Article: Fireworks, family reunions draw Blacks on Fourth of July

Article: Proposition 187 and African Americans: Harmful Shortsightedness
Los Angeles Sentinel;  November 16, 1994 ;     700+ words ......Sentinel 11-16-1994 Proposition 187 and African Americans: Harmful Shortsightedness. Whether...the "Save our State" proposition by African Americans was especially disturbing. With the...the racist initiative. How could African Americans, of all people, fall for this nonsense...

Article: Civil Rights: What To African-Americans Is The Fourth of July?
Washington Informer;  July 6, 1994 ;     700+ words ......What To African-Americans Is The Fourth...celebration of Independence Day while it...South Africa, African Americans have had...only two African Americans from the...argue that African Americans were free...that many African Americans are ...

Article: For Many, Today Is Independence Day
The Washington Post;  June 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......notified of their independence, he hosted a party...of Juneteenth Independence Day, a once-obscure...was America's independence day, not ours," said...added, " is our independence day." A combination...wrongs against African Americans. On Monday, the...National ...

Article: A Different Perspective on Reparations For African Americans
New York Beacon, The;  January 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Perspective On Reparations For African Americans From the outset let me make it clear that African Americans are entitled to reparations of...was illegally confiscated from African Americans. BACKGROUND - During the civil...

Article: Why African Americans overwhelmingly support Bill Clinton
Indianapolis Recorder;  October 26, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Indianapolis Recorder 10-26-1996 Why African Americans overwhelmingly support Bill Clinton...certain that the vast majority of African Americans who go to the polls will vote to...There are many good reasons why African Americans have embraced the president from...

Article: Exploring the relationship between race-related stress, identity, and well-being among African Americans.
The Western Journal of Black Studies;  March 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......plagued the personal development of African Americans. Since 1619, when a group of Europeans...ethnic disparities in many sectors of African Americans' lives (Utsey, Bolden, & Brown, 2001). These disparities are reflected in African Americans' inability to achieve a state of...

Article: July 4th, Independence Day 2002!
Columbus Times;  July 10, 2002 ;     699 words ......Times 07-10-2002 July 4th is Independence Day, the day that the United States...the history of this country, African Americans were brave and did stand up...remember the efforts of the first Independence Day, reflect on the men and women...

Article: Sen. Obama Introduces Resolution Recognizing Historical Significance of Juneteenth Independence Day
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 28, 2006 ;     480 words ......significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of...significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of...enslaved were free; Whereas African Americans who had been slaves in the...commonly known as `Juneteenth Independence ...

Article: Sen. Durbin Introduces Resolution Recognizing Historical Significance of Juneteenth Independence Day
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 15, 2007 ;     494 words ......significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of...significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of...enslaved were free; Whereas African Americans who had been slaves in the...commonly known as `Juneteenth Independence ...

Article: African Americans invested less in stocks and funds over the past year. (Investing And Finance).
Marketing to the Emerging Majorities;  August 1, 2003 ;     594 words ...More than six in 10 African Americans (61%) who earn more than...drop from 2002 when 74% of African Americans earning $50,000 or more annually...significant percentage of African Americans out of the stock market in...

Article: Independence Day--or day of genocide?
Miami Times;  July 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Times 07-13-1995 Independence Day--or day of genocide...another so-called Independence Day has come and...few persons of African heritage participated...believe that African Americans had little to...celebrate relative to Independence Day. Of course ...

Article: Rep. Davis Introduces Resolution Recognizing Historical Significance of Juneteenth Independence Day
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 13, 2007 ;     500 words ......historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress...historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress...the enslaved were free; Whereas African Americans who had been slaves in the Southwest...19, ...

Article: SENS. DURBIN, LEVIN ANNOUNCE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 19, 2007 ;     482 words ......commonly known as "Juneteenth Independence Day". The day commemorates...the Civil War had ended. African Americans who had been slaves in...tradition of marking Juneteenth Independence Day. Cultures across the globe...history and experience of African Americans," said ...

Article: African Americans in government
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government;      700+ words ...African Americans in government African Americans in Congress After the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, the 14th Amendment (1868) granted African Americans citizenship, and the 15th Amendment (1870) gave black...