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1826
New social media app created by Black tech entr...
Elon Musk’s new vision for Twitter appears to be backfiring and a new social media app created by Black tech entrepreneurs is surging.
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1827
On this day in 1881, Booker T. Washington found...
On July 4, 1881, educator and activist Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, known today as Tuskegee University, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Washington served as the school’s first principal and presided over the first day of class, which was held in a one-room church before the first official building was erected one year later.
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1828
Supreme Court Decision Divides Americans on Rac...
A new poll shows that a slight majority of Americans, 52%, agree with the Supreme Court’s decision to remove race as a factor in college admissions. However, there is a significant divide along racial lines with most white Americans, 60%, in favor of the decision, and most Black Americans and Latinos opposed.
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1829
On this day in 1861, boxer Peter "The Prince" J...
On July 3, 1861, boxer Peter “The Prince” Jackson was born in Saint Croix. After moving to Australia as a child, Jackson got his start boxing in 1882 when he stopped a shipboard mutiny.
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1830
Jonathan Majors May Not Be Guilty
In a surprising turn of events, the NYPD may now arrest Jonathan Majors' accuser, according to multiple reports. Majors' career was recently sidelined and unraveled because of the domestic violence allegations from his girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, who claims Majors attacked her.
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1831
Proud Boys Fined $1 Million for Vandalizing Bla...
In a ruling that has historical significance, a Washington D.C. judge has ordered the Proud Boys, a white supremacist group, to pay more than $1 million in damages for vandalizing a predominantly Black church.
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1832
Thousands of Flight Delays Mark Holiday Weekend...
Airports are being hit with more travel issues as a record number of Americans travel during the extended 4th of July weekend. FlightAware reports that over 600 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. were canceled Sunday and more than 7,000 flights were delayed.
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1833
Biden Enacts Higher Education Act of 1965 To Re...
Biden said he's directing the Department of Education to use the Higher Education Act of 1965 after the Supreme Court rejected his student loan forgiveness program.
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1834
Menthol Cigarette Ban Decision Expected in August
The Biden Administration's goal to eliminate the sale and use of menthol cigarettes is raising alarms among critics who believe it disproportionately impacts the Black community. Recent statistics shed light on this issue. A 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that a staggering 85% of menthol smokers are Black.
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1835
SCOTUS Strikes Down Debt Relief for Students; R...
SCOTUS is striking down the president's student debt forgiveness plan and ruled in favor of a web designer who refused to design websites for same-sex weddings.
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1836
SCOTUS Strikes Down Affirmative Action After 40...
"It created a Clarence Thomas who benefited from the program and now is in a position where he's going to deny many young African-American talented individuals an opportunity."
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1837
Yusef Salaam Wins New York City Council Primary...
From wrongful imprisonment to now winning a seat on the New York City Council, an exonerated member of the Central Park Five will now represent Harlem. Dr. Yusef Salam was one of five teens wrongly convicted for the rape of a white female jogger in Central Park in 1989.
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1838
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Ac...
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in college admissions. Race can no longer be considered a factor, despite the lack of diversity in higher education.
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1839
Ralph Yarl, Black teen shot after doorbell mix-...
"I hear the door open. I see this old man and I'm assuming, oh, this is -- this must there be like their grandpa. And then he pulls out his gun. So I like back up. He points it at me, so I kind of like brace and I turn my head. Before that, I'm thinking there's no way he's actually gonna shoot, right? The door isn't even open. He's gonna shoot through his glass door and glass is gonna get everywhere. Then it happened."
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1840
International African American Museum Holds Ded...
The International African American Museum celebrated its community dedication ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina. Charlamagne tha God, a South Carolina native and host of The Breakfast Club, emceed the event, which featured a speech by Mayor John Tecklenburg and various performances including from BeBe Winans and Patti Austin.
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1841
Trump: I Did Nothing Wrong With Documents
"Copies of magazines, copies of different plans, copies of stories having to do with many, many subjects," Trump said of the materials.
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1842
SCOTUS Declines to Uphold the “Independent Stat...
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court declined to uphold the theory, which would allow state legislatures to overturn the votes of the people.
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1843
Civil Rights Champion Appointed at Howard Unive...
Howard University has appointed esteemed civil rights attorney and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill as the first Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights.
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1844
California Reparations Task Force Set To Make H...
The task force, created in 2020, could recommend a variety of measures such as financial payments, educational opportunities, and land grants.
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1845
SCOTUS Set To Decide on Affirmative Action, Stu...
The Supreme Court is set to hand down key decisions this morning. They could address student debt relief, affirmative action, and federal election laws.
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1846
Philadelphia Becomes the Latest City To Announc...
Philadelphia has become the latest city to announce the creation of a reparations task force to examine if the descendants of enslaved Africans will receive compensation for the ongoing effects of slavery, reports The Philadelphia Tribune.
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1847
Biden: West's Involvement Absent in Russian Reb...
"We gave Putin no excuse to blame this on the West or to blame this on NATO," President Biden said while speaking from the White House.
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1848
Oscar-winner Olivia Colman finally gets to play...
Oscar-winner Olivia Colman finally gets to play a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe in "Secret Invasion," a new Disney mini-series.
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1849
ACLU Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Effingh...
According to the lawsuit, filed by the ACLU of Georgia on behalf of the students, a Black high school student identified by his initials N.T. alleges that an athletic director defended white students' use of racial epithets “because Black students used racial language when talking to each other.”
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1850
Black Power: Supreme Court Lifts Hold on Louisi...
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has unfrozen a Louisiana case that could lead to the redrawing of congressional districts and empowered Black voters.
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