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Michelle Obama is kicking off her new podcast with an intimate conversation with former President Barak Obama. Spotify and the Obamas’ production company Higher Ground Productions announced Friday that the…

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Black Woman named "American Mother of the Year."

Emma Clarissa Clement, a black woman and mother of Atlanta University President Rufus E. Clement, was named American Mother of the Year by the Golden Rule Foundation. She was the first Afro-American woman to receive the honor.

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May

1

1946

Ghana became an independent state

March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great

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6

1957

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African American Women College Presidents

On July 1, 1987, for the first time in history, there were three African American women serving as Presidents of Four Year Colleges and Universities in America.They were - Dr. Niara Sudarkasa- President of Lincoln University in Pennslyvania; Dr. Johnetta Cole, President of Spelman College in

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Jul

1

1987

O’Neal, Adrienne S. (1954- )

In 2011, Adrienne S. O’Neal, career Foreign Service officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde (or Cape Verde). O’Neal was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1954 to Samuel and Vernese Boulware ONeal. Her

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Born: 7/18/1918 Mvezo, South AfricaDied: 12/5/2013 Johannesburg, South AfricaMandela spent most of his life campaigning for an end to apartheid in South Africa. After over 20 years in prison, he was released and was able to be the first elected President in post apartheid South Africa. Also admired

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Texas As a Slave State

President John Tyler signed the joint resolution of Congress to admit Texas as a slave state.

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Mar

5

1845

President Joseph Jenkins Roberts

President Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a native of Virginia, declared Liberia an independent republic.

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Jul

26

1847

Voters Wounded Trying To Registration

Two youths involved in voter registration drive in Mississippi were wounded by shotgun blasts fired through the window of a home in Ruleville. James Forman, of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), asked the president to convene a special White House Conference to discuss means of

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Sep

11

1962

Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames itthe Democratic Re

Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames it the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The country was previously under the 37 year rule of Dictator Mobutu SeSE sEKO. cONGO HAS DEMOCRACY.

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May

17

1997

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust.

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Feb

16

1857

President Grant suspended the writ of habeas

President Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus and declared martial law in nine South Carolina counties affected by Klan disturbances.

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Oct

17

1871

President Lincoln received first group of Blacks

President Lincoln received first group of Blacks to confer with a U.S. president on a matter of public policy. He urged Blacks to emigrate to Africa or Central America and was bitterly criticized by Northern Blacks.

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Aug

14

1862

Clarence Thomas is nominated to the Supreme Court

Clarence Thomas is nominated to the Supreme Court by President George Bush.

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Jul

1

1991

1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.

Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.

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Aug

3

1957

Estes, Simon (1938- )

Simon Lamont Estes is a prominent and critically acclaimed African American opera singer. He has made singing appearances before six US presidents, including Barack Obama, numerous other presidents and world leaders, and dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He has

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Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama. The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American

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Jul

16

2009

What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective

When Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter decided to get married in June 1958, laws banning interracial marriage had been in effect for nearly three centuries. The colonies of Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts had banned intermarriage in 1664, 1691, and 1705. After the American Revolution, states

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Jun

12

1967

Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks

Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks in the District of Columbia was passed over President Andrew Johnsons veto.

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Jan

8

1867

Vernon E. Jordan Jr., President of the National Urban League, critically injured in attempted assassination in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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May

29

1980

Born: 0/24/948 Baltimore, MarylandKweisi Mfume is the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Marylands 7th congressional district, serving in the 00th through 04th CongressBusiness

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Robert Weaver, born on this day, beacme the first Black appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Lyndon B. Johnson named him to head the newly created Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.

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Dec

29

1907

(1890) Joseph C. Price, “Education and the Problem,”

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African American History: Bibliography

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(1875) Congressman John R. Lynch, “Speech on the Civil Rights Bill”

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City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)

? APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 87-998. Argued October 5, 1988 Decided January 23, 1989 Appellant city adopted a Minority Business Utilization Plan (Plan) requiring prime contractors awarded city construction contracts to subcontract at least 30%

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Proclamation on Violence

President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.

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Dec

21

1874

Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte dIvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest

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Thomas, Gerald E. (1929- )

Former Naval officer Gerald Eustis Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Guyana and Kenya. Born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 23, 1929 to Walter and Leila Thomas, President Ronald W. Reagan appointed Gerald E. Thomas to both

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National Afro-American League, Pioneer Black

National Afro-American League, Pioneer Black protest organization, founded at Chicago meeting. Joseph C. Price, President of Livingstone College, was elected president.

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Jan

25

1890

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