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GM, @MrChuckD! Ain't enough words in any dictionary or sounds in the universe to express how honored I am by this affirmation. Your words humble me and lift me up at the same time, LOL! It's as though you knew that I've decided to shine a light on my activist life and, out of the blue, sent me flowers. WOW. I love and thank you, sir! #MemoirSoonCome
The @aprilRsilver has done more than a quarter century of Arts Activism and deserves flow wers and continuous support from all of us . Thank you 🙏🏽 🙏🏽pril
Rest In Peace, Braveheart! RIP #JohannaFernandez. I'm giving thanks for the opportunity to have worked with you. May we NEVER be out of step from your freedom-loving spirit. May we continue this work honorably. May all your loved ones be comforted during this solemn moment.
Greetings @ZayidBaba. I am grateful for your kindness. Steady on the case... THANK YOU. Blessings to you!
May his ancestral dance be a most blessed one! Good fathers matter!
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Kaaro Sis🧡. Thank you so much for lifting up my father, @ammawhatt. May you always be richly blessed.
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Good Morning, Shipmates! (I love this greeting I learned from #NanaCamilleYarbrough years ago).
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Eddie Silver, Jr. He would've been 79 today (April 12, 2026). Since his passing on January 1, I'm experiencing deeper meanings about being free, unshackled, and empowered. One of the best roads my spirit ever picked was the one that made him my father🧡
For Bison alum that I didn't already personally text or call during this campaign season: Today (4/10/26) is your final day to vote in the HU Alumni Association elections! Join me and cast your vote for #KarenShropshire as President. She's the one we need! Deadline: 11:59 pm ET
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Sat, 4/ 4 | 11 AM | #SchomburgCenter: Join us for But Then You Read Lorde, a multidisciplinary day-long program celebrating the breadth of work & influence of #AudreLorde. Writers, artists & scholars will read from Lorde's poetry. #Schomburg100 #Harlem
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A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH | Anna Julia Cooper | Griots & Books youtube.com/live/idOoCz-olwY… via @YouTube
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President John Mahama has today announced that the Government of Ghana has decided to introduce a free visa regime for all Africans who wish to visit Ghana.
The new policy takes effect on May 25, a day which is commemorated as Africa Day.
President Mahama made the declaration during the inaugural State Visit of President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe to Ghana.
Ghana seeks to consolidate its credentials as the cradle of Pan-Africanism even as it expects a major boost in tourism and intra-African trade by this groundbreaking reform.
The Free Visa for Africans would be a component of a new e-Visa policy the Mahama Administration is launching next month.
President Mahama also assured that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would continue with its intentional and determined effort at securing more Visa Waiver Agreements for Ghanaian passport holders. Since last year, 23 Visa Waiver Agreements have been negotiated for Ghanaians.
For God, Country and Continent.
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OP-ED: "In 2026, New York still pays certain workers pennies an hour — and the system that allows it was designed in the shadow of slavery. It’s time for New York State to end these practices, once and for all."
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There was a lot to celebrate at the Black Girl Magic Ball. The brainchild of organizer, writer, and Lincoln Center’s current poet-in-residence, Dr. Mahogany L. Browne, and named after her groundbreaking poem “Black Girl Magic.” amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/…
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Today we honor late memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou on her birthday.
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Leaders of the New York State Black Legislative Task Force report they were able to secure another year of funding for Black-run organizations in underserved communities throughout the state.
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Leaders of the New York State Black Legislative Task Force report they were able to secure another year of funding for Black-run organizations in underserved communities throughout the state.
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/…
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We remember Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated on this day in 1968.
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Today we honor singer, songwriter, model, poet and actress Jill Scott on her birthday!
Definitely gotta read this study. Doesn't sound far off at all.
Middle-aged and aging alumni of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (#HBCUs) could very well be reaping #health benefits decades later, according to a recent study.
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Proud to be a member of #ASALH
From Negro History Week to Black History Month, the annual celebration reaches 100-year milestone @WUWMradio wuwm.com/negro-history-week-…
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Since 1993.
We've done some things
With some amazing people.
Stick around. We're bragging on folks
All month. Right here.
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