Meet the gallant all-black American female battalion that served in Europe during World War II

"In 1945, history was made when the first all-black female battalion in the world was sent from the U.S. to serve in parts of Europe during the Second World War. Known as the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the all black female battalion of the Women’s Army Corps were sent to parts of France and England to contribute to solving problems that the Second World War brought with it."

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Bob Marley's daughter saves Jamaican women’s soccer team on World Cup path




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Great-Granddaughter Of 'Hidden Figure' Katherine Johnson Scores Perfect Score On Math SOL Test

Virginia third grader, Na Kia Boykin, SCORED a PERFECT SCORE of 600 on her Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test.

Na is the Great-Granddaughter of pioneering NASA MATHEMATICIAN, KATHERINE JOHNSON.


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HE HAS ROCKS IN THE HEAD 
Rocks falling into oceans, not climate, causing seas to rise, congressman suggests

Giant roadside rock to remain on Colorado mountain highway as landmark

Colorado has a new Instagram-worthy landmark. An 8.5-million-pound boulder that rolled off a cliff and demolished a section of mountain highway has been rename

Malcolm X Through the Years

Malcolm Little, known as Malcolm X, was born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Neb. After a complicated childhood, ( HE WAS JAILED AS A YOUTH EP) he became a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. After years of speaking on behalf of the Nation of Islam there was a falling out with the group, but continued to raise awareness for civil rights. He was assassinated while speaking, Feb 21, 1965 in Manhattan after being shot 15 times.
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RUSSIA'S LAVROV BLASTS D-DAY MEMORIALS AS PART OF A FALSE HISTORY OF WWII

Thank lord, someone really addressed this sham

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We should never forget how the Soviets won World War II in Europe

'An estimated 26 million Soviet citizens died during World War II, including as many as 11 million soldiers'

In the Western popular imagination -- particularly the American one -- World War II is a conflict we won. It was fought on the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, through the rubble of recaptured French towns and capped by sepia-toned scenes of joy and young love in New York. It was a victory shaped by the steeliness of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the moral fiber of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the awesome power of an atomic bomb.

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Don’t forget how the Soviet Union saved the world from Hitler

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Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg gets Amnesty prize

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Thunberg has become a figurehead for young climate activists internationally, inspiring hundreds of thousands of other youths to strike from school in "Fridays For Future" protests AFP/File Stockholm (AFP)

Sweden's teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was Friday awarded a prestigious Amnesty International prize for mobilising world public opinion on the looming peril of global warming.

The 16-year-old issued a statement declaring it "a huge honour to receive Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience Award," saying it was recognition for everybody inspired by her "Fridays for Future" movement that has seen students strike from school to take part in climate protests.

"To act on your conscience means that you fight for what you think is right," she said.

"We have a duty to try and improve the world. The blatant injustice we all need to fight against is that people in the global south are the ones who are and will be most affected by climate change while they are the least responsible for causing it."

Thunberg, a fierce campaigner with a gift for public speaking, has become a figurehead for young climate activists internationally. International organisations often invite her to climate change events in an effort to put a human face on the fight to curb carbon emissions.

Last week, she appeared alongside actor and former politician Arnold Schwarzenegger at a conference in Austria discussing ways to tackle climate change.

The head of Amnesty International, Kumi Naidoo, lauded Thunberg's work in a statement announcing the prize from his organisation.

"Every young person taking part in 'Fridays for Future' embodies what it means to act on your conscience. They remind us that we are more powerful than we know and that we all have a role to play in protecting human rights against climate catastrophe," he said.

Last month, Thunberg announced she was taking a year off school to pursue her campaigning.

In September she is to participate in a global summit of climate change organised by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. That poses a bit of a quandry for Thunberg, who eschews air travel because of the carbon footprint it leaves.

"Because I don't take planes, I'm going to have to cross the Atlantic in a different way. I haven't yet found the solution, but in any event I will be going," she told the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter.

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IT BECAME LAW THIS WEEK A HUNDRED YEARS AGO 

The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote, celebrates a big birthday on Tuesday, as it was passed by both chambers of Congress 100 years ago on June 4, 1919. According to the National Archives, the House of Representatives first passed the amendment on May 21, 1919, and two weeks later, on June 4, the Senate followed with a vote of 56 to 25. The next year, following approval by three-fourths of state legislatures, the amendment was ratified into the Constitution.  

The opening of the Amendment's text reads, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." 

Photograph shows women lining up for parade; woman in front leading with baby and carriage; women, dressed in white and wearing sashes "Votes for women" carrying flags and banner.Suffrage parade, New York City, May 4, 1912LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Since the 19th Amendment's passage, women have helped inaugurate a new era of American politics. In fact, many historians can point a clear line from the passage of the 19th amendment to the passage of Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s and the current movements seeking to offer greater federal protections for gay and transgender Americans.  

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West Papua: The Genocide That Is Being Ignored by The World

Ever heard of it? Have you ever been sitting at home watching CNN, BBC, or Fox News and heard the news anchor mention West Papua?

It’s strange that this oppression receives little to no media coverage considering a recent fact-finding mission conducted by the Brisbane Archdiocese’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission reported that West Papua was experiencing a “slow motion genocide.” The report warned West Papua’s indigenous population is at risk of becoming “an anthropological museum exhibit of a bygone culture.”...

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