Noire Now

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@ckabiruart #BlackIsTheFuture #Afrofuturism #AfroPunk #DopeArt #BlackArtMatters

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This is a big loss. #RIPJohnSingleton https://t.co/HhnhPoGc57

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to drive down the maternal mortality rate among African-American women -- and she has a plan to get it done. #BlackWomenInfantMortality https://t.co/tcoLsO7Ygv

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Americans begin this new year with no Black-owned full-power TV stations. In 2008, there were 18 Black-owned and operated full-power TV stations, representing just 1.3 percent of all TV licenses. Today, all 18 stations are gone. #BlackOwned... https://t.co/ITp5WlgEYC

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In Africa, depression affects 1 in 4 women and, of these women, the overwhelming majority – 85 percent – have no access to treatment. #Africa #MentalHealthMatters https://t.co/rKR06R00hT

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Lincoln signed a bill in 1862 that paid up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. #Slavery #Reparations https://t.co/L4ykQ5NGVh

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"But elsewhere in the United States, where three historically Black churches were burned to the ground in 10 days, fundraising efforts to repair and restore the damage to the historic structures there was proving elusive, at best. As of Tuesday... https://t.co/UMzJaJxDcN

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"My goal has always been to pass that legacy on and make sure that for generations to come, everyone who sees my work knows the greatness of our people." #BlackIsBeautiful https://t.co/HyVm2YVZtl

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Nipsey Hussle's contributions to his community in South Los Angeles are now archived in U.S. history as part of the Congressional Record. #RIPNipseyHussle https://t.co/5Vyh0sRtoH

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"Remember that the job of prosecutors is to prosecute—meaning that they charge people in criminal court and do their utmost to send them to prison." #CriminalJustice #NewJimCrow https://t.co/eJtcnedTmj

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“Without go-go, Washington loses part of its soul and continues its steady march toward becoming richer, whiter—less funktified." #Gentrification #DC #GentrifiedDC #GoGo https://t.co/xGt9mU3YlM

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After long wait times, when Black patients are finally able to even see a physician, several... https://t.co/qrlMsJGATj

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Photographs of African-American women from the Victorian Era - 1860 to 1901. #BlackGirlMagic #BlackIsBeautiful #BlackHistory https://t.co/CE73yX7lnb

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"Redoshi was not lost. She is believed to have been taken from a West African village before being brought to the United States in 1860 on the Clotilda, the last recorded slave ship to arrive... https://t.co/WDJPY39xLh

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"Gates explains how the years following Reconstruction still affect the lives of Americans today." #Reconstruction #NewJimCrow https://t.co/jKEylKUPwx

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"In The Undefeated, artist Kadir Nelson illustrates generations of Black American heroes "emerging from the shadows." #BlackHistory #BlackArtMatters https://t.co/EPSXJpIgUu

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May your legacy live on forever! 😓😇 #RIPNipsey #BlackWealth #BuyBlack #BlackWallStreet #BlackEntrepreneur https://t.co/xrust7t35e

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Aboriginals in Australia have won a ground-breaking case that paves the way for billions of dollars in compensation claims for colonial land loss, as well as loss of spiritual connection. #Australia #Aboriginal #Aborigine https://t.co/qM6izwIwlq

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"Natural hair stylists are everywhere nowadays, except studio budgets." #BlackHollywood #NaturalHair https://t.co/9kav72Bo9M

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"Over 500,000 civilians that have been killed by Indonesian forces, thousands more have been tortured, imprisoned, raped or disappeared after being detained by oppressive Indonesian soldiers." #WestPapua #BlackGenocide https://t.co/AKndwhdEni

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"The Evers home is currently a Mississippi landmark under the State Antiquity Law and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places." #MedgarEvers #Mississippi https://t.co/M65hyzmNVS