Ronald De Voe's Birthday

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Ronald De Voe's Birthday

Ronald De Voe, Singer of Bell Biv DeVoe Born Boston, MA, February 17, 1967.

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Roxbury Multi-Service Center

The Roxbury Multi-Service Center (RMSC) got its beginning in 1964 as a three-year demonstration project, after Helen Y. Davis and Judge Harry J. Elam and other community leaders became alarmed by the large numbers of low-income people moving into Roxbury and Dorchester at a time when public and

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

In the 1940s and 1950s, at the corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues, stood a landmark in the history of jazz, the Hi-Hat Club. (The new Harriet Tubman House now occupies the site). Originally it was a supper club patronized by whites listening to 'white' music, but the music became

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

This Day In History- June 30

1921: President Warren G Harding nominates former President William Howard Taft to be chief justice of the US Supreme Court, succeeding the late Edward Douglass

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Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired

The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old Black woman was killed in her

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William W. Ferguson vs. Edward G. Gies

William W. Ferguson vs. Edward G. Gies

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Grambling State University (1901-- )

Grambling State University was founded in 1901 in Grambling, Louisiana. In the post- Civil War effort to build schools for former African American slaves, several colleges were established in Louisiana. All of them were concentrated in the more populous southern portion of the state including

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12-year-old “I Just Wanna Live” singer Keedron Bryant signs record deal with Warner

Now, he’s landed a record deal with Warner Records and released his song as a single, according to The Associated

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Booker T. Washington Biography

Booker T. Washington is best known as a prominent black educator and racial leader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881 and oversaw its growth into a well-respected black

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BlackFacts.com Allows Parents to Give the Gift of Black History and Cultural Achievement to Their Children

This Black History Month, BlackFacts.com invites you to fill the minds of your loved ones, students and friends with more than gossip and negative

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Medical Director

In 1949 Dr. Charles D. Bonner (1917-1990) became the first Black physician appointed to the staff at Boston City Hospital. In 1968 he was appointed Medical Director of Youville Hospital in Cambridge. In 1979 he was elected president of the Massachusetts Heart Association. Dr. Bonner gained national

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BET Awards ‘20: Movie Marathon Weekend, Binge Black Cinema

Pregnant Ciara And Her Family Crush 'Something New' Choreography In Adorable Tik Tok Video The singer, Russell Wilson and their kids are too cute for words.

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Not to be confused with the Reverend Paul Cuffee (1754-1812), who is honored on the liturgical Calendar of the Episcopal Church

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1817

Urban League marks 100 years

The Bay State branch of the national economic and civil rights advocacy group acted to counter the challenges, urging the Massachusetts delegation in Congress to support federal anti-lynching laws while firmly pushing open the door of hiring opportunities for black men and women throughout Greater

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Public Welfare Overseer

In 1950 Beulah H. Hester became the first Black appointed to the Boston Board of Overseers of Public Welfare.

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First Court Child Care Center

The Roxbury District Court Child Care Center was the first court-affiliated drop-in care center in New England for families who must bring their children with them when they have court business. Roxbury District Court Judge Julian T. Houston, now a Superior Court judge, worked for four years to

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Smith, Barbara (1946- )

Beginning in the 1970s, Barbara Smith broke new ground as a black feminist, lesbian, activist, author, and book publisher of women of color. She and her twin sister, Beverly Smith, were born on December 16, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio. Their mother, Hilda Smith, maternal grandmother, and a great aunt

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1946

Abbott, Anderson Ruffin (1837-1913)

Anderson Ruffin Abbott, Canada’s first black doctor, was born April 7, 1837 in Toronto, Ontario. He was the son of free black property owners William Ruffin Abbott and his wife Ellen (Toyer) Abbott who left Alabama after their store had been destroyed. They settled briefly in New York until

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Memorial Day Playlist: These 50 Jams Will Keep The Party Rocking This Holiday Weekend

UPDATED: 11:30 p.m. ET, May 21, 2020

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Ciara Proudly Bares Her Stretch Marks In Earthy Home Photo Shoot

And with Ciara pregnant with baby number three, we’re obsessing over every photo we get of the cool

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“We Are Members Of A Family Unlike Any Other”: Black Trans Community Members Send Message Of Resilience For Pride Month

Daniella Carter, a Black trans woman and content creator from Queens, recently partnered with GLAAD, the global LGBTQ advocacy organization, to debut a new video discussing the need to center the voices of Black trans and non-binary community members in the midst of today’s current political and

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Inventor of Golf Tee

The wooden golf tee was invented by a Black Boston dentist, Dr. George Grant, who received his U.S. patent in 1899. He was also a member of the faculty at the Dental School of Harvard University.

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William Monroe Trotter's Equal Rights League

In 1901 William Monroe Trotter (1873-1934) founded the Boston Equal Rights League to push for civil and human rights for Black people. The league operated nine years before the establishment of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

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Theatre Pioneer

Ralf Coleman, actor, writer, director, manager, and producer of numerous stage hits, was a major Black theater pioneer in New England between the two world wars. He held many important theater posts, including director of the Negro Federal Theatre of Massachusetts from 1934 to 1939 and Executive

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Woman Arrested For Stalking Brandy Norwood, Singer Files For Restraining Order

Sources who claim to have knowledge of the situation have said that the R&B singer does not know the suspect, who has shown up to her Los Angeles home and several other

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Source: MadameNoire

Quaker Oats to Eliminate Aunt Jemima Brand Over Racist Origins

The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix is set to get a new name and picture, Quaker Oats announced on

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Source: Your Black World

The Combahee River Collective Statement (1977)

Combahee River Collective

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Boston To Remove A Copy Of Thomas Ball's 1876 Emancipation Memorial

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COVID-19 Testing Sites Map

The City of Boston has partnered with various neighborhood health centers to provide access to COVID-19 Testing throughout the city. Please visit this link and refresh your page for the most up-to-date

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Early Boston City Councilors

The 19th-century African-American members of the Boston City Council were: George L. Ruffin 1876-77 James W. Pope, 1881 William O. Armstrong, 1885-86 Andrew B. Leattimore, 1887-88 Charles E. Harris, 1889-90 Nelson Gaskins, 1891 Walden Banks, 1892-93 Stanley Ruffin, 1894-95 J. Henderson

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This Day in Black History: June 27, 1987

With the release of her album Whitney in 1987, Whitney Houston made music

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