A private gesture of reparations By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America First Presbyterian Church in Lansing, Mich., among other White churches in the area, has donated thousands of dollars […]
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Across Black America is a compilation of stories gathered from the nation’s various media sources. These are assembled and edited by contributor Kristina Dixon for use in OurWeekly.
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Jackie Robinson statue stolen, burned, broken to pieces
In Wichita, Kan. A Wichita, Kan. youth-baseball league’s Jackie Robinson statue — which was cut at its feet and stolen from McAdams Park earlier this month, leading to a citywide […]
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Black historians defy Florida restrictions on Black studies
Read passages from banned books By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Black historians read passages from banned books last earlier this month in a local park in Florida. In […]
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Ohio Urban League unveils Holloman Center for Social Justice
In collaboration with Fifth Third Bank By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio —with support from the Holloman Family Foundation, and in collaboration […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches from Democrat to GOP
Few are surprised at decision By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat, is now a Republican–turning Dallas into the largest city in the […]
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Nation recalls horror of 16th Street Baptist Church
Two women brought together by tragedy By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Four innocent young girls getting ready for Sunday services died when the Ku Klux Klan detonated a […]
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Florida Black churches vow to teach ‘our own history’
A rebuke to ‘watered down’ Black history study By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Pierce, Fla. is among the more than 200 mostly […]
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Black Wall Street Festival returns to New Haven, Conn
Deemed a catalyst for action By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America The recent New Haven Black Wall Street Festival, produced by the Department of Arts, Culture, and Tourism in […]
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Student group may have to change its name
Black Male Achievers in Florida By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America A student organization at Tallahassee Community College is grappling with a naming predicament due to a new Florida […]
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Former officers plead guilty in botched raid of home
Sexually assaulted two men By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Six White former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who called themselves the “Goon Squad” pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 […]
