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Haile Selassie I
Haile Selassie I , original name Tafari Makonnen (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Eth.—died Aug. 27, 1975, Addis Ababa), emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and who steered it into the mainstream of post-World War II African politics. He brought Ethiopia into
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Jun
30
1936
The Biggest Gospel Tour of the Year is Coming to a City Near You: The Festival of Praise Tour 2015
The biggest Gospel tour of the year is coming to a city near you. Festival of Praise, a 50-city concert tour features some of the best names in Gospel music including multiple GRAMMY®, Dove and Stellar Award-winning recording artists Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell, with Hezekiah Walker
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3 Tips to Talk About Sex with Your Partner ⋆
Talking about sex with your partner doesn’t have to be an awkward moment between you two, every single time you sit down and have
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Dwight Howard Reveals Mother of His Son Died After Epileptic Seizure
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Lafon, Thomy (1810-1893)
Born a free person of color in New Orleans, Thomy Lafon was the son of a Frenchman and a free woman of Haitian descent who had been born in Louisiana to a slave mother. Lafon’s father deserted the family when Lafon was a young boy.  Lafon was self-educated.  By 1842, when he was 32, Lafon was
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Harriet Tubman Biography: Later Years
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Mar
10
1913
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela , (born April 4, 1939, Witbank, South Africa), South African trumpeter who was one of his country’s most popular instrumentalists. An outspoken opponent of apartheid, he lived in the United States, Europe, and Africa while bringing his own country’s unique rhythms and harmonies to
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Apr
4
1939
Algeria: El Maarifa Theme TV Channel On Air Tuesday
Algiers — A new theme TV channel, "El Maarifa" (knowledge), will be launched Tuesday, marking the 64th anniversary of the National Student Day (May 19), the ministry of Communication said Monday in
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Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith , née Berry (born Jan. 23, 1837, Long Green, Md., U.S.—died Feb. 24, 1915, Sebring, Fla.), American evangelist and missionary who opened an orphanage for African-American
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Roudanez, Louis Charles (1823-1890)
Physician and newspaper publisher, Louis Charles Roudanez was born free in June of 1823 in Saint James Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of a French merchant named Louis Roudanez and a black woman named Aimée Potens. Though his baptismal record registers him as white, Roudanez identified as
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Martins, Helvécio (1930–2005)
Helvécio grew up in the outskirts of Rio where his father’s success as a hide trader enabled a middle class upbringing. This living situation changed with the numerous labor and economic reforms of Brazilian president, Getúlio Vargas, which decimated Honório’s business. Helvécio dropped out of
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Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal , original name Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined blues and other African-American music with Caribbean and West African music and
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May
17
1942
Left of Black with Anne-Maria Makhulu
Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Anne-Maria Makhulu to talk about her new book, Making Freedom: Apartheid, Squatter Politics, and the Struggle for Home, the Fees Must Fall movement, and the elusive South African middle
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Who Is Black In America (Full Show, No Commercials)
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Florida Freedom Fighters
On this day, Florida NAACP president Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriet were killed when a bomb tore through their home in Mims, Florida. No one has ever been convicted of the crimes.
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Dec
25
1951
Sam Cooke- 1964 Live at the Copa, This Little light Of Mine
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City of Milwaukee will continue to be “Safer-at-Home”
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Dziko, Trish Millines (1957- )
Trish Millines Dziko is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Technology Access Foundation. A native of New Jersey, Dziko focused on college and ultimately became a first-generation college student. Ms. Dziko also made history by becoming the first woman to be awarded a full basketball
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1996
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Sam Cooke - Change is Gonna Come - Anfiteatro (Argentina) Cover by Alex Serra
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Voices of the Civil War Episode 8: "Battle of Antietam"
The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, produced the most casualties of any single day in the Civil War. The battle was a draw and neither the Union nor the Confederacy came out ahead. Nevertheless, this battle gave President Lincoln the fuel and momentum to issue one of the most
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Sep
17
1862
Cuba
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(1957) Roy Wilkins, “The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back”
In 1957 Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was next to Rev. Martin Luther King, the most recognized civil rights leader in the nation.  In October of that year he addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after
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Greenfield, Elizabeth Taylor (1819-1876)
Born a slave in 1819 in Natchez, Mississippi, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield had little reason to dream of the life that would eventually become her own.  Because of a series of unlikely circumstances and her own relentless efforts she would eventually become known as the first African American singer
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Mar
31
1876
Tubman, Harriet
Tubman, Harriet, c.1820–1913, American abolitionist, b. Dorchester co., Md. Born into slavery, she escaped to Phildelphia in 1849, and subsequently became one of the most successful conductors on the Underground Railroad . Returning to the South more than a dozen times, she is generally
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Toni Morrison
Born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio as Chloe Anthony Wofford, Toni Morrison is an American author, editor and professor who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature for being an author “who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of
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Feb
18
1931
EDITORIAL: Demystify coronavirus
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Lawmakers Call Out The Higher Risk To People Of Color As States Reopen
Democratic Reps. Karen Bass (Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) are joining the many activists and journalists of color drawing attention to how states reopening businesses too soon amid the coronavirus pandemic are likely placing workers of color at disproportionate
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Rwanda: Teachers, Parents Warned Against Violating COVID-19 Directives
Teachers moving from home to home to coach students in their respective areas of residence are violating the guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Police have
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Herman Charles Bosman
Herman Charles Bosman , (born Feb. 5, 1905, Kuils River, near Cape Town, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died Oct. 14, 1951, Edendale, S.Af.), South African writer who is noted for his short stories depicting rural Afrikaner character and
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