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Social worker, politician and professional football player Emery Barnes spent much of his life helping the disadvantaged in society and working for worldwide human rights and world peace.  Barnes was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1972 and was elected Speaker of the
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15
1929
Brazil
Brazil covers nearly half of South America and is the continents largest nation. It extends 2,965 mi (4,772 km) north-south, 2,691 mi (4,331 km) east-west, and borders every nation on the continent except Chile and Ecuador. Brazil may be divided into the Brazilian Highlands, or plateau, in the
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Seattle's Black Victorians, 1852-1901
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Egyptian queen - chief wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV who took the name Akhenaten
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Tiger Woods
Name at birth: Eldrick Tont Woods
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Walter Payton
Walter Payton was an American footballer who played for the Chicago Bears. He was born in Columbia, Mississippi on July 25, 1953 to Peter and Alyne Payton. He had two siblings and was a member of the Boy Scouts, Little League, and the local church. He also played in the marching band at his high
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10
1988
African Americans in Atlanta
Atlanta has long been known as a center of black wealth, political power and culture; a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement [1] and home to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It has often been called a black
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Al Davis
Al Davis , byname of Allen Davis (born July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 8, 2011, Oakland, California), American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National
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Jim Brown
Born on February 17, 1936, James Nathaniel Brown grew up off the southern coast of Georgia without a father who left the family when Brown was only two weeks old. After his mother left to take up a job in New York, the young child was brought up by his great-grandmother. At eight years of age, Jim
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17
1936
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was a legendary American jazz singer, songwriter and actress. She was born as Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915 to Sarah Julia Fagan and Clarence Holiday. Her parents were neither married, nor living together and Clarence left the family when Billie was just a child. Her mother moved
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17
1959
Mikal E. Belicove
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Black Saints in a White Church: Contemporary African American Mormons
Embry, Jessie L., Black Saints in a White Church: Contemporary African American Mormons
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28 Unknown Facts: Black History
Black History is American History. This piece cites many amazing African Americans whos contribution to our nation often go unrecognized. This video is brought to you by S4T Works, a multimedia education non profit, specializing in workshops that fuse education and the
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Howard University
Howard University (HU or simply Howard) is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university (HBCU) in Washington, D.C. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with high research activity and is accredited by the Middle States
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2
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Deion Sanders
A world-renowned sports athlete, professional and currently a TV show host, Deion Sanders was never meant to be mediocre at anything he set his eyes on. One of very few athletes to have ever professionally played football as well as baseball at the national level, Sanders’ marvelous athletic
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9
1967
First Black Major League Umpire
Emmett Ashford became the first Black major league umpire.
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11
1966
Seattle in Black and White: The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity
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Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle
DeBarros, Paul, Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle
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Burdett, Dr. Samuel (1849- ? )
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Luther Vandross - Power of Love (Love Power)
In 1991, Luther Vandross released Power of Love, later going on to win two American Music Awards and Grammy Awards. Watch the official music video for Power of Love
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Shooting of Michael Brown
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The History of Desegregation in Seattle Public Schools, 1954-1981
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Eric Dickerson
Born in a small town of Sealy, Texas, in 1960, Eric Dickerson was raised by his uncle and aunt after his mother decided not to marry his father at the young age of 17. Even though he did not grow up with his father, Dickerson inherited athletic abilities from the former running back of Prairie View
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(1894) William Saunders Scarborough, “The Ethics of the Hawaiian Question,”
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Trayvon Martin
Name at birth: Trayvon Benjamin Martin
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100 Greatest Rap Songs: 100-91
The best hip-hop songs of all time are those songs that touch our soul. They make us smile, laugh, cry, think, move and shake what our mama (or papa) gave
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Steve McNair
Steve McNair , in full Steve LaTreal McNair, byname Air McNair (born Feb. 14, 1973, Mount Olive, Miss., U.S.—died July 4, 2009, Nashville, Tenn.), American gridiron football player who threw 174 touchdown passes during his 13 National Football League (NFL) seasons (1995–2008), primarily while
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4
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The History of the Greater Seattle Chapter of the Links Incorporated, 1955-2005
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The 1928 Bunion Derby: America’s Brush with Integrated Sports
In the following account sports historian Charles Kastner describes the Bunion Derby, the 1928 cross country footrace that captured the nation’s attention in the spring of 1928 and the remarkable group of black runners who participated in that event. For a detailed discussion of the race, see
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