In 1860 the last, illegal, shipment of slaves to the US landed in this part of Alabama. Now hundreds of the largely African American residents are suing an industrial plant claiming it released toxic chemicals linked to cancer
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Follow Black Women To Victory In 2018 | New York Amsterdam News
According to the 2017 election exit polls, like they did recently in Alabama, Black women led the way in turning Virginia and New Jersey from red to blue, up and down the ballot.
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San Francisco Native Becomes City’s 1st Black Woman Mayor | AFRO
Second Major American City within 7 Days to Get a Black Woman Mayor
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Rep. John Conyers, most senior member of House, resigns amid accusations of sexual harassment | Los Angeles Times
Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, resigned Tuesday after his support among fellow Democrats collapsed amid accusations of sexual harassment by several female employees.
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‘Maynard’: Film Review | Hollywood Reporter
Samuel D. Pollard’s documentary recounts the life and career of Maynard Jackson, the first African-American mayor of Atlanta.
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Watch: Unbought and Unbossed: Shirley Chisholm’s fearless presidential run | Timeline
In 1972, America wasn’t ready for her, but she didn’t think that way.
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Montana’s first black mayor, once a refugee, says US offered ‘second chance’ | The Guardian
Wilmot Collins, 54, was elected mayor of Helena on Tuesday, unseating a four-term incumbent: ‘They were looking for a chance and I came in at the right time’
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Charlotte, N.C., elects its first female African American mayor | The Hill
Charlotte, N.C., has elected its first female African American mayor in Democrat Vi Lyles, according to the Charlotte Observer.
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Sheila Oliver becomes New Jersey’s first Black lieutenant governor | New York Amsterdam News
She has more than a dozen years of legislative experience, serving in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature since 2004.
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Condoleezza Rice recalls racial blast that killed childhood friend | Reuters
(2013) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – When a church bombing killed four young black girls on a quiet Sunday morning in 1963, life for a young Condoleezza Rice changed forever.
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