The Civil Rights Movement of the nonviolent philosophy was not the only strategy African Americans used to gain dignity in the United States. Many African Americans supported violent self defense. Here are just a few historical newspaper articles on the subject of using violence as self defense to gain equal civil and economic rights. Click […]
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2022 State Population Rankings and Growth Rates
January 2, 2023

Release Date: December 22, 2022 United States Census Bureau Press Release Regional Patterns The South, the most populous region with a resident population of 128,716,192, was the fastest-growing and the largest-gaining region last year, increasing by 1.1%, or 1,370,163. Positive net domestic migration (867,935) and net international migration (414,740) were the components with the […]
U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan population estimates July 1, 2021 –Release Date: June 30, 2022
July 4, 2022
U.S. Census — The annual metropolitan population estimates are released for July 1, 2021. .New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA 23,216,685 .Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA 18,490,242 .Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA 9,946,526 .Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA 9,876,339 .San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA 9,545,921 .Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA 8,430,341 .Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA 8,255,035 .Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA 7,398,774 .Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD […]
Are there currently 2 Black women on the U.S. Supreme Court?
April 8, 2022
Is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson the first Black woman appointed the the U.S. Supreme Court? Did president Barack Obama actually appoint the first Black woman or just another white woman to the supreme court when he appointed current associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sonia M. Sotomayor? Most of the American people understand that fact that justice Sonia […]
In 1905 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that compulsory vaccinations were legal in Massachusetts
January 22, 2022
The 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision established the constitutionality of state compulsory vaccination laws when they are “necessary for the public health or the public safety. Jacobson involved compulsory vaccination in the midst of a smallpox epidemic when there was no other less coercive means available to staunch the outbreak. Vaccine efficacy against infectious diseases rests on the concept of herd […]
A look back at U.S. newspapers on January 1st when the nation enslaved African descent people
January 1, 2022
This is a very brief look back at the United States of America and the American press covering the enslavement of African descent people on January 1st of various years. Click images below to enlarge for better viewing
Barbados held a ceremony to mark the island’s transition to a Republic, with the Queen removed as head of state
November 30, 2021
BRIDGETOWN, Nov 30, 2021 (Reuters) – Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived at the Caribbean island. At the strike of midnight, the new republic was born to cheers […]
Creating Modern Atlanta: 1932 Georgia’s Fulton County merges with Milton and Campbell counties – 1952 Buckhead is annexed by Atlanta
November 22, 2021
In 2021, there is a debate on going with some of Atlanta residents of the Buckhead neighborhood. Some of Buckhead’s residents seek to secede from the city of Atlanta to form an independent Buckhead City. Opponents of a Buckhead succession say it would strip the City of Atlanta of the tax revenue and cripple the city’s budget generated by Buckhead’s […]
Nigeria becomes first African nation to roll out digital currency
October 26, 2021
Nigeria’s central bank earlier in February outlawed banks and financial institutions from transacting or operating in cryptocurrencies, saying they posed a threat to the financial system. The Central Bank of Nigeria joined a growing list of emerging markets betting on digital money to cut transaction costs and boost participation in the formal financial system. […]
G7 Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies
October 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – G7 finance officials endorsed 13 public policy principles for retail central bank digital currencies, saying they should be grounded in transparency, the rule of law and sound economic governance, the Treasury Department said. The finance officials met in person, with some joining by video, in Washington on Wednesday during the […]
January 7, 2023
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