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celticeagle @celticeagle (189932) • Boise, Idaho 19 Jun 22

Federal troops arrived in Galveston Texas to make sure all enslaved peoples were known to be free. It was June 19, 1865, when enslaved African-Americans became aware of their freedom in Texas and all through the southwestern...

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Rosa Parks

celticeagle @celticeagle (189932) • Boise, Idaho 1 Dec 19

Rosa Parks is famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in 1955. She was tired of giving in and refused to do this. The bus driver had demanded that Parks and three other African American riders give up their seats even...

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End of my nap and wonderful movie. Selma.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 5 May 19

I woke up with the TV on and a movie I had seen before. But this is a film to be watched many times. The film is called Selma and it portrays the march in the 60s led by Rev. Martin Luther King for the civil rights movement. The...

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Black History is American History

LaLa Leo @mrscallands22 (2851) • United States 20 Feb 12

So many people are running around this month on Facebook and Twitter, everywhere virtually, reciting quotes and stating facts that they had to research in order to even know. Schools are teaching the same exact facts and issues...

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Obama Announces African Americans for Obama organization WHAT???

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 14 Feb 12

I heard today that Obama launched the African American for Obama. What would happen if someone started a "Caucasians for Romney" or a "Caucasians for Santorum" group. They would be claimed racist to the max. So why does...

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The leading cause of death among African Americans

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 7 Jan 11

Abortion kills more African Americans than the seven leading causes of death in the United States. According to the CDC. Wow http://www.cnsnews.com/node/55956 [i]Abortion killed at least 203,991 blacks in the 36 states and...

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New Knowledge about Africans

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 26 Dec 10

I was going to title this new knowledge about African Americans but that doesnt include all the black people out there and my discussion concerns all of them not just the ones living in the United states. I grew up in a town...

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Was segregation really necessary??

LaLa Leo @mrscallands22 (2851) • United States 3 Oct 10

So... I've been watching movies about slavery and segregation most of the day... and I can't understand for the life of me... why it was such a big deal. Why should every business... every place.... be split up and set to where...

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For the first time in my life, I am proud to be an American

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 5 May 10

Among the many reverberations of President Obama’s election, here is one he probably never anticipated: at least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since...

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Why do black people stare at white people as if they where aliens?

beatrizguiselle @beatrizguiselle (1118) • Spain 18 Mar 10

I used to be in a African American side of town back in the US. There I noticed that I was not welcomed to that neighborhood. I wonder why black stare at white? Why such racism withing people? I believe that we are all equal...

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Is HP a Racist. (http://news-kevin.blogspot.com/)

M S R S Choudhary @choudhary03 (943) • Hyderabad, India 25 Dec 09

Black Desi and White Wanda demonstrated that HP`s MediaSmart Facial tracking software is Racist insense it works well with Caucasian faces but cant track the movements of African American. Read the article on...

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cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 9 Jul 09

it seems that a few greedy individuals have dug out graves and resold the plots raking in quite a bit of money. The cemetery? Burr Oak Cemetery in Chicago, where a number of famous African Americans are buried. Here is a...

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What do you think of the name African American?

Citychic @Citychic (4067) • United States 1 May 09

Hello mylotters? I'm just curious about the name of African Americans and I want to know if you all think of this name as having a positive or negative connotation? Also I think that everyone should have a choice in whether...

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If Dr. Martin Luther King were still alive, how would he feel?

drknlvly6781 @drknlvly6781 (6246) • United States 16 Jan 09

Monday, January 19th, the US will celebrate a great leader that has passed from our presence. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As if we don't already know, he was a great Civil Rights Leader in the 60's that fought for equal rights for...

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Obama presidency

rareability @rareability (129) • United States 25 Oct 08

Do you think african americans are voting for Obama because of his race? If Obama's elected president do you think his presidency will restore the pride that once exist in the African American culture?

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Is Homophobia accepted in the African American Community?

sumpter @sumpter (214) • United States 11 Sep 08

While gay rights have made some gains in other communities, gay rights still lacks much movement and support among African Americans. Why do you think this is so?

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African American Children are at greater risk for Drowning.

drknlvly6781 @drknlvly6781 (6246) • United States 2 May 08

I saw this on the news ticker this morning on Fox 19. There was a recent study done by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about child drownings. It said, that African-American children are the most at risk to...

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Will the Clintons Destroy the Democratic Party?

kdhartford @kdhartford (1151) • United States 27 Jan 08

It seems that the Clintons are back to practicing the politics of hate. This times they are trying to split out African Americans...sort of a divide and conquer strategy.

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everyones reactionn to russell simmons trying to eliminate derrogatory words

laserfred30238 @laserfred30238 (11) • United States 24 Apr 07

I don't think that a regulation of hiphop lyrics and style will change the thought patterns of african americans(blacks) or white people(caucassians) or anyone else. It is the personality of each individual that causes prejudice...

Why did Abraham Lincoln free the slaves??

PoeTalker @PoeTalker (715) • United States 13 Feb 07

During a debate last night between my boyfriends family they came to the conclusion the majority of the reason Lincoln freed the slaves was so that they would fight in the war with them. I hope this was not the main reason, but...

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