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African American Homesteaders in the Great...

[Original By www.nps.gov] African Americans successfully homesteaded in all the Great Plains states. While few in comparison with the multitudes of white settlers, black people created homes, farms, a “place,” and a society which were all their own. — Read...

Homestead Act (1862)

[Original By archives.gov] The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were...

Early North Carolina / Tennessee Land...

[Original By sos.tn.gov] …Settlement was primarily confined to northeast Tennessee. For forty shillings per hundred acres, each head of a family could buy six hundred and forty acres for himself and one hundred acres for his wife and each child....

Juneteenth: A Reason to Promote and...

Introduction This article established the federal and national holiday Juneteenth as a symbolic reminder of the need for and nature of governmental involvement in equity. In June 1865 it took the military to ensure slaves in Texas knew they were...

Why Juneteenth is an Honorable American...

Introduction This article weaves together Psalm 99:4, the Mosaic Passover, and Christ’s teaching in Matthew 25:40, while also giving a historical and civic explanation of Juneteenth as an honorable federal and national holiday. The official name of the holiday is...

Christians Standing Together Pushing Equity and...

This article deals with why Christians should push equity even though the nation’s DEI Program was flawed. It deals with the matter from both the Black Christian and Black Christian perspectives. It deals with my own personal experience with racial...

Spiritual, Political and Socio-economic Significance of...

In Matthew 15:24 Jesus our Lord (Matthew 28:18) and Saviour (John 3:14-16) speaks of him first focusing on his biological nationality. In Matthew 28:16-20 and Acts 1:8, Jesus dramatically expands his focus through his apostles to include those of all...

Summary of US Immigration History and...

From Google Gemini AI Query: Summary of US Immigration Laws and History U.S. immigration law is a complex tapestry woven from a century and a half of shifting economic needs, racial prejudices, and humanitarian ideals. It has evolved from an...

Reparations for Unjust Slavery and Other...

The word reparations within the context of racial injustice has the sense of repairing a wrong, hence, the similarity of the words repair and reparations. The reparation debate remains polarized, with reparations framed as restorative justice by supporters and divisive...

USA Federal Government Shutdown 2025

Current Composition of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate (as of October 30, 2025) The 119th Congress began on January 3, 2025. Below is the current partisan breakdown for both chambers, based on the most recent official and reliable...

The Issue of White Guilt for...

On a Facebook Page in October 2025 I saw a post with the following which I screenshotted: I wrote a comment on the post that said: The video clip I mentioned is from the Total Life Christian Missionary Baptist Church...