C.W. Allen patents table (self-levelling)

Inventor of Light Bulb Filament

Lewis Latimer (1848-1928), born the son of a fugitive slave ( George Latimer) in Boston, became a significant inventor with his development of an improved process for manufacturing the electric light bulb filament. He received a U.S. patent for his filament and became a member of Thomas

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother Wants Death Penalty for Travis and George McMichael: ‘My Son Died, So They Should Die as Well’

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother wants Travis and George McMichael to pay the ultimate price for her son’s shooting

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Uganda: Ndejje to Replace UPDF in League

The new proposed changes to make the Fufa Big League clubs nationwide are unfair and will put several teams at a disadvantage, the clubs have

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Atlanta City Council Member Michael Julian Bond remarks on local protests

City Council Member Michael Julian Bond Provides Remarks During Full Council Meeting on June

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Black restaurateurs seek relief

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey chats with Soleil owner Cheryl Straughter while police advisor William Broderick looks

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Lee, Jarena (1783–185?)

Lee moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a teenager and continued to work as a domestic servant. One afternoon, Lee attended a worship service at Bethel Church where Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the A.M.E. Church, was scheduled to preach. After hearing the powerful sermon delivered by

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Source: Black Past

Rwanda: Basketball - REG 'Still Focused' on Winning League Title

Henry Mwinuka, the head coach of Rwanda Energy Group (REG) basketball club, has urged his players to stay focused on winning the 2019/2020 BK Basketball National League title despite the long layoff due to the Covid-19

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Rwanda: Kwizera Looks to Guide Gisagara to Glory in His Maiden Managerial Year

PIERRE Marshall Kwizera is keen on inspiring Gisagara to their third national volleyball league title as he looks to make history of clinching the championship in his maiden season as

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A soldier's story, told in letters home | The True Citizen

In August of 1940, well over a year before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 19 year-old Noah Allen Hickman of Girard enlisted in the United States Army. The following are excerpts from letters sent to his family, including his parents, Noah A. Hickman and Mary Hickman and his sister Eva.

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Police Chief Defends Officer Who Punched Black Alabama Store Owner: ‘I Would Much Rather Have a Punch Than an Officer-Involved Shooting’

Store owner Kevin Penn called Decatur Police to report a robbery at his store and informed the dispatcher he was holding the suspect at

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Terence Blanchard releases soundtrack album for "The Comedian" starring Robert De Niro

Multiple GRAMMY-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard has composed a sublime jazz score for The Comedian, the new movie starring Robert De Niro and Leslie Mann that was directed by Taylor Hackford and opens nationwide today. The album The Comedian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is

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First Licensed Attorney

Macon B. Allen, who was the first licensed African-American attorney in the United States (he passed the bar exam in Maine in 1844), was the first to practice law in Boston, having been admitted to the Suffolk County, Massachusetts bar in May 1845. He became a Justice of the Peace in 1848 and

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Allen, Bernadette Mary (1955- )

Career Foreign Service Officer Bernadette Mary Allen was commissioned into the U.S. diplomatic service in January 1980. Twenty-five years later, on October 26, 2005, President George W. Bush appointed Allen to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Niger. She served until January

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Will Smith Admits Divorce From His First Wife Was The 'Worst Thing' He's Ever Been Through

The couple, who have been married 23 years, got deep into Will's decision to end his first marriage, to Sheree

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Change in gov’t could leave owner of COVID-19 hospital site, contractors in limbo

With the election recount results showing a loss for the incumbent APNU+AFC, the owner of the Liliendaal property where a billion-dollar infectious diseases hospital has been erected and the contractors involved could face a long wait for payment and searing questions as the winner of the

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Black church

The term black church or African-American church refers to Protestant churches that currently or historically have ministered to predominantly black congregations in the United States. While some black churches belong to predominantly African-American denominations, such as the African Methodist

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Crunch time for `Too Sharp’ - Stabroek News

The calendar has flipped to July, so its crunch time for undefeated super middleweight Lennox `Too Sharp’ Allen. The article Crunch time for `Too Sharp’ appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Bishop Paul Morton Shares A Retirement Update

Nationally renowned pastor and gospel singer Bishop Paul S. Morton had announced that he would step down as senior pastor of the Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church megachurch in Atlanta in July on his 70th

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Allen Iverson Is a Decade Away from Receiving His $32 Million Trust Fund Payment from Reebok

Reebok, acquired by Adidas in 2005, currently pays Iverson an annual salary of $800,000, which he’s been receiving since the start of the

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Indianapolis Colts Star Darius Leonard Says He Was The Target Of Racism At A Chipotle

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard claims he was wrongfully kicked out of a Chipotle restaurant in Florence, South Carolina simply because

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Inslee Appoints Nathaniel McMillion As New CWU Student Trustee

Governor Jay Inslee recently appointed Nathaniel McMillion to serve as the student trustee on Central Washington University’s board for the 2020-21 academic

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Helios Towers targets Africa for R7.7-billion expansion

Helios Towers plans to use about US$450-million (R7.7-billion) in newly raised funds to expand into African countries including Ethiopia, reviving an expansion plan that was put on hold by the Covid-19

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Arthur Allen Fletcher, “The Father of Affirmative Action” - Birthday

Arthur Allen Fletcher, known to many as the father of affirmative action, was born on December 22, 1924, in Phoenix, Arizona.

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We Will Breathe!

What we do know is that while the proximate causes of Mr. Floyd’s death lie in police brutality, his true murderer is white

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Al Davis - Birthday

Al Davis , byname of Allen Davis (born July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.

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Kenya: Restaurants Get Extended Opening Hours

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe made the announcement Tuesday during the daily coronavirus

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Allen, Damon (1963- )

Damon Allen is a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 2007-08 he completed his 24th season with the CFL. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Allen is the younger brother of former National Football League (NFL) star Marcus

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Allen University [South Carolina] (1870 - )

Allen University, a Christian liberal arts institution located on a 20-acre campus in Columbia, South Carolina, is the oldest historically black college in the state. The school was founded in 1870 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church of South Carolina, and was originally located in

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Sudan, Ethiopia to resume Nile talks

Prime ministers of Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to resume negotiations on the filling and use of the Grand Renaissance Dam [GERD], signalling a partial end to tensions over the Nile

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Tunisia: Military Option in Libya Is Not a Solution, Says Rached Ghannouchi

Tunis/Tunisia — Speaker of the House of Representatives (HPR) Rached Ghannouchi, on Tuesday, had a telephone conversation with Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez

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