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1976
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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1977
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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1978
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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1979
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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1980
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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1981
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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1982
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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1983
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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1984
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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1985
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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1986
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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1987
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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1988
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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1989
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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1990
Dr. Cornel West Tells AURN: Buffalo Shooting Is...
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