Iowa County Once Named For Slave Owner Renamed In Honor Of Black Female Historian
06/28/2021

The county will honor Lulu Merle Johnson, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.

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Sha'Carri Richardson Torches In The Olympic Trials Just One Week After Her Mother Passed Away

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Christopher Columbus Monument To Be Replaced By Harriet Tubman, Design Revealed

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Iowa County Once Named For Slave Owner Renamed In Honor Of Black Female Historian

The county will honor Lulu Merle Johnson, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Says Federal Marijuana Laws ‘May No Longer Be Necessary’

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Chicago Mother of Twins Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend, Distraught Family Speaks Out

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Miya Ponsetto, Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Teen Of Stealing A Cellphone, Charged With A Hate Crime

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Minnesota Appeals Court OKs 3rd Degree Murder Charge Against Officers In George Floyd's Death

The ruling will now go back to Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill.
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New Jersey Man’s Racist Tirade Against Black Neighbor Ends When Dozens Pull Up On His Front Lawn

The New Jersey man's racist rant, which included him shouting his address, was caught on video before protests were conducted at his home.
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Sha'Carri Richardson's Last Hope For Tokyo Olympics Has Been Dashed

Richardson was suspended from the 100 meters run over a positive marijuana test.
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Black Nurse Will Have Her COVID Vaccine Card In The Smithsonian

Sandra Lindsay was one of the first people in New York to receive the vaccine, and now, President Biden has honored her.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenured Position To Join Howard University

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