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#huunited founder @iamjoibrown being honored today. #huunited

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Via@theguardian"Millions of African Americans will soon be able to trace their families through the era of slavery, some to the countries from which their ancestors were snatched, thanks to a new and free online service that is digitizing a huge cache of federal records for the first time. Handwritten records collecting information on newly freed slaves that were compiled just after the civil war will be available for easy searches through a new website, it was announced on Friday. The records belong to the Freedmen’s Bureau, an administrative body created by Congress in 1865 to assist slaves in 15 states and the District of Columbia transition into free citizenship. Before that time, slaves were legally regarded as property in the US and their names were not officially documented. They often appeared only as dash marks – even on their owners’ records." #huunited

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"WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that housing policies and practices with discriminatory outcomes can be challenged under the Fair Housing Act, even if there was no intent to discriminate. At issue in the case, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, was the validity of a theory known as disparate impact, and specifically its application under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, passed just a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Though the FHA protects against many forms of discrimination, disparate impact is seen by fair housing advocates as a particularly vital tool for fighting racial inequality, as it permits lawsuits to be brought against policies that disproportionately affect people of color, even when no overt racial motive can be proven." Via @thehuffingtonpost #huunited

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Read:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article25408597.html

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There are levels to this! Our style is as diversified as the texture and hues of our skin! Read: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7657116 #huunited

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The event has been postponed and was abeles as a canned food drive. They planned to march through a black neighborhood smh. Read here: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/06/24/white-gun-nuts-plan-march-black-neighborhood-carrying-assault-rifles.html

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Happy Father's Day

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Shooter caught! #prayforcharleston #blacklivesmatter

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Oldest black church in the south founded by a freed slave Denmark Vesey. #prayforcharleston

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#prayforcharleston our condolences to those affected by this senseless shooting at Emmanuel AME church. We cry with you. Where can you be safe if you can't worship peacefully without being gunned down? Pools, corner stores, your own neighborhood, your home and now church? All places are no longer safe for people of color. #heartbroken #disillusioned #disgusted #hate

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Help find the shooter in Charleston SC. Prayers for all the families and congregation at Emmanuel AME church in Charleston SC

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Finally! Attention to mental illness in the African American community addressed at the top! r Rep Emmanuel Cleaver calls on Obama to address the suicide rates rising among the youth! http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2015/05/congressman_emanuel_cleaver_calls_on_president_barack_obama_to_tackle_rise.html #mentalhealthawareness #suicideawareness #africanamerican #huunited

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#mentoringworks Gregg Hall , a Morehouse Man committed to mentoring!! APSA Mentoring Program. #huunited #bethechangeyouwanttosee

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Photo credit: @latinasinstem Congratulations ladies!! 🎉🎉

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Game Changers in the community! People you should know #peaceisalifestyle #mentoringusa #huunited

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#gamechangers #mentoringworks #mentoringusa #helpusa #huunited