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Free Africa Society organized
January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.
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28
1787
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt was a singer and actress who recorded the hit holiday song “Santa Baby”. She was born on January 17, 1927 in South Carolina to an African American mother and a white father. She was raised by Anna Mae Riley, as her biological mother had abandoned her. It wasn’t until later
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Jan
17
1927
Mansu Musa
Mansa Musa I was considered the Mandingo Empire of Malis greatest king. Ruling an area at one time comparable in size to all of Western Europe, Mansa Musas empire was one of considerable wealth. Along with natural resources such as silver, gold, copper, and salt, it cultivated crops such as
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The Notting Hill Riots (1958)
Amidst racial intolerance and competition over resources, the white working class of the Notting Hill area, London, UK, launched an attack against members of the black community on August the 30, 1958. Forced to arm themselves in defence, the confrontation lasted
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Ethiopia Invaded by Italy
Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior
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3
1935
Amin (Dada), Idi (1925-2003)
Idi Amin was the Ugandan military dictator and President from 1971 to 1979.  During his reign Amin’s military forces are estimated to have killed 500,000 people and exiled roughly 70,000 non-Ugandan nationals (mostly Indians) from
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Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Wa
Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against and African American. The exclusion will be temporary and the young Robeson will go on to be named a football All-American twice.
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Oct
14
1916
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
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
Andre Marie Mbida becomes Premiere of Cameroon
Andre Marie Mbida becomes Premiere of Cameroon
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May
15
1957
Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
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Mar
2
1896
Nina Simone, singer, dies in Paris, France at the age of 70.
Nina Simone, singer, dies in Paris, France at the age of 70.
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Apr
21
2003
Classical Conductor Dean Dixon born.
Classical Conductor Dean Dixon is born in 1915 in Harlem, NY. Fluent in Swedish, French and German, Dixon became one of Europes best known conductors after leaving the US in 1949. He conducted the Goteborg (Sweden) Symphony for 10 years before being named conductor for the Hessian Radio Symphony in
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Jan
10
1915
Paul Bustill Robeson
Paul Bustill Robeson was born in
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Apr
9
1898
Uganda
The National Resistance Army (NRA), an anti-Obote group led by Yoweri Museveni, kept fighting after it had been excluded from the new regime. It seized Kampala on Jan. 29, 1986, and Museveni was declared president. Museveni has transformed the ruins of Idi Amin and Milton Obotes Uganda into an
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Nubia Chronology
CHRONOLOGY OF NUBIA 3800-3100BC Ta-Seti 2300-1550BC Wawat 2000-1550BC Kerma 1950-1100BC Under Egyptian Rule 747-200BC Naptan Kush (Nubian rule of Egypt) 200BC-300AD Meroitic Nubia 350-300AD The Noubadian Kingdom 550-1400AD Christian Nubia
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0
Kenya: The World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Numbers
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The biggest regret at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships that ended in Nairobi on Sunday was perhaps the fact that fans were not allowed into the stadium due to restrictions imposed to curb a possible outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Shabaka
Shabaka was the brother of Piye, the Nubian
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St lucia
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Cameroon Independent
Cameroon gains independence
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Jan
1
1960
Namibia gains independence
The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has
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Mar
21
1990
Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to the
Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to the republic of Cameroon.
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May
9
1977
Johnson, Gregory Lee (1945- )
On August 5, 1999 President William Clinton appointed Gregory Lee Johnson U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland.  He served in that post from November 16, 1999 to October 18, 2001. Johnson began his career in the Foreign Service in 1968 and has served in Vietnam (1968-1971).  His next posts were in Japan
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Pressure From Congress
Pressure From Congress: After the Union Army suffered a series of military defeats in 1861 and 1862, pressure mounted on Lincoln to use African Americans as soldiers. Once again African American soldiers came to the rescue of America. As Charles Summer put it: I do not say carry the war into
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Aug
6
1861
Stephen Bantu Biko
One of the greatest sons of Africa was brutaly mudered by then government of apatheird in South Africa.Biko was a thinker, intellect and a father.His philosophy was that blacks must be proud to be black and blacks must redifine themselves.We as South Africans this month we are mournibg his demise
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Sep
12
2002
Alexandre Dumas is born
Alexandre Dumas is born in Villiers-Cotterets to a Haitian mulatto, Thomas Alexandre Dumas, and Marie Labouret Dumas, a French woman. He will become an acclaimed author of the French classics The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Corsican
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Jul
24
1802
Colonization of Africa organized
Colonization of Africa organized at international conference in Berlin, November 15, February 26.
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Nov
15
1884
"Nubian Monarchy Called Oldest," New York Times
New York Times comments on findings of archaeologist Bruce Williams finds at Qutsul. Evidence leads many to believe that Ta-Seti (most ancient Nubia) developed the worlds first divine kingship, monarchy, which then travelled up the Nile to Egypt.
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Mar
1
1979
After double life as WWII spy, Josephine Baker now first Black woman to get this rare hero's burial in France
The remains of singer, dancer, and civil rights activist Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making her the first Black woman to be interred there. Interment in the Pantheon is reserved for national figures of historical importance in France. The Paris monument at
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Viral Video Shows White Students Abusing Black Baby Doll Named 'Shaniqua' at Football Game
The students abused the doll, stomped on it, ran over it with a fellow student's car and put the doll in various sexual positions.
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