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Cuba: Fidel Castro, leader of revolution, dies at 90 BBC News Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro, one of the world’s longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. Castro was the longest serving non-royal leader of the 20th Century. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news on state television. […]

The African American vote- The battle between the Republicans and Democrats Often during presidential election years a conversation occurs about white southerners shifting their votes from Democratic Party to the Republican Party, after the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. A conversation also occurs regarding African Americans shifting their votes to the Democratic party from the Republican Party. Keeping […]

Georgetown University to give descendants of enslaved Africans priority for admission Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of enslaved Africans owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people, Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community: Earlier this week, I […]

Movie honoring Katherine Johnson and the African American women of NASA – “Hidden Figures” NASA Katherine Johnson was born in 1918 in the little town of White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, Johnson was a research mathematician, who by her own admission, was simply fascinated by numbers. Fascinated by numbers and smart to boot, for by […]

United States: How some whites have viewed racial wealth and equality before and after 1968 How some white Americans view racial equality can be seen in these historical newspaper articles. This could reflect why some white Americans, during the 2016 presidential election, have a view that America is not as great as it use to be. 1865 […]

1868 The 14th Amendment and United States presidential election The 14th Amendment, was passed by the United States Congress in 1866. Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all its privileges, was officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution on July 28, 1868. The […]

2016 presidential election – The Baby Boomers’ last hurrah? Baby Boomers are once again at the top of the tickets to be president of the United States Is this the last time Baby Boomers will win the presidency? Generation X and Millennials are getting older too During the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s Baby Boomers […]

Historical Flashback: African American founded banks A look back at the history of banks founded by African Americans via historical articles.   Click images below to enlarge for better viewing. 1909 1910 1916 1930 1936 1964 1969 1970 1988 1993 2002 2015

Electronic voting machines- A look back at the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election The 1968 presidential election had major voter irregularities in Pennsylvania. Votes for Richard “Dick” Gregory, an American civil rights activist and former comedian, were at the center of the computer voter irregularity. During the 1968 election night computers used by the News Election […]

Historical Flashback: Marriages of enslaved Africans in the United States Dilemma X takes this time to reflect on the institution of marriage during the time of the enslavement of Africans in the United States of America. Historical newspaper articles reflect the conversations that were taking place across this nation. First, reflect on the time period […]