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James Theodore Holly

James Theodore Holly, a Black American who emigrated to Haiti in 1861, elected bishop of Haiti. He was consecrated in a ceremony at New Yorks Grace Church on November 8.

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Nov

3

1874

Dave Chapelle talks George Floyd, police violence, and more in...

Chappelle poignantly explained how the image of Floyd calling for his deceased mother and pleading for his life is seared into his and the nation’s wounded

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Religious party to ban strip clubs, casinos

The church-based Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) will abolish income tax, ban go-go clubs, and raise salaries for civil servants if it gains state

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Bishop Alexander Walters: Religious Leader and Civil Rights Activist

Noted religious leader and civil rights activist Bishop Alexander Walters was instrumental in establishing the National Afro-American League and later, the Afro-American Council. Both organizations, despite being short-lived, served as predecessors to the National Association for the Advancement of

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James Augustine Healy

James Augustine Healy, first Black American Roman Catholic bishop, ordained a priest in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.

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Jun

10

1854

Zimbabwe: Waverly Empire Battle Rages On, Daughter in Hot Soup for Forging Company Papers

[263Chat] Woes continue to mount for Amanda Berkowitz nee Cohen who is facing perjury charges after she allegedly forged a signature on one of her father's company documents.

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An Episcopal Presidential Lament | Afro

From the streets of Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd went limp after a police officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes, to outside the White House gates to the hundreds of protestors who besieged cities like

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Cuba

The Cuban government freed U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, who had been in captivity for five years, on Dec. 17, 2014. Gross had been sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2011 after his effort to create a way to communicate outside of the Cuban governments control. The government cited humanitarian

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Jul

1

2015

US autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and

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James Varick

James Varick consecrated as the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.

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Jul

30

1822

Cape Town: Parking space goes on sale for R1.1 million [photos]

The richest suburb in South Africa is at it again. For a cool R1.1 million, you can buy yourself a parking space on the Cape Town coast.

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Soweto marks Good Friday under strict virus rules | Africanews

Worshipers gathered on Friday at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto, South Africa, to celebrate Good Friday under strict COVID-19 regulations

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of The Episcopal Church urge White House officials passage of the family support bill and voting rights legislation.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of The Episcopal Church is a member of the Circle of Protection Steering Committee and meet to discuss family support bill and voting rights legislation.

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World reaches 400,000 virus deaths

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities yesterday, a day after the Government of Brazil broke with standard public health protocols by ceasing to publish updates of the number of deaths and infections in the hard-hit South

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

LETTERS: Chicken meat imports hurting local sector

PHOTO | CHARLES WANYORO | NMG

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Daniel Alexander Payne

On this date in 1893, Daniel A. Payne died. The sixth bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, Payne was the first African American ordained by the Lutheran Church in 1837. In 1856, he founded Wilberforce University, where he became the first Black president of a college in America. Payne

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Feb

24

1811

Gikandi, Valmond to be ordained Saturday - Barbados Today

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown will welcome two young men to the priesthood this Saturday. The ordination of Deacon Moses Kabuga Gikandi and Deacon Omaris Valmond takes place less than a month after the Episcopal Ordination of The Most Reverend Neil Scantlebury as the first Barbadian

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Penn's 1996 Baccalaureate Speaker is The Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harri

Penns 1996 Baccalaureate Speaker is The Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion. Bishop Harris entered the priesthood after a long and successful career in public and community relations in Philadelphia

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Feb

11

1989

Pope Francis undergoes surgery | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

The Vatican says Pope Francis, 84, has responded well to colon surgery. The Pope was taken to Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on Sunday for a scheduled colon surgery. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Sunday evening that the Pope 'responded well' to the treatment, which was performed under

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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news

Which Polo is Polo? Luxury Firm Loses Exclusive Selling Rights

Polo brands are for the discerning, pricey items whose supply chain shipped some 8,800 units from Europe, the US and South Africa is being fought for viciously.

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Source: Business Daily

Edward Thomas Demby

Edward Thomas Demby elected suffragan bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Arkansas.

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Sep

29

1918

Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of

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Every district in SA 'is now a coronavirus hot-spot' - Mkhize explains why

From 52 districts, South Africa has 52 coronavirus hot-spots. That's according to Zweli Mkhize, who explained how health officials made this classification.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Hattie B. Cooper Community Center

The Hattie B. Cooper Community Center, started in the early 1920s by Union Methodist Church (now Union United Methodist Church) as a settlement house, is still 'in business.' Described in church conference minutes of 1922 as 'a bee-hive of helpful activities among colored people of the South

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Diocese of Atlanta reimagines policing while combating COVID-19 | Atlanta Daily World

Bishops of the Episcopal Church will discuss how they will work to fight the two major pandemics facing America during two events hosted by the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. The first pandemic, systemic racism, has been with us for centuries. The other, COVID-19, is a recent

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Three more officers charged in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AP) — Prosecutors yesterday filed a tougher charge against the police officer at the centre of the George Floyd case and charged three other officers, delivering a victory to protesters galvanised by a death that roused racial tensions and unleashed coast-to-coast

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Lane College (1882- )

Lane College is a co-ed, liberal arts college located in Jackson, Tennessee. The college was founded in 1882 by Bishop Isaac Lane, a former slave and bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church. Lane College is the first institution established by the Methodist Episcopal Church and one

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Jun

22

1884

James A Healy, first Black Roman Catholic bishop

James A Healy, first Black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated in cathedral at Portland, Maine.

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Jun

2

1975

James Patterson Lyke installed as auxiliary bishop

James Patterson Lyke installed as auxiliary bishop of the Cleveland diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Aug

1

1979

South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators; cases pass 11,000

Key statistics as at May 12, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD

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