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MANCHESTER , NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA, September 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The New Hampshire Mesothelioma Victims Center is urging the wife or adult son-daughter of a Navy Veteran with recently diagnosed mesothelioma in New Hampshire to please call …
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Jurist Mifflin Gibbs born
Arkansas jurist Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gibbs became the nations first African American judge in 1873. From 1850-1858, he served as U.S. consul to Madagascar.
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17
1823
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Melodie suffers with Crohn’s, an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and initially, before her official diagnosis, she felt pain in her
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Nine Black students started Little Rock high school, 1957
Nine Black students started Little Rock high school, 1957
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24
1957
Rebel Troops at Jenkins' Ferry
Regiment captured rebel battery after fighting rearguard action. Six infantry regiments checked rebel troops at Jenkins Ferry, Saline River, Arkansas. The troops were enraged by atrocities committed at Poison Spring two weeks ealier, that the Second Kansas Colored Volunteers went into battle
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30
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Mayor's Milk Initiative to begin fifth round of milk giveaways | Dallas Weekly
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Wharton Sr., Clifton Reginald (1899-1990)
Clifton R. Wharton, one of the first African-Americans to hold a professional position in the U.S. State Department, was born in 1899 in Baltimore, Maryland. Described as a “scholastic marvel,” Wharton attended English High School in Boston, Massachusetts, skipped college and was
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Philander Smith College [Little Rock] (1877-- )
Philander Smith is a private liberal arts college in Little Rock, Arkansas and is known as a Historically black college/university (HBCU).  Established originally as Walden Seminary in 1877 by the United Methodist Church, the school was named after the first Freedmen’s society
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Three California crises spawn a fourth - Black Voice News
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Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) officials have announced new guidelines for businesses following a recent rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and directives from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Phase II of Shelby County’s Back-to-Business reopening produced a rise in citizens testing
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Clayton, Alonzo (1876–1917)
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Georgia Gov Sues to End Cities' Defiance on Mask Rules - Black News Channel
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Gov. Lee: abortion ban, removing Confederate figures and COVID-19 - TSDMemphis.com
Talking with members of the Tennessee Press Association, Gov. Bill Lee this week detailed where he stands on the six-week abortion ban law, removing Confederate monuments from the state Capitol and his assessment of the state’s status regarding multiple elements associated with fighting the
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Holding Back The Hate
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1957
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18
1864
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1868
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Washington NFL team hires law firm to review culture - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  Owner Dan Snyder has hired a District of Columbia law firm to review the Washington NFL team's culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct. Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the
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