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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
The Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival Returns June 20–21 at Historic Fourth Ward Park — A Celebration Rooted in 140 Years of Art, Resilience, and Community
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June 17, 2026
Groups Decry Abuse; Dedicate Themselves to Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Mental Health
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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 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 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 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
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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May 6, 2026
Orange Mound occupies its space in global history. The African Cultural Embassy invites President Ruto and Kenya to ratify a historic Charter of Kinship, connecting the 1956 Mboya Airlift to a shared future of democratic and cultural sovereignty
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April 28, 2026
"How a 1990 Kenyan Film Premiere Launched the First Industrial-Level Trade Deal Between an African Government and a Black American Business, Defining Orange Mound as a Global Sovereign Hub."
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April 16, 2026
Marquis Who's Who Listee Janene E. Smith Featured in the April 2026 Issue of The New Yorker Magazine
Janene E. Smith shared her professional achievements and industry expertise in The New Yorker
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April 1, 2026
Dr. Terry Samuels, MS, NCC, CPCS, CDBT, CTMH, LPC, LCPC, is celebrating 21 years of dedicated service in the health care industry
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March 24, 2026
NARA Historian Memphis Born 5-Time World Kickboxing Champion Anthony "Amp" Elmore, Fights Memphis White Supremacy, Racism & Black on Black Racism, Honors Black History & African Connection, Black Orange Mound Birthplace of African Cultural Diplomacy
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March 3, 2026
Black on Black Racism, Erasure of Black Memphis History, Betrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Erasure of Black City of Fort Pickering, Memphis Cotton Museum & No Black Memphis History Museum
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February 25, 2026
Black Buddhism is a sovereign Buddhist category, Buddhism's Original Cushite roots, Black Buddhism vs. Asian White Buddhism
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February 19, 2026
Tina Turner Mother Proud Black Buddhist, Black Buddhist History, Half Black & Japanese Female Priest Myokei Shonin, Black activist kicked out of Black Buddhist Society, father of Black Buddhism, Memphis Black community Orange Mound correct birth 1879
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February 13, 2026
The Art of Historical Reclamation: Linking the 1st Shogun, the Kushite/Indus Valley, & the "Black Buddha" of Japan to the soil of Memphis Orange Mound. A World Champion's practice defining Buddhist History as Black History beyond traditional Mahayana
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February 5, 2026
Bridging the 'Sacred Science' of the Kushite Buddha with Black Church history, the Proud Black Buddhist World Association restores the African origins of the Dharma, establishing a new era of 'Independent Spiritual Sovereignty' in Memphis
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January 29, 2026
Stephen O. Ashley is recognized for fifteen years of dedicated service in the financial services industry
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January 29, 2026
Anthony "Amp" Elmore Memphis 1st Independent 35mm theatrical Filmmaker, African Cultural Diplomat, 5-Time World Kickboxing Champion, Creator 1st biopic Film of Buddhist, Father of Black Memphis History, Founder Proud Black Buddhist World Association
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