Alonzo Pietro sets sail with Christopher Columbus

11 New COVID-19 testing sites and CVS stores in metro-Atlanta

As COVID-19 cases surge in Georgia this week, CVS Health is expanding its testing program by announcing 11 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across the

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Jay, Christopher, Chair of the Board of BlackPast.org

Chris Jay was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and has lived in Seattle since 2005. He comes from a long line of native Seattleites on his mother’s side, and the majority of the Jones’ still live in Seattle

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Howard Zinn

Best Known

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Henry Armstrong, the only boxer to hold three boxing titles simultaneously, is

Henry Armstrong, the only boxer to hold three boxing titles simultaneously, is born in Columbus, Ohio

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Dec

2

1912

Two new COVID cases, 13 more recoveries

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has reported two more COVID-19 cases increasing the tally to

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Volkswagen Apologizes For Ad Of Giant White Hand Pushing Tiny Black Man Around

The 10-second clip for the German car company’s new Volkswagen Golf model features a giant, white hand poking and prodding a Black man, much like

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Biography of Matthew Henson

Overview

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On this day

On this day, while competing for Ohio State University (Columbus) in a Western Conference (Big Ten) track-and-field meet at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), JAMES CLEVELAND OWENS equaled the world record for the 100-yard dash (9.4 s) and broke the world records for the 220-yard dash

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May

25

1935

She got the ring and he said, ‘I gotta go, the Bama game is about to come on’

“I was sitting in Ursela’s chair getting my hair twisted and I see [Ki] walk in [wearing] a sundress and high heels, and I asked who she was,” Shannon

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Carson McCullers - Birthday

Carson McCullers , née Lula Carson Smith (born February 19, 1917, Columbus, Georgia, U.

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Feb

19

1917

Pamela J. Royal, M.D.

Pamela J. Royal, M.D. is a board-certified dermatologist and has been the Owner and President of Royal Dermatology and Aesthetic Skin Care, Inc. since

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President Thomas Jefferson descendant wants his statues taken down

(Credit: LaNier and AP

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Birthday

Rainey, Ma(Gertrude Bridget) Born april 3, 1888. Known as theMother of the Blues, Ma Rainey was born in Columbus, Ga. She made her stage debut at the Columbus Opera House in 1900 in a talent show called The Bunch of Blackberries. She made her first recording in 1923 and her last on Dec

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Apr

3

1888

Matthew Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.[1] Henson served as a navigator and

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Mayor declared a state of emergency in Ga.

Mayor declared a state of emergency in Columbus, Ga., racial disturbance.

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Jun

19

1971

US slams Tanzania for opposition members arrest

The U.S. criticized Tanzania’s arrest of eight opposition leaders during their party meeting on Wednesday, saying the action stifles democratic

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Lionel Richie - Penny Lover

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Niger

Niger nī´jər [key], great river of W Africa, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon plateau, SW Guinea, and flowing NE through Guinea and into Mali. In central Mali the Niger forms its vast inland delta (c.30,000 sq mi/77,700 sq km), a maze of channels and shallow lakes. An

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Angola: State Secretary for Energy Oversees Luachimo Dam Works

Dundo — The Secretary of State for Energy, António da Costa, is paying on Wednesday a 24-hour working visit to eastern Lunda Norte province, whose main aim is to oversee the execution degree of the works to expand the Luachimo hydroelectric

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Boseman, Benjamin Anthony (1840-1881)

Benjamin A. Boseman, physician, politician, and postmaster, was free born in New York in 1840 to Benjamin A. and Annaretta Boseman. He was the oldest of five children, two girls and three boys. Boseman grew up in Troy, New York where his father served as a steward on the steamboat Empire in the

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Source: Black Past

Feb

23

1881

Columbus, Foster, Parran: Pittsburgh’s reckoning with historic symbols intertwined with racism

While the city plans to clean the Columbus statue of the vandalism, some people believe his statue should share the fate of the Foster statue and Parran

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Clayton, Alonzo (1876–1917) - Birthday

Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton, who reached stardom at the age of 15 when he became the youngest rider to win the Kentucky Derby, was born on March 27, 1876 in Kansas City, Missouri to Robert and Evaline Clayton.

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Mar

27

1876

Racially Motivated Slayings

Buffalo, N.Y., grand jury indicted Pvt. Joseph G. Christopher of the U.S. Army on murder charges stemming from the racially motivated slayings of three Blacks in September, 1980.

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Apr

29

1981

White men sue D.C. Mayor Bower over Black Lives Matter mural

"Black Lives Matter" is seen painted on 16th Street in Washington

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Time to Tear Ole Hillary Clinton’s Name from State Department Pavilion.

Isn’t it time we remove Hillary Clinton’s name from the State Department pavilion that bears her

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Janelle Monae Talked About Being Triggered Filming On A Plantation For Her Film Antebellum

In her new film, Antebellum, Janelle Monae plays a writer from the 21st century who through supernatural occurrences, gets transported back to a time when she is

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Denzel’s Son Hands Out Fades In Latest Trailer To Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘TENET’ [Video]

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Emotions Rise as Journalists Discuss George Floyd, #SavingBlackLives

Sentiments surrounding the killing of George Floyd and the plight of Black people in the United States resonated deeply throughout the

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European Exploration of Africa

Europeans have been interested in African geography since the time of the Greek and Roman Empires. Around 150 C.E., Ptolemy created a map of the world that included the Nile and the great lakes of East Africa. In the Middle Ages, the large Ottoman Empire blocked European access to Africa and its

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Birthday

Christopher Darden was born April 8, 1956. He was a prosecuting attorney in O.J. Simpsons murder trial. Christopher left the District Attorneys office to continue teaching law and later began an acting career.

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Apr

8

1956

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