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Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...
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First African American woman to travel to space to speak at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of ...
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Meet the first African-American Miss Mississippi Teen USA who won title after 3 times of trying
Maddie Oliphant was recently crowned the first African-American Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2025. The Hickory native is now prepared to spread her community service platform, Maddie’s Little ...
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Real Talk | African Americans struggle just like crabs in a barrel
Community Word is published monthly by Community Word LLC. Independently owned by local investors. Brian Ludwig, Managing Editor, c/o 621 Commercial St. Suite 1A-B, Peoria, IL 61602, ...
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New director Jacqueline Hunter says ‘sky is the limit’ for African American Museum of Iowa
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunter is the new executive director at the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. JIM SLOSIAREK Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook ...
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Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The National Museum of African American History ...
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Trump Attacks National Museum of African American History In New Order, Social Media Outraged
Vance is already on the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The Smithsonian’s museums include the National Museum of the American Indian, the African American Museum, the Museum of African Art, the ...
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47th president orders purge of Black history from Smithsonian, targets African American museum
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is now the target of a decidedly anti-Black president. Credit: Courtesy image Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...
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Clarke Central introduces AP African American Studies amid turbulent political situation
Clarke Central High School is offering AP African American Studies for the first time in the 2024-25 school year while Cedar Shoals High School has been teaching the class since the 2023-24 school ...
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Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’
Bunch III, was the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. He has forcefully advocated for what he describes as “nuance and complexity ...
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Intelligent Diva: The First African American Independent Producer on Her Way to Making History in AI-Animated Television
Intelligent Diva is on the verge of making history as the first African American independent producer to release an AI-animated television series. Her groundbreaking work in The Sentinels sets a new ...
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African American Studies
Thirteen students from Houston-area high schools participated in the inaugural Emerge Leadership Academy (ELA), a summer program hosted by the University of Houston Department of African American ...