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Community Profiles / Featured / Local / News

Meet Hosea Roberson, a local war hero

August 11, 2021August 13, 2021 - by Mel Reeves - 1 Comment

Roberson is not only one of the oldest people living on Minneapolis’ South Side, but he is a hero of a long-forgotten war.

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Opinion

‘Da 5 Bloods’ and America abroad

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 - by Oscar H. Blayton

‘Da 5 Bloods’ points out how Black folk were victims of America’s foreign policy while understating our complicity in it.

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National / News

African American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home

November 11, 2019November 13, 2019 - by Maria Höhn, Vassar College

When war broke out, Black Americans fought in segregated units to serve their country. The breath of freedom they experienced in Europe flamed the fight for equality when they returned home.

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National / News

Groundbreaking for expanded African American Civil War Museum prepares D.C. corridor for influx of visitors

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 - by Hazel Trice Edney

A groundbreaking in the nation’s Capital took place Oct. 17 for a monumental $45 million expansion of a facility to honor Black veterans of the Civil War.

Groundbreaking for expanded African American Civil War Museum prepares D.C. corridor for influx of visitors Read More

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