James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

Bellegarde, Dantès (1877-1966)

W.E.B. DuBois once lauded Dantès Bellegarde as the International Spokesman of Black Folk for his active career as a Haitian diplomat, historian, and advocate for the ending of United States occupation of

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Jun

14

1966

Josephine Baker born

Josephine Baker

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Jun

3

1906

Mensah, Raphael Abraham Frank (1924-1990s)

Raphael Abraham Frank Mensah (1924-1990s), a schoolmaster and theologian, played a foundational role in bringing Mormonism to Ghana. Born in 1924 in Winneba, Gold Coast, as the British colony of Ghana was then called, he was the eldest of five children, three sons and two daughters. Mensah

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Askia Muhammad Toure

Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of

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Jan

0

Conakry, Guinea (1884- )

Conakry is the largest city and the capital of Guinea. Located on coastal islands and a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, it is also the nation’s chief port. In 2011 its population was estimated at approximately 1,786,000

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Mo Farah

Born: 3/23/1983 Mogadishu, SomaliaBritish double Olympic champion middle distance runner. In the London 2012 Olympics, Farah won gold at 5000m and 10,000m – making him one of Britain’s most successful distance runners of all time. He also won the 5000m world title in 2011. He currently holds the

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Black Entertainment Television - BET

Black Entertainment Television {BET} - first black owned company to be listed on the NYSE, begins broadcasting from Washington, DC

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Jan

25

1980

Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti (1749 - )

Port-au-Prince is the capital, largest city, commercial center, and chief port of the Republic of Haiti. Some 90% of Haiti’s investments and jobs are found in Port-au-Prince. Estimated to be about 1.2 million inhabitants (and nearly three million inhabitants in the metropolitan area), the city

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Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)

James Lloyd Jackson was one of the little known heroes of the D-Day Landing at Normandy Beach in France in 1944. Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 25, 1920 to Essie May Holly and Amos Jackson. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1938. For the next five years he worked for the

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Dec

27

1953

Duke Ellington

Born: 4/29/899 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 5/24/974 New York City, New YorkDuke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 yearsAwards / Achievements:

960, Hollywood Walk

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Kwesi Mfume

Born: 0/24/948 Baltimore, MarylandKweisi Mfume is the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Marylands 7th congressional district, serving in the 00th through 04th CongressBusiness

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Samuel " Black Sam" Fraunces

George Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in NYC owned by ,Samuel Black Sam Fraunces a wealthy West Indian of African and French descent who aided Revolutionary forces with food and money

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Dec

4

1783

(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”

Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up

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Patrick Kelly, first and only American fashion designer admitted to an exclusive

Patrick Kelly, first and only American fashion designer admitted to an exclusive organization of French fashion designers, born

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Sep

24

1954

Norbert Rillieux, an instructor of applied mechanicsat L'Ecole Centrale in Par

Norbert Rillieux, an instructor of applied mechanics at LEcole Centrale in Paris, France, publishes a series of papers on steam-engine work and steam economy that draws favorable attention in scientific circles across Europe.

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Jan

0

1830

Dr. Jerome H. Holland

Dr. Jerome H. Holland was elected to the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange on this day.

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Mar

2

1972

St lucia

Current government officials

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Bullard, Eugene James ["Jacques"] (1895-1961)

Eugene James (Jacques) Bullard, the first African American combat aviator, was known as the “black swallow of death” for his courage during missions. He led a colorful life, much of it in

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Oct

9

1895

World War I "Battle of Henry Johnson"

World War I Battle of Henry Johnson, Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts are the first Americans to be awarded the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military award

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May

15

1918

Donna Summer

Name at birth: LaDonna Adrian Gaines

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Whitney, Eli

Whitney, Eli, 1765–1825, American inventor of the cotton gin , b. Westboro, Mass., grad. Yale, 1792. When he was staying as tutor at Mulberry Grove, the plantation of Mrs. Nathanael Greene, Whitney was encouraged by Mrs. Greene and visiting cotton planters to try to find some device by which the

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Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy, distinguished French geographer, is born.

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Aug

23

1755

african independence struggles

May 8 marks the massacre at Setif, Algeria which took place in 1945. The French troops left one of the unforgettable memories of the Algerian peoples struggle, 45,000 dead

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May

8

1999

Langston, John Mercer (1829-1897)

John Mercer Langston, the youngest of four children, was born a free black in Louisa County, Virginia in 1829. Langston gained distinction as an abolitionist, politician, and attorney. Despite the prominence of his slaveowner father, Ralph Quarles, Langston took his surname from his mother, Lucy

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Nov

15

1897

Charles L

Charles L. Reason named professor of belles-lettres and French at Central College, McGrawville, New York. William G. Allen and George B. Vashon also taught at the predominantly white college.

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Oct

16

1849

Pam Grier

Pam Grier | FactMonster

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Ethiopia

National name: Ityopiya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik

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Barnett, Powell S. (1883-1971)

Powell S. Barnett was a child when his father arrived in Roslyn to work in the coal mines. Seeing no future in mining, Powell left for Seattle in 1906, and quickly found work. Years later, after working in construction and for hotels, he served as a clerk for State Senator Frank Connor. Barnett

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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West

In the following article historians Bruce Glasrud and Cary Wintz discuss their new book, The Harlem Renaissance in the American West which argues that the literary and artistic outpouring by African Americans during the third decade of the 20th Century was a national phenomenon which included the

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Darkie Tooth Paste Changed

After 62 years, the Colgate-Palmolive Co. redesigned packaging for its Darkie tooth paste made and sold only in Asia. The nickname for Darkie tooth paste was renamed Darlie and the blackface sambo like character was changed into a non-racially offensive silhouette.

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Jan

28

1989

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