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Black History
| BLACK HISTORY: Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing |
| Thursday, August 5, 2021 |
| The Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association will celebrate its 26th Biennial Reunion Aug. 14-15. The event will be virtual via Zoom or telephone. The alumni association keeps alive the history of the school that trained black women to become nurses at predominately black Lincoln Hospital in Durham. To donate or register, contact Lottie Hall at |
| Partnership brings Black history to life through Google Assistant |
| Monday, July 26, 2021 |
| “Hey, Google, what happened on this day in Black history?” is a term that might become a daily ritual for many people across the country. Thanks to a new partnership between Google and Carl Mack, publisher of the Black Heritage Day Calendar – a comprehensive flip calendar that highlights 366 notable African Americans and African American |
| Jamaica seeks slave trade reparations from Great Britain |
| Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Jamaica has put a price tag on slavery and is sending the British government the bill. State officials of the Caribbean nation said they are asking Great Britain to pay $10.6 billion) in reparations. The former British colony served as the center of the slave trade, where Africans were kidnapped, enslaved, and forced to work on sugar cane, bananas, and |
