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Johnson, Robert Louis (1946 - )
Robert Louis Johnson, founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Entertainment Television (BET), is also the majority owner of the Charlotte (North Carolina) Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the first African American billionaire. He was born in
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Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas (1875- )
Following emancipation in 1865, former slaves across the South detached themselves from white-controlled congregations and established independent churches. In Fort Worth, Texas, historic Mt. Gilead Baptist Church was one of those new congregations. Over time it would serve the spiritual and
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Barbara Jordan Quotes: African American Congresswoman
Barbara Jordan, born and raised in a Houston, Texas, ghetto, became active in politics working for John F. Kennedys presidential campaign in 1960. She served in the Texas House of Representatives and in the Texas Senate. Barbara Jordan was the first black woman to be elected to the Texas
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Kevin Hart and 2,500 fans race Philly
Kevin Hart stood outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art Saturday, preparing for what he had earlier tweeted would be a “Rocky
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The Digital Transformation: Why C-suite collaboration is more important than ever
I’m honored to be selected by Savoy Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America” along with many other distinguished leaders who represent some of the world’s most successful
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FIRST REPUBLIC SET UP BY FREED SLAVES
After departing New York Port in 1820 the first group of freed blacks landed first in Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone and later moved on to Bushrod Island in what is today in Monrovia and established a state. By the 1847 the country declared its independence.
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Jul
27
1847
Smithsonian's African-American History Museum an 'Opportunity for Understanding'
Ground was broken Wednesday on the National Mall for the Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in 2015. Jeffrey Brown discusses the pivotal moment in the long, $500 million effort to showcase the stories and experiences of black Americans with journalist
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The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes (1890s-1920s)
Nova Scotia is considered the place of origin of modern icehockey. The quantity of natural ponds ideal for skating, combined with theBritish gaming tradition helped facilitate the geographic and social conditionsnecessary for the development and creation of the game now known as
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morocco
morocco, goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a birds-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as an alum-tanned product typically dyed red. The process later spread to the Levant, to Turkey, and along the
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Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois
Throughout his career as a sociologist, historian, educator, and sociopolitical activist, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois argued for immediate racial equality for African-Americans. His emergence as an African-American leader paralleled the rise of  Jim Crow laws of the South and the
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Feb
23
1868
Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup a Violinist, married Anne Hampton on Christmas Day in 1828. In January of 1841 he was offered a job as a part-time violinist with a traveling band. This offer turned out to be a trick, where Solomon was sold into
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0
1841
Morocco Independence
Morocco becomes Independent. Morocco as an independent state has been in existence since 788 AD, when Idris I was proclaimed King at Volubilis. Today, Morocco is a constitutional monarchy. King Hassan II came to the throne in 1961. A descendant of the Prophet, he is also the commander of the
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Mar
2
1956
Bryant Gumble resigns after 15 years as host of NBC's Today Show
Bryant Gumble resigns after 15 years as host of NBCs Today Show
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3
1997
Witherspoon Street Church (1836– )
Organized in 1836, the Witherspoon Street Church is one of the oldest African American Presbyterian congregations in New Jersey. On March 10, 1836, 90 out of 131former African American members of the Nassau Presbyterian Church were released from the congregation to form their own church. Nassau had
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Mar
10
1836
Great Queens of Africa
Queen Amina came to power between 1588 and 1589 in the Ancient Nigerian Kingdom of Zaria. A brilliant military strategist she fought many wars and won them all. She is credited with the building of the famous Zaria Wall. Today she is remembered as Amina, Yar Bakwa ta san rana meaning Amina
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1999
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei (South Africa)on the 18/07/1918.Today is his birthday. One of the most influencial pilitians of our time.
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18
2002
Basketball legend, Wilt Chamberlain, died today at age 63
Basketball legend, Wilt Chamberlain, died today at age 63
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12
1999
Harriet Tubman House
In 1904 the Harriet Tubman House was founded in Boston's South End neighborhood by six Black women who donated their time, resources, and even their property to establish a settlement house to 'assist working girls (from the South) in charitable ways.' Julia O. Henson (a personal friend of
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John McWhorter, “Celebrate the Triumph of Ordinary Black Americans”
It is a mantra among black Americans that we are insufficiently aware of our history, that our advancement will be hobbled until we are all rooted in a sense of continuity with the past. Yet, every year we are regaled with not just a Black History Day but a Black History Month. Over four weeks in
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In May of 1975, Aaron also surpassed Ruth's RBI mark. He finished his career w
In May of 1975, Aaron also surpassed Ruths RBI mark. He finished his career
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1982
Firefighters Association
The Vulcans, Boston's African-American firefighters' association, was formed in 1972. At that time there had been only 17 Black and Hispanic firemen in the history of the city's fire department. When the Vulcans filed a court suit against the city of Boston for discrimination in hiring
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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg: Digging Up African History
Afro-Puerto Rican historian, writer and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was a prominent figure during the Harlem
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North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University (1891- )
The Morrill Act of 1890 created an opportunity for African Americans in higher education. The 1890 act specifically prohibited payments of federal money to any state which discriminated against blacks in admission to tax-supported colleges or universities; however, states could receive money if
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Feb
1
1960
Geronimo Pratt was born today
Geronimo Pratt was born today
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Luther Vandross - Always And Forever - Royal Albert Hall 1994
Watch this live performance of Always and Forever at Royal Albert Hall in 1994, originally released on Luther Vandross Grammy Award winning 1991 album, Power of
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(2013) President Barack Obama, Inaugural Address
On January 21, President Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States, beginning his second term in office.  His inauguration address appears
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Anderson, Lucy Hicks [Tobias Lawson] (1886-1954)
Lucy Hicks Anderson lived as a woman in Oxnard, California, from 1920 until 1945, when it was discovered that she was biologically male. Today she might be described as a transgender person, but that term did not exist during her lifetime. Although she did not refer to herself as a transgendered
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Mississippi Valley State University [Itta Bena] (1950- )
Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi.  MVSU is the nation’s youngest historically black public university.  In 1946 the Mississippi legislature passed an act authorizing the establishment of a new institution to be named Mississippi
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Leidesdorff, William Alexander (1810-1848)
Although little remembered today, Leidesdorff was a social, economic and political force in pre-gold rush San Francisco, California with a number of “firsts” credited to his name. When he was named the U.S. Vice Consul to Mexico in 1845, he became the nation’s first African American
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African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1792- )
Originally established as The African Church, The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas was founded in 1792 by and for persons of African descent to foster personal and religious freedoms and self-determination. The original African Church was an outgrowth of the Free African Society, a mutual aid
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