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Mandela: A Global Salute
Mourners gather to honor Nelson Mandela at an inter-faith service at the Grand Parade in Cape Town Grand Parade, Cape Town Pakistani schoolchildren hold lamps during a memorial tribute to Nelson...
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Tomorrow, He Rests In Peace
Cover by Kadir Nelson – see here. Thank you Alycee (@jazziz2)
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Farewell, Madiba
A man waves a South African flag as he looks out toward the grave of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu, December 15 **** Forward to 24 minutes **** Mourners watch a broadcast of the...
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RIP Maya Angelou
Today we received word that the great poet Maya Angelou died. This is a tribute. *** His Day is Done *** The Mask *** And Still I Rise *** I Am A Rainbow in Somebody’s Cloud *** Amazement Awaits ***...
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On Death Cults and the Modern World
Today as the US woke up, it was greeted with horrific news. The Pakistani Taliban attacked a school run by the Pakistani Army and slaughtered over 140 civilians, mostly children. Yes, the school wasn’t...
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The Evolving Legacy Of Malcolm X
**** Krissah Thompson: 50 Years After His Death, Malcolm X’s Work Is Unfinished After a life filled with transformation, Malcolm X found himself in February 1965 in the throes of yet another. He had...
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A Tweet or Two
**** His last tweet. Just perfect. He gave joy to millions of people. May he rest in peace **** **** A legend lost. May he rest in peace **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****...
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Martin Luther King Jr: Always In Our Hearts
**** Jacqueline Oboomer Dr. King, always in our hearts We celebrate his singular life each time we think of his good works and the hope and change he brought. We commemorate his birth in January. We...
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The President’s Day
President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Brady Briefing room at the White House. President Obama took full responsibility and apologized for a US drone strike that targeted a suspected al Qaeda...
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Beau Biden: The Finest Man Any Of Us Have Ever Known
**** Shakespeare And when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the...
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The Bidens: Strength, Courage, Grace, Love
**** The Oak Tree by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr A mighty wind blew night and day It stole the oak tree’s leaves away Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark Until the oak was tired and stark But still the...
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The Biden Family Pays Their Respects
Dr. Jill Biden comforts Vice President Joe Biden during a viewing for their son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware. Standing with Dr. Biden are Beau...
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Family
**** Margaret Talev: Why Joe Biden Wanted Barack Obama to Deliver His Son’s Eulogy Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama went through the fires together: two presidential campaigns,...
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The Face Of Terrorism
**** **** “Mother Emanuel” A.M.E. Church History The history of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church reflects the development of religious institutions for African Americans in Charleston. Dating...
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The Truth Shall Set You Free
**** It’s curious how white society describes black people as thugs, welfare queens, violent criminals; yet somehow we’re required to find forgiveness when they visit horror upon us **** **** **** ****...
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#BlackLivesMatter: May The Kids Who Die Rest In Peace
On the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s murder, we say you are never forgotten and may you rest in peace, you beautiful soul. **** Thank you, PrettyFoot58
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Rise And Shine
President Barack Obama browses crafts and antiques at Grasshoppers store in LeClaire, Iowa, Aug. 16, 2011, during a three-day bus tour in the Midwest. Photo by Pete Souza **** **** SPLCenter: We’ve...
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Rest In Peace, Power, And Greatness, Julian Bond
**** Roy Reed: Julian Bond, Former N.A.A.C.P. Chairman And Civil Rights Leader, Dies At 75 Julian Bond, a former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a...
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