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Dorothy Dandridge Remembered 60 Years After Her Death
On Sept. 8, 1965 — 60 years ago today — the world lost Dorothy Dandridge, a film icon and trailblazer. Dandridge was the first...
Joseph McNeil, Greensboro Four Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 83
Joseph A. McNeil, one of four North Carolina A&T freshmen whose 1960 sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro helped ignite a nationwide...
Burkina Faso Parliament Passes Law Criminalizing LGBTQ Practices
Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has passed legislation criminalizing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, CNN reported.
The law includes fines, prison terms of two to...
D.C. Mayor Extends Emergency Center in Response to Trump’s Law Enforcement Push
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order Tuesday to extend the work of the Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center, created in response...
On This Day: Abolitionist and Inventor James Forten Born in 1766
On Sept. 2, 1766, abolitionist and inventor James Forten was born in Philadelphia.
Forten, a free Black man, became a sailmaker and developed a successful...