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Gil was formally introduced to the stark realities of Black life in America as a young
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New Fortress Foundation provides PATH students with care packages
THE New Fortress Energy (NFE) Foundation says it immediately responded by delivering close to 200 care packages when the principal of Old Harbour High School in St Catherine called for help to provide meals for students on
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Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator Powered by Techstars Announces 2021 Class | BlackPressUSA
TECHSTARS—"This class gives me confidence that we can and will make this country a more equitable and inclusive place to live,” said Barry Givens, managing director of Techstars Social Impact.
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Tennis champion, Althea Gibson, becomes the first Black athelete to win a US nat
Tennis champion, Althea Gibson, becomes the first Black athelete to win a US national tennis championship, 1957
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Sep
8
1957
ANC MPs rally around Dlamini-Zuma after 'class suicide' question
ANC MPs rallied in support of Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma after she was asked which class she wanted to commit
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Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist and minister. He was born as Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941 to a 16 year high school student named Helen Burns out of wedlock. Jesse’s biological father was their 33 year old neighbor named Noah Louis Robinson who was married to someone
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Oct
8
1941
J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respondto a state of the union
J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the union address.
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Feb
4
1996
First on Boston Common Coucil
John J. Smith, whose barber shop was an abolitionist rendezvous prior to the Civil War, was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1868 and 1869, and then re-elected in 1872. He was also the first Black to serve on the Boston Common Council in 1878.
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First Black To Lead Army Division
Maj. Gen. Frederic E. Davidson assumed command of the Eighth Infantry Division in Germany and became the first Black to lead an army division.
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Apr
19
1960
Africa: Higher Education Budgets Key to Securing Africa's Future After COVID-19
On June 8, South Africa’s schools are expected to reopen their doors to grade 7 and 12 students, who have lost over two months of critical classroom instruction due to
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Spike Lee & Ray Allen Eyeing Zion Williamson For A “He Got Game” Sequel
The original He Got Game featured 2-time NBA champion Ray Allen when he was a fresh-faced 23-year-old on the Milwaukee Bucks in
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Should Sierra Leoneans be pawns on the SLPP-APC political chessboard? – A Rejoinder
We are taking ourselves back to the prehistoric or tribal war days, while other African countries are progressing steadily towards their development
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Nike Says ‘Don’t Do It’ In New Ad About Racism
In the midst of the outrage regarding the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd, Nike has a message for
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First Black World Title
George Dixon, born July 29, 1870 in Africville, (Halifax), Nova Scotia; becomes the first Black to hold a WORLD title in boxing. George beat Nunc Wallace in the Pelican Club in England & recieved $4,250.00 - he was the only Black in the Club!
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Jul
29
1870
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks awarded Pulitzer Prize (May 1) for her book of poetry, Annie Allen. She was the first Black cited by the Pulitzer committee.
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Sep
27
1950
WBC Junior Middleweight Title
Thomas Hit Man Hearns wins the WBC Junior Middleweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes.
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Dec
3
1982
William Hastie nominated for the U.S. Circuit
William Hastie nominated for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was the first Black to sit on the court.
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Oct
15
1949
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a snipers bullet. King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when without warning, he was shot. The .30-caliber rifle bullet entered Kings right
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Apr
4
1968
Etta Moten Barnett
November 5, 1901–January 2, 2004
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First Black Head of Veterans Organization
W. Robert Ming, Chicago lawyer, elected chairman of American Veterans Committee. He was the first Black to head a major national veterans organization.
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Apr
28
1957
Col.B.O. Davis Jr.
Col. B.O. Davis Jr. Named commander of Godman Field (Ky.) and became the first Black to head an Army Air Force base in the United States.
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Jun
21
1945
Tupac in Sarajevo: The Rise of Rebellion Rap in Eastern Europe
Vildana Muratovic, a native of Bosnia-Herzegovina and now a citizen of the United States, describes the impact of hip-hop music on the people of the Balkans following her 1997 return to Sarajevo.  Her paper was written in
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Chelsea Alderman
William J. Williams, a lawyer, was the first Black elected to the Chelsea Board of Aldermen. His term was from 1902 to 1906. He also served as a captain in Company L of the State Militia.
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(1867) Frederick Douglass, “Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage”
? In 1867 Frederick Douglass, noted abolitionist and civil rights leader, weighed in on one of the most contentious issues of the day, suffrage for black men following the Civil War.  His address, given in January 1867, during the Congressional debate on black male voting in the territories, appear
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Katherine Dunham (1910-)
American dancer, choreographer, and scholar. She was a pioneer in the use of folk and ethnic choreography, and considered one of the founders of the anthropological dance movement. With Aida in 1963, she became the first Black to choreograph for the Metropolitan Opera in New York city.
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Sep
6
2001
Important Cities in African-American History
African Americans have contributed tremendously to the culture of the United States. First brought to America hundreds of years ago to work as slaves, blacks won their freedom after the 19th century Civil War. However, many blacks remained very poor and moved throughout the country seeking better
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W.E.B. Du Bois died
W.E.B. Du Bois (95), scholar, protest leader and a founder of the NAACP, died in
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Aug
27
1963
Naval Medal of Honor
Robert Blake, powder boy aboard the USS Marbelhead, was the first Black awarded the Naval Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, extraordinary heroism, and intrepidity at the risk of his own life. The heroic action ocurred during a victorious battle off the coast of South Carolina on this day.
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23
1863
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The series, in its second year, brought together African and World leaders to discuss 'Domestic policies, regional development, and possible threats facing Africa's Global achievement of the SDGs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic amongst
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She Wins: Jennifer King Makes History as First NFL Black Female Assistant Coach | Atlanta Daily World
Washington D.C.’s Washington’s Football Team did the thing recently by naming Jennifer King their assistant running backs coach for the 2021-2022 football season, according to an article from Essence Magazine. This hire resonated all the more because it made King the first Black female assistant in
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