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Michigan State University will create a unique online data hub on enslaved individuals and their descendants Source: Michigan State University Michigan State University, supported by nearly $1.5 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will create a unique online data hub that will change the way scholars and the public understand African slavery. By linking […]

President Donald Trump signs the African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 into law H.R.1927 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 Sponsor: Congressman Lacy Clay | Representing the 1st District of Missouri (Introduced 04/05/2017) (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the […]

President Donald Trump signs 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act into law Sponsor: Congressman Bobby Scott | Representing the 3rd District of Virginia (Introduced 02/28/2017) This bill establishes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission to develop and carry out activities throughout the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of […]