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August 3, 2026
Exposing the Erasure of Tom Mboya: How Marginalizing Kenya's Greatest Liberationist Robbed Two Continents of Their Shared History — Orange Mound Aligns with Kenya's "Linda Mwananchi Movement" and both Kenya and Memphis practice of historicide
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July 30, 2026
Black Swan Publishing announces The Loudest Silence, an insider's account of family court, child protective services, and due process in Pennsylvania. The book challenges attorneys & readers to examine how legal reality differs from legal principles.
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July 22, 2026
Nadine M. Patterson is a producer, independent filmmaker and the chief executive officer of Harmony Image Productions Inc.
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July 9, 2026
The exhibit encourages public awareness of patient rights and calls for stronger legal protections in mental health care.
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July 1, 2026
Black Freedom 250th is the first celebration to frame America's 250th through a hemispheric lens, linking Black liberation across the United States, Mexico, Colombia, the Caribbean, and Latin America into one shared continental narrative
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June 23, 2026
Reclaiming the un‑sanitized Black freedom story erased from America 250 restoring continental history, correcting Orange Mound's true origin & declaring a sovereign Black Semiquincentennial celebration Kickoff African Cultural Embassy July 11, 2026
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June 18, 2026
Talia Thompson-Jones, DNP, FPA-APRN, is a distinguished leader in the healthcare industry
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June 11, 2026
Ms. Williams played a meaningful role in desegregation and gives back where she can
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June 11, 2026
Historic Orange Mound Launches 'Black Freedom 250th Initiative, Reframing America's Semiquincentennial Through Global Black History and Latin American Alliance
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June 10, 2026
The Women's Impact Initiative Network (WIIN) Conference will bring together advisors, executives, and future industry leaders for two days of education, networking, and solutions-focused conversations around wealth, leadership, and representation.
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June 5, 2026
Zella Jackson Hannum, PhD, has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the entrepreneur industry
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June 4, 2026
African American activist Anthony "Amp" Elmore extend global Charter of Kinship to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, launching a bilingual digital embassy & June 20, 2026 event to celebrate shared Afro-Mexican history & cross-border freedom trails
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June 2, 2026
Artists Include Lalah Hathaway, Terri Lyne Carrington, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Eric Roberson, Roger Humphries, Nate Smith, Sean Jones, Orrin Evans' Monk Tribute, Lady Blackbird and Annie & The Caldwells
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June 1, 2026
Historian, filmmaker and Five Time World Kickboxing Champion Anthony "Amp" Elmore invites Mexico's President to help honor Afro‑Mexican history & unite Black America and Mexico through the Charter of Kinship & a bi‑national Juneteenth celebration
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May 29, 2026
New scholarship, national media recognition, and curriculum development position Pettaway at the forefront of Africana music and cultural discourse
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May 25, 2026
Defeating 9th District erasure through Education, Diversity & Democracy. Orange Mound Juneteenth expands Black history to honor our 1879 founding, Afro-Mexican roots, and Indigenous Black sovereignty as a shared America 250 initiative for freedom
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May 20, 2026
Rev. Fr. Melchesideck Wirngo Yumo is recognized for his dedication to the religious services industry
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May 20, 2026
Samuel Njuguna, CPA, EA, recognized as a senior accountant at Crisis Center Inc.
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May 20, 2026
Black Memphis Historian Anthony "Amp" Elmore announces first U.S. Juneteenth celebration recognizing Mexico 150‑year Mascogo tradition, inviting Mexican and Hispanic communities to join Orange Mound in a historic Black–Mexican cultural reunion
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