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‘Mormon Land’: The life of Jane Manning James — from her quest to be sealed to Joseph Smith to her patriarchal blessing by Hyrum Smith and her legacy for black Latter-day Saints | The Salt Lake Tribune

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When historian historian Quincy Newell was researching 19th-century African American Mormons, one name kept popping up: Jane Manning James. This African American convert, who worked in church founder Joseph Smith’s household and eventually was “sealed” to him as a “servant,” probably still ranks as the most famous black female member of The Church of Jesus…

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Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic leader and regular Trump target, dies at 68 | The Washington Post

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Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore, and his forceful opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump, died early Thursday morning at Gilchrist Hospice Care, a Johns Hopkins affiliate in Baltimore.…

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An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom | Los Angeles Times

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SACRAMENTO — Ten years ago, Mitrice Richardson was released from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station just after midnight, left to find her way home through a remote area, alone and on foot, with no money or phone. When her body was located 11 months later, questions were raised about why the Sheriff’s…

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Five black men raided Harpers Ferry with John Brown. They’ve been forgotten. | The Washington Post

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Every October, on the anniversary of the raid that helped fuel the Civil War, much attention is focused on Brown, not on his African American soldiers

From emperors to inventors: the unsung heroes to celebrate in Black History Month | The Guardian

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In 1926, the US historian Carter G Woodson, the son of former slaves, launched Negro History Week to commemorate important people and events from the African diaspora.

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Building America | The Nation

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The making of the black working class.

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Discussing Blackness on Reddit? Photograph Your Forearm First | The New York Times

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Moderators of an online forum called Black People Twitter have caused an uproar by requiring participants to submit a photograph proving they are not white.

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Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls | NMAAHC

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I never fully realized the monumental role that massive numbers of children played in civil rights protests. Law enforcement arrested and jailed children by the thousands for days, and sometimes months, and their involvement helped to enable one of the greatest legal and social assaults on racism in the 20th century—the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Kamala Harris, African American History, Black History, African American Politics, Black Politics, Black Vote, African American Vote, Voting Rights, Voter Suppression, Black Voter Suppression, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT, Wriit,

Kamala Harris Reveals Plan To Give Families Six Months Of Paid Medical Leave | Essence

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Kamala Harris is doing it for the kids in her latest campaign proposal. Her Children’s Agenda also includes provisions for paid family leave.

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The U.S. Has Been Silencing Black Girls’ Voices for Decades | Teen Vogue

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In this op-ed, Juvenile Law Center’s Jessica Feierman and Girls for Gender Equity’s Ashley Sawyer talk about the systemic punishment and arrest of Black girls who speak out about discrimination.