A century ago, in a time full of conflicting ideologies on race with the emergence of limiting the mobility of African Americans, seven powerful women took a step forward to make their mark on Butler forever.

Source: https://thebutlercollegian.com/2023/02/sigma-gamma-rho-a-legacy-to-remember/

African Americans are a small minority of people who get Communication degrees (less than 10 %) and that number gets cut nearly in half when you go to the numbers for Bachelor degrees for Sports Journalism.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/03/jim-trotter-declined-severance-package-that-included-nda/

“African Americans as a race were excluded from many neighborhoods in this country by public policy and the consequences for their descendants are enormous,” Rothstein said.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/06/07/california-puts-a-price-on-slaverys-legacy-and-draws-a-blueprint-for-reparations/

African Americans: MLK at odds with the Black Power movement.

Source: https://thyblackman.com/2023/01/16/african-americans-6-ways-to-keep-you-happy/

African Americans scored comparatively low on questions related to comprehending risk, investing, and identifying go-to information sources.

Source: https://afro.com/disparities-in-african-american-financial-literacy-serious-problems-with-the-concep/

African Americans will try to rationalize as to why they embrace and welcome the N-word into the sanctuary of their subconscious minds.

Source: https://thyblackman.com/2023/01/14/african-americans-movie-directors-lee-daniels-quentin-tarantino-express-their-views-about-the-n-word/

African Americans: You Don’t Need Permission to Parent Your Child.

Source: https://thyblackman.com/2023/01/04/black-mens-health-diverticulosis-is-nothing-to-ignore/

A masked white man identified by the police as Ryan Palmeter, was responsible for the fatal shooting Saturday of three African Americans inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/08/27/white-racist-who-killed-3-african-americans-in-jacksonville-identified/

And while Darcy and Sonnefield understandably make the case about punishing Musk for his hate, politicians and others run from accountability to the continued systemic racism toward African Americans.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/disguising-injustice-unpacking-elon-musks-nfl-deal-and-centuries-of-systemic-racism/

Arizona was segregated at the time and African Americans were often denied or received delayed health care, only after white patients were seen.

Source: https://azinformant.com/2023/02/20/black-history-arizonas-first-african-american-doctor/

A series of killings of African Americans in recent years led to the rise of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the US, which spread to other countries.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64527709?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Black History Month is an annual celebration that takes place in the United States and Canada in February, to recognize and celebrate the achievements of African Americans.

Source: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/02/25/colony-senior-center-celebrates-black-history-month-and-45th-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colony-senior-center-celebrates-black-history-month-and-45th-anniversary

But cases of clergy abuse among African Americans are especially underreported, according to experts, who argue the lack of attention adds to the trauma of an already vulnerable population.

Source: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/11/29/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-est-469/

But I must admit, today, that a lot of what I see among African Americans today I am not proud of.

Source: https://s24508.pcdn.co/opinion/258051/george-ellis-saying-something-uplifting-and-powerful

David Sciarra, the longtime leader of the Education Law Center, recently put forth an argument for addressing the ongoing and continuing effects of America’s sad legacy of denying education to African Americans.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/raymondpierce/2023/05/16/what-about-school-desegregation-considering-new-strategies-around-race-and-education/

Enslaved African Americans found themselves in Florida shortly after the Civil War looking for work.

Source: https://www.blackenterprise.com/florida-town-incorporated-by-former-slaves-now-fight-for-sacred-land-in-eatonville-florida/

Even though, of course, there are African Americans that are in the midst of all of this.

Source: https://www.lagrangenews.com/2023/03/08/lagrange-looking-for-solutions-to-teen-violence/

Ezra Tucker is a nationally renowned artist known for his paintings of historical African Americans of the West and wildlife paintings.

Source: https://gazette.com/arts-entertainment/award-winning-monument-wildlife-artist-expands-into-black-western-art/article_f86b453a-a7ee-11ed-b4a3-4ffa38db6da9.html

'Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals,' states the advisory issued on Saturday night by the civil rights group.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12107447/NAACP-issues-travel-advisory-against-visiting-Florida-DeSantis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

For nearly half an hour, Thompson praised the NAACP for its history of significant victories on behalf of not just African Americans, but other oppressed and working-class people, since its founding in 1909 and its existence in Mississippi since 1928.

Source: https://jacksonadvocateonline.com/congressman-thompson-praised-challenged-the-naacp-activists-and-aspiring-citizens/