Marcus Mosiah Garvey, The Man Who Led the Largest Mass Movement In Black History

(August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940)

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. was born August 17, 1887, in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. Out of 11 siblings, he was the youngest and only he and one of his sisters lived to adulthood.

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Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Want the ‘Anglo-American Heritage of Law Enforcement’ to Go Away

Jeff Sessions gave a speech to sheriffs on Monday sprinkled with a bit of white supremacy. In Sessions’ attempt to commend sheriffs for doing what they do, he evoked his love of law enforcement’s “Anglo-American” heritage.

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Chloe Kim Wins Women’s Halfpipe Gold Medal in Olympic Debut

17-year-old Chloe Kim rose to the occasion in her Olympic debut, winning the gold medal in the women’s snowboard halfpipe on Tuesday morning at Phoenix Snow Par.. Kim didn’t waste any time setting the tone for entire field in her first run, scoring a 93.75. Liu Jiayu of China was in a distant second with a score of 85.50.

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Scientists Set to Explore Mysterious Seafloor Exposed by Antarctica’s Giant Iceberg

Remember the massive iceberg that split away from Antarctica last year? An international team of scientists is about to embark on a mission to explore the newly exposed marine ecosystem underneath—one that’s been hidden for over 100,000 years.

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