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California becomes first state to ban discrimination against natural hair

July 04, 2019

A new law signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom makes California the first state to ban discrimination against black students and employees over t...

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May 30, 2019

Gucci weighed into the abortion debate at its 2020 fashion show in Rome on Tuesday, unveiling several pieces that made reference to abortion right...

Posted in abortion, abortion rights, civil rights, gucci, my body, my choice, politics, pro choice, pro life, style and fashion

April 11, 2019

Chicago’s historic Johnson Publishing Company has filed for bankruptcy, court records show. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition was filed late Tuesd...

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February 22, 2019

Activist and religious leader Malcolm X was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965 in New York City. He was 39 years old. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little...

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February 04, 2019

Rosa Parks became one of the major symbols of the civil rights movement after she was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, fo...

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January 22, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s birth by paying tribute to her mother. O...

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