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Wayne Shorter: Legendary jazz saxophonist dies at 89 0 peppertree Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2317

Women's History Month Jeopardy Board 2023 - Black Women Rock! 0 qwlauren35 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2477

Decades after risking his life to save his men, a Green Beret gets the Medal of Honor 7 douglas9 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 44 4541

Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy Bonus Round!!!! 2 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 1606

Cliff Notes version of The New Jim Crow 0 live love laugh Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 7672

March On Washington Memento Collages 0 bigtree Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2162

Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing 2 bigtree Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 1702

The Forgotten Reproductive Justice Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King 0 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 2493

'Why We Still Love Zora': Irma McClaurin on PBS Documentary 'Claiming a Space' and Zora Neale Hursto 0 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 3036

History Is Incomplete Without Black Women 0 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 1167

Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy! Week 4 0 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 3154

Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy! Week 3 1 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 2263

Rose B. Gordon and her family: another story told 0 BlueMTexpat Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2302

21st Century Movers and Shakers - Names I've never heard of. 0 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 10 3601

Here's the Novel Richard Wright Wasn't Allowed to Publish 0 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 16 2671

Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy! Week 2 3 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 2368

Black History Month 2023 Jeopardy! Week 1 1 qwlauren35 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2681

Calling out for his mother. 10 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2305

Jury awards $1M to Oregon woman who was told 'I don't serve Black people' after trying to get gas 3 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 9 3616

They Posed As Master & Slave, The Saga of Ellen and Wm. Craft: Book Review, LAT (AA) 1 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2573

Caron Nazario: Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 2558

Rest in Power, Anita Pointer--Women's Rights Champion, On and Off the Stage 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3173

WaymoTheGod's past hateful comments about Black women return to haunt him 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3895

Pele, Brazil's mighty king of 'beautiful game,' has died at 82 3 peppertree Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2598

This message was self-deleted by its author 14 drmeow Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 2145

ASIAN AND BLACK COMMUNITY COOKOUT A first-ever event in San Francisco helped unite two communities 1 YoshidaYui Dec 2022 Dec 2022 15 3427

Deion Sanders' Rocky Mountain high is a low for Black colleges 3 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2288

Oklahoma corrections officer imprisoned for using white supremacist gang as own personal hit squad 0 Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2345

Trial starts for Aaron Dean, former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3038

Remembering the 1936 National Spelling Bee and how hatred eliminated a bright young girl from Akron 3 douglas9 Jul 2021 Dec 2022 14 3919

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Judge to arraign ex-DA charged in Arbery killing's aftermath 3 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 11 1954

Black Turnout in Midterms One of Low Points for Democrats 6 mnhtnbb Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 3370

Clarence Gilyard, 'Die Hard' and 'Walker, Texas Ranger' star, dead at 66 1 peppertree Nov 2022 Nov 2022 7 3733

Men indicted for shooting at Mississippi delivery driver 3 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 2683

Ashley's Sack 1 mercuryblues Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 1682

Brace for impact 7 BWdem4life Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 2884

Virginia McLaurin has passed away at the age of 113 5 Mosby Nov 2022 Nov 2022 14 3565

Just watched this great film on YouTube. 0 70sEraVet Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 1993

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 3306

More Than a Symbol: 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1649

'Traveling While Black': Virtual reality exhibit at Civil Rights Memorial Center will immerse audien 2 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 6 2998

Congrats, you canceled Kanye. Call me when White guys get in trouble. 4 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 2734

Chemical hair straighteners linked to higher risk of uterine cancer for Black women, study shows 2 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 8428

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 2933

Black Women Lead: From the Stage to the Streets 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1403

Woke is now a dog whistle for Black. What's next? 3 douglas9 Sep 2022 Oct 2022 13 3423

How a Hostile America Undermined Its Black World War II Veterans 4 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 3125

On PBS, Making Black America: Through the Grapevine (starts tonight, 10-4) 0 Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 2324

Aretha Franklin Was Tracked By the FBI for 40 Years. Here's What's In Her File 27 douglas9 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 81 7604

BYU hit by fresh allegations of racist abuse from crowd at athletic event 4 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2604

This is very cool IMHO 6 The Polack MSgt Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2298

Alexander Twilight Day 2022 (Brownington, VT) 0 sl8 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 2261

I DID IT! - I sold 200 Copies of Afro-Bougie Blues. 1 qwlauren35 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 3095

Africans In America, resource bank, WGHB PBS 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1724

Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis dies aged 87 0 peppertree Sep 2022 Sep 2022 10 2218

The Lion's Den. My VFW Post Commander and Alderman hosts this every Sunday 1 The Polack MSgt Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2947

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 live love laugh Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2065

First Cop pleades guilty to Breonna Taylor murder 7 irisblue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 2927

(African-American Group) Michael Twitty's 'Koshersoul' blends history, culture and culinary identity 1 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2453

Lt. Gen. Michael Langley becomes first African American Marine promoted to 4-star general 4 peppertree Aug 2022 Aug 2022 13 2730

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Anybody read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson? 4 live love laugh Jul 2022 Aug 2022 7 1974

DOJ: Buffett company discriminated against Black homebuyers 0 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 2322

Oxford University Press + Harvard is creating a dictionary of African American English UPDATE 6 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 2647

102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1291

After 246 years, Marines set for their first Black four-star general 1 douglas9 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 4446

Black Artists under Nazi Persecution 0 Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1578

Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime 3 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 2375

Et tu Sesame Place? 2 live love laugh Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 2273

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 live love laugh Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1147

Officer Dunn and a tweet from this morning. 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 29 2328

Buffalo market reopens to debate over healing, sensitivity 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1665

That "apology" yesterday 12July 2022 at the J6 hearing a thread 7 irisblue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 16 2538

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1654

Black History Month 2022 Jeopardy Boards Post Mortem - Who Did I Leave Out? 3 qwlauren35 Feb 2022 Jun 2022 3 2255

2011 documentary featuring Colombia Vice-President Elect Francia Marquez Mina (Suarez Gold) 2 old as dirt Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1848

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture 2 irisblue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 1647

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 2094

Black lawmakers 'outraged' over Virginia health commissioner demand action 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 13 1884

Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1544

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