Martin Luther King

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Obama Signs Executive Order To Fund HBCUs

On Friday February 26th, President Obama renewed the executive order that assists historically black colleges. See what he had to say here.

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President Johnson Signs The Civil Rights Act – July 2, 1964

On July 2, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. See his remarks on this historic day here.

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James Meredith Integrates The University Of Mississippi – October 1, 1962

On October 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. See the historical footage from this day here.

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GALLERY: African American Political Firsts

Carl Stokes pictured left was the First African American Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as well as the first African American Mayor of a major city. Check out our gallery of other African American political firsts.

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Jan 29, 2010 at 8:37 pm

Obama One Year In

Gallery: African American Media Trailblazers

There are several African Americans that have made strides for us in media, check out this gallery that pays tribute to a few of those people.

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DJ Touchtone

Jan 28, 2010 at 11:47 pm

Obama One Year In

African Americans In the Obama Administration

In the last administration Condoleeza Rice held it down in the fore front for the African American community, in the Obama Administration African Americans have much more representation. Take a look at the group of African Americans in the Obama Administration.

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