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Top 10 Richest African Americans

No one can understand the value of freedom as the African Americans do. They were led into slavery by whites and kept as petty slaves by land owners deprived of any rights. It took some time for the black to fathom their true potential as human beings deserving of equal respect, rights and social

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Jazz Guitar Albums Everyone Can Enjoy

Looking to dabble in the world of jazz? Need to buy a gift for the guitarist in your family? Here are five highly recommended jazz guitar albums, all of which are enjoyable, and easy to listen to. The recordings are listed chronologically, so if you think you might enjoy more a recent

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(1916) Robert R. Moton, “A Life of Achievement”

Robert Russa Moton is best known as the successor to Booker T. Washington as president of Tuskegee Institute. He assumed the presidency of the institution shortly after Washington’s death in 1915. Moton’s life reflects striking parallels to his predecessor. Like Washington, he was born on

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Feb

11

1916

Prominent coronavirus deaths: Somali ambassador to Egypt dies in Kuwait

From top politicians – former presidents, prime ministers and lawmakers, to entertainment icons and top sportsmen, the virus has left in its wake prominent casualties who could hardly get the send-off they would have been accorded in “normal

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Thomas, Gerald E. (1929- )

Former Naval officer Gerald Eustis Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Guyana and Kenya. Born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 23, 1929 to Walter and Leila Thomas, President Ronald W. Reagan appointed Gerald E. Thomas to both

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Harriet Tubman Facts: Underground Railroad and More

Harriet Tubman was a fugitive slave, underground railroad conductor, abolitionist, spy, soldier, Civil War, African American, nurse, known for her work with Underground Railroad, Civil War service, and later, her advocacy of civil rights and woman

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Mar

10

1913

Despite Guv's OK, Stylist Fears Reopening

She’s plenty eager to resume offering her loyal customers hair extensions and her trademark short cuts, the ones that for 25 years have caused New Haveners to remark, “Oh — Samantha cut your

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Malick Sidibé

Malick Sidibé , (born c. 1935, Soloba, French Sudan [now Mali]—died April 14, 2016, Bamako, Mali), Malian photographer who created mainly black-and-white images that revealed the gradual Westernization of Mali as it made the transition from colony to independent

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Apr

14

2016

Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians

In the article that follows British Columbian historian and documentary editor, Mary Maillard, explores the controversy surrounding the precise birthdate of slave narrative author, Harriet Jacobs, and reminds us why precision

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African diaspora in the Americas

The African diaspora in the Americas is used to refer to people born in the Americas with predominantly African ancestry. Most are descendants of people enslaved and transferred from Africa to the Americas by Europeans, to work in their colonies, mostly in mines and plantations as slaves, between

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Pulitzer Prize Awarded

Pulitzer Prize for photography awarded to Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony magazine. He was the first Black male cited by the Pulitzer

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Dec

4

1969

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland (1785- )

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Bethel A.M.E.), Baltimore lays claim to the designation as the oldest independent continuously operating African American church in the state of Maryland tracing its origins back to 1785 when a group of African Americans met at the Strawberry Alley

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Donald Goines

Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark) (December 15, 1936 – October 21, 1974) was an African-American writer of urban fiction.[1] His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg

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Oct

21

1974

Kenya: What's It Like to Be a Female Photographer Today

Caroline Murang'a, 31, is a lifestyle photographer and the owner Murash Media

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Louisiana Creole people

This article refers to the Louisiana Creole people of predominantly French origin. For the article about the Creole people of predominantly Canarian-Spanish origin, see Isleños in

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Dec

27

1923

Evans, Melvin Herbert (1917–1984) - Death

In 1981 he was appointed United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago and served in that office until his death in Christiansted on November 27, 1984.

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Nov

27

1984

Trinidad and tobago

Current government officials

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Angola: Cacuaco Administration Hands Out Free Meals

Luanda — Over 12,000 disadvantaged residents of Cacuaco municipality, in Luanda, benefit from free meals supplied by the local administration, within the fight against Covid-19

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25 Facts about Marcus Mosiah Garvey – Black History Studies

Marcus Garvey worked at the offices of the African Times and Orient Review journal under the leadership of Duse Mohammed Ali, the famous Black nationalist and

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Source: Black History Studies – Educating the community to educate themseves

Emory O. Jackson, the Birmingham World, and the Fight for Civil Rights in Alabama

In the article below, Kimberley Mangun, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, describes her ongoing research on the Birmingham (Alabama) World and its longtime editor, Emory O. Jackson. Mangun is writing a cultural biography of Jackson and the

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Theme from Shaft

Theme from Shaft, written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Shaft.[1] The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movies soundtrack by Stax Records Enterprise

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Skinner, Elliot Percival (1924-2007) - Birthday

Skinner was born on June 20, 1924 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

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Jun

20

1924

University of the West Indies

Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally

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Jun

24

1986

(2007) Senator Barack Obama “Voting Rights March Commemoration Speech”

Here today, I must begin because at the Unity breakfast this morning I was saving for last and the list was so long I left him out after that introduction. So I’m going to start by saying how much I appreciate the friendship and the support and the outstanding work that he does each and every

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(1849) Frederick Douglass, “On Mexico”

On June 8, 1849, Frederick Douglass gave a major oration at Faneuil Hall in Boston soon after he returned from Europe. The speech addressed a number of issues including the politics of Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. After his main address, Douglass returned to the podium following an eulogy by

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Jun

8

1849

Third Lusignan Prison escapee recaptured

Ganesh Dhanraj, one of the two murder accused who escaped from the Lusignan Prison last month, was recaptured

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Charles Mitchell, Slavery, and Washington Territory in 1860

Few people connect Washington Territory with slavery. However one incident in 1860 was a reminder that the peculiar institution reached the pre-Civil War Pacific Northwest. In the account below, historian Lorraine McConaghy describes the saga of Charles Mitchell whose attempted escape from

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Sep

24

1860

EQUAL Guyana marks first anniversary of empowerment mission

Today marks one year since the Empowering Queers using Artistic Learning (EQUAL) Guyana organisation was launched with the intention of utilising art to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender

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Demerara Rebellion of 1823

The Demerara Rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving more than ten thousand enslaved people in the Crown colony of Demerara-Essequibo (now part of Guyana) on the coast of South America. The rebellion took place on August 18, 1823, and lasted two days. No particular incident sparked the

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Marcus Garvey, "The Negro Moses"

Did Garvey, in his espousal of the repatriation of blacks to Africa, forsake the rights of African Americans in

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