoted to 4-star general 4 peppertree Aug 2022 Aug 2022 13 3388

Anybody read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson? 4 live love laugh Jul 2022 Aug 2022 7 2518

DOJ: Buffett company discriminated against Black homebuyers 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 2618

Oxford University Press + Harvard is creating a dictionary of African American English UPDATE 6 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 3271

102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1579

After 246 years, Marines set for their first Black four-star general 1 douglas9 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 4787

Black Artists under Nazi Persecution 0 Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1880

Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime 3 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 2893

Et tu Sesame Place? 2 live love laugh Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 2661

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 live love laugh Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1395

Officer Dunn and a tweet from this morning. 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 29 2899

Buffalo market reopens to debate over healing, sensitivity 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1977

That "apology" yesterday 12July 2022 at the J6 hearing a thread 7 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 16 3174

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 2074

Black History Month 2022 Jeopardy Boards Post Mortem - Who Did I Leave Out? 3 qwlauren35 Feb 2022 Jun 2022 3 2726

2011 documentary featuring Colombia Vice-President Elect Francia Marquez Mina (Suarez Gold) 2 old as dirt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2247

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture 2 irisblue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 2074

Charles Blockson's grade school teacher told him Black people have no history. He set out to prove h 0 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 2409

Black lawmakers 'outraged' over Virginia health commissioner demand action 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 13 2221

Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1866

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Inquest Into Death of Charleena Lyles Begins 2 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 3390

Afro-Bougie Blues - My Book is Out! 10 qwlauren35 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 2775

Best Campaign Ad of 2022: Lynching Was 'Used To Kill My Ancestors' 3 JustAnotherGen Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 2637

Once again. The Lion's Den 0 The Polack MSgt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 2102

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 The Polack MSgt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1367

Encore Episode: Tulsa Race Massacre 1 Across-the-Desk Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 2355

Rhiannon Giddens opera: Omar 3 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1950

"The Best Man Holiday" star Nia Long, also "Friday" and many other films... 0 brush May 2022 May 2022 1 1898

In honor of Tennessee's US Colored Troops, a Clarksville organization's exciting contribution 0 70sEraVet May 2022 May 2022 10 2607

prime example of... 2 llashram May 2022 May 2022 1 2125

General Lee Avenue in Fort Hamilton finally renamed, honor Black Brooklyn war hero John Earl Warren 0 douglas9 May 2022 May 2022 5 2080

Charles Booker becomes first Black Kentuckian to win a Democratic primary for US Senate 0 qwlauren35 May 2022 May 2022 4 1805

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 qwlauren35 May 2022 May 2022 0 1318

with the obvious 0 llashram May 2022 May 2022 3 1762

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE WHO USED RACIST LANGUAGE HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF CASES, COURT SAYS 0 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 5 2269

Powerful Words. 5 sheshe2 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 17 2491

Birthing while Black' is a national crisis for the US. Here's what Black lawmakers want to do about 0 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 Apr 2022 10 2327

CRT and facts 14 llashram Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 5019

Ok, so this is my first post on DU 15 BWdem4life Apr 2022 Apr 2022 9 3616

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