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Jonas Bender, one of the America's first black Marines, dies at 94 3 douglas9 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1797

Columbus Ohio, How We Got Here and Columbus Alive paper 1 irisblue Jun 2020 Jun 2020 5 1241

How Redlining Built White Wealth, a long and interesting read 4 irisblue Jun 2020 Jun 2020 17 2120

When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist 6 Kind of Blue Aug 2019 May 2020 12 4068

Every day that I see Trump squawking - DL makes more sense. Also, I am NOT A VAN JONES FAN 7 The Polack MSgt May 2020 May 2020 9 2034

Why cellphone videos of black people's deaths should be considered sacred, like lynching photographs 0 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 5 1260

I don't feel qualified to explain to someone from outside our 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 9 1710

Anybody tune into Roland Martin Unfiltered? 1 tulipsandroses May 2020 May 2020 2 1450

Was it only me or did anyone else find Joe Biden's remark today (who is and isn't "black") 16 no_hypocrisy May 2020 May 2020 6 3651

Parents of black Texas teens sue school district over 'discriminatory hair policy'. 0 littlemissmartypants May 2020 May 2020 4 1456

Private equity investor pays off tuition for graduates of Spelman College 2 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 4 1301

Twitter post: DL Hughley gets right to the point on the Biden's statement. 9 rogue emissary May 2020 May 2020 138 7553

I think this tweet will take off, the idea is going to be a lot harder 0 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 17 2101

From the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on the 3rd man arrested in Arbery murder 7 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 7 2123

We Talked About This, last Summer, 👏👏👏👏 Well Earned #1619 Project 4 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 7 1659

I'm not a huge social media presence, but I want to share this everywhere people know me 4 The Polack MSgt May 2020 May 2020 17 1860

Say Her Name. Breonna Taylor of Nashville, killed by cops in her own bed 7 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 25 2296

Blowup over black woman doing YouTube posts on living English country life 5 bobbieinok May 2020 May 2020 10 2299

Happy Birthday, Uncle Joe. 2 MrScorpio May 2020 May 2020 5 1437

NAACP tweet on Ahmaud Arbery today 8 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 22 2011

New info, 5-11-2020 on the Arbery murder 2 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 11 1599

Letter from the Waycross Ga DA 6 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 4 1729

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears & Sean Reed in Indianapolis 0 irisblue May 2020 May 2020 2 1265

Georgia to consider charges in killing of unarmed black jogger as video emerges 7 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 9 2024

Hi, I sure hope some of you remember me... 0 OneGrassRoot May 2020 May 2020 2 1631

An in the weeds question about policy decisions by Justice Democrats 1 irisblue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1505

African Americans bear the brunt of Covid-19's economic impact 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1154

Does anyone know where the term "running a Boston" in Spades or Bid Whist comes from? 4 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2013

[JOB] Sr. Digital Strategist, Midwest Race Class Narrative Project (Remote) $6,667-8,333/month 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1843

Without baseball in St Louis, the Cardinals dug an amazing interview out of the archive- 5 The Polack MSgt Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1705

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"Step up"....indeed. 🙄 7 spicysista Apr 2020 Apr 2020 11 2718

Because OF COURSE 2 The Polack MSgt Apr 2020 Apr 2020 14 1642

Russian election meddling is back -- via Ghana and Nigeria -- and in your feeds 2 Blue_Tires Mar 2020 Apr 2020 7 2875

A N.J. man was a decorated African American in the Marines. His trunk ended up in an estate sale in 1 douglas9 Mar 2020 Mar 2020 15 2850

Black and Beautiful: Michelle Obama, Jada Pinkett Smith, Laverne Cox and More Rally Around 4-Year-Ol 4 sheshe2 Mar 2020 Mar 2020 10 1880

They were among the fiercest American soldiers in WWI. Here's why they were horribly mistreated when 3 douglas9 Mar 2020 Mar 2020 22 1799

Bloomberg donates $2 million to register black voters in key states 3 Recursion Mar 2020 Mar 2020 9 1514

Ed Dwight Jr: The first black astronaut who never flew 17 Blue_Tires Feb 2020 Mar 2020 8 4512

Congressman Lewis speaking to crowd on bridge and no MSM coverage? All clips from phones? 8 Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 3586

Trending on Twitter #drawingwhileblack 5 irisblue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 4 2113

Learning from Dad 3 irisblue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 1533

Owen & Bartiromo have thoughts 4 irisblue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1699

Black Bars in NOLA, NYT long article 3 irisblue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 5 1568

These Black-Owned Breweries Give Us Hope for the Future 6 Celerity Feb 2020 Feb 2020 12 3260

Baldwin-Buckley race debate still resonates 55 years on 0 gollygee Feb 2020 Feb 2020 8 1472

Susan B Anthony B-day &the Racism of the US Suffragettes 1 irisblue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 1465

"Hair Love" -- Oscar-Winning Animated Short Film 5 tishaLA Feb 2020 Feb 2020 37 3335

The Man Behind the Counter 0 Recursion Feb 2020 Feb 2020 10 1624

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Three Baptist Churches in St. Landry Parish 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 5 1235

My fellow black voters who support Bernie Sanders: Help me understand why... 6 She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 2573

Black History Month 2020: African-Americans in the Armed Forces. 1 qwlauren35 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 8 1649

BLOSCARS: The Griot's list of actors and films that should have been nominated 0 Tanuki Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1330

To Trayvon, on Your 25th Birthday 4 Blue_Tires Feb 2020 Feb 2020 11 2079

Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade- Humphrey Bogart's famous characters was a black man? 2 tulipsandroses Feb 2020 Feb 2020 16 1934

Black Futures Lab/Black Census Project 8 PETRUS Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 2367

Gwen Ifill honored in Forever stamp dedication ceremony 3 douglas9 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 10 1850

Julia Roberts as Harriet Tubman. ☠️. 1994 suggestion 15 irisblue Nov 2019 Jan 2020 6 3666

Jimmy Heath, legendary saxophonist, composer and jazz educator, dies at 93 1 sandensea Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1763

My 7th Annual "King Thing". 5 qwlauren35 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 23 1927

George Lucas' New Museum Acquires Major Archive of African American Film History 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1327

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It's 2020 and SFC Alwyn Cashe still hasn't been awarded the Medal of Honor. Why? 1 douglas9 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 12 1475

Navy to name new aircraft carrier after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller 4 douglas9 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1914

St Louis's top prosecutor sues city, citing law used to fight the KKK 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 6 1609

Spike Lee will be the first-ever black president of the Cannes Film Festival jury 0 sandensea Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1185

Ralph Lauren apologizes for selling $335 pants with Phi Beta Sigma symbol on them 1 Recursion Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1980

Zora Neil Hurston was born this date in 1891 0 irisblue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1310

Operation #nocomparison 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 1607

I see the appeal. My mother's family left the Krakow area via the boats from Hamburg Germany 0 irisblue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1449

Grab-bag on covert, subtle and overt racism today. 3 Anon-C Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 2550

Coomplaints from some white historians about the NYT's "1619 Project". 4 brush Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1837

I sometimes think Black anger is our only hope... 1 TygrBright Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1792

Daniel Jose Camachro, of Sojourners on CTand the Editor not addressing racism 4 irisblue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1622

POC and Traffic stops in Ohio. 3 irisblue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1533

The Greenwood Massacre in Tulsa, and the gravesites 8 irisblue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 13 1969

Famous v black famous...Frankie Beverly and Maze. 9 brush Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 2630

In Hartford, Conn., at Wadsworth Atheneum "Afrocosmologies: American Reflections" 7 Kind of Blue Nov 2019 Dec 2019 5 2597

A black woman faces prison because of a Jim Crow-era plan to 'protect white voters' 1 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 12 1568

Former Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1270

UNC History Faculty on Silent Sam Statue 0 irisblue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1334

Well, in response to Nikki Haley's recent claim 9 The Polack MSgt Dec 2019 Dec 2019 48 3848

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