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According to TexProtects, Champions for Safe Children, more than 4 children die from abuse or neglect on average every week, 184 children are confirmed victims daily, and more than 7 children are maltreated every hour, These numbers may have risen with families now in quarantine. These times can be very trying for adults, but also for children. Many children won’t have to face […]

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More than 3000 African Americans died when Lake Okeechobee fooded Western Palm Beach County, Florida, with a 10-15 foot tidal wave. There are at least 3 mass graves containing the bodies of negroes interned without coffins or identification

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16

1928

Lawrence Douglas Wilder assumes title as governor

In Richmond, Virginia former Lt. Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder took office as the first popularly elected African American governor of an American state.

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Jan

14

1990

Anti-Lynching Bill proposed

Black Congressman George H. White, North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. One report contends that in 1900, 105 Africans were lynched in the United States.

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Jan

20

1773

Massachusetts bars blacks and Native Americans from military service becauseco

Massachusetts bars blacks and Native Americans from military service because colonists fear black and Native American uprisings.

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Jan

0

1656

Mary Eliza Mahoney

Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to graduate from a nursing school, graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children

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Aug

1

1879

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American to be elected governor in the U.S. Wilder won the election in Virginia by a mere 7,00 votes in a state once the heart of the Confederacy.

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Jan

13

1990

John Mercer Langston, considered the first African

John Mercer Langston, considered the first African American to be elected to public office is elected clerk of Brownhelm, Ohio township

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Apr

2

1855

Black Rebellion in Tampa, Florida

African Americans in Tampa, Florida rebelled after an African American man was killed by a white police officer while in custody.

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Feb

21

1987

Max Robinson, first African American news anchor for a major television network

Max Robinson, first African American news anchor for a major television network died today.

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Dec

20

1988

W Wilson Goode becomes the 1st African American mayor of Philadelphia

W Wilson Goode becomes the 1st African American mayor of Philadelphia

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Oct

9

1984

Sansford and Son TV Premiere Jan 14, 1972. NBC sitcom which gained immediate popularity depicting an African-American Father and son engaged in the junkyard business. Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin developed the comedy series based on the British Steptoe and Son. The name Sanford came from John

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Jan

14

1972

The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem by Lois Alexander to highlight the

The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem by Lois Alexander to highlight the achievements and contributions of African Americans to fashion.

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Oct

21

1979

Juanita Hall becomes the first African American

Juanita Hall becomes the first African American to win a Tony award for her role as Bloody Mary in the musical South Pacific.

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Apr

9

1950

Dr. Ralph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize

Dr. Ralph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a mediator in the Palestine crisis. He is the first African American to be so honored.

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Mar

20

1950

Terry McMillan, novelist born

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Oct

18

1951

Harry Belafonte wins an Emmy

Harry Belafonte wins an Emmy for his variety special Tonight with Harry Belafonte. It is the first Emmy awarded to an African American.

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Jun

20

1960

Rafer Johnson, is born

Born August 18, 1935, Hillsboro, Texas One of the greatest all-around track athletes in history. On Sept. 6, 1960, he won the Olymic Decathlon, the first for an African American.

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Aug

18

1935

Bertram M. Lee and Peter C.B. Bynoe sign an agreement to purchase the National B

Bertram M. Lee and Peter C.B. Bynoe sign an agreement to purchase the National Basketball Associations Denver Nuggets for $54 million. They become the first African American owners of a professional basketball team.

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Oct

21

1989

Journalist Ralph Waldo Tyler born

Birthday of Ralph Waldo Tyler, journalist, Auditor-General of the Navy and World War I foreign correspondent. Te oldest of 12 children, Tyler is believed to have been born in Ohio. He attended elementary and high schools in Columbus, Ohio, studied a year in Baldwin,Missouri, and began teaching

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Mar

18

1860

George and Noble Johnson founded the Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916. It was the first black-owned production company, it produced films exclusively for African

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Dec

17

2001

Congress repeals the Enforcement Act

Congress repeals the Enforcement Act which makes it easier for some states to disenfranchise African American voters.

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Feb

8

1894

Col Frederick D Gregory becomes the first African American to lead a space missi

Col Frederick D Gregory becomes the first African American to lead a space mission.

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Nov

22

1989

Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first licensed woman

Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first licensed woman architect in the U.S. and the first African American woman to become a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, born.

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Apr

15

1928

Richard Parsons

Richard Parsons, CEO of Dime Savings Bank, the first African American CEO of a large non minority U.S. savings institution, born.

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Apr

4

1942

James Gladden 1st certified orthopedic surgeon

January 22, 1949 - James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surgery.

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Jan

22

1949

Bacon's Rebellion

African Americans fought in the first armed rebellion against British authority in the colonies, Bacons Rebellion, in 1676. Nathaniel Bacon was a member of the rising generation of colonial planters who resented British rule and, particularly, the British protection of Indian lands that lay just

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Mar

26

2002

Andey Rooney suspended for racist comments

Andy Rooney, a CBS 60 Minutes commentator, received a 90-day suspension from work because of racist remarks about African Americans attributed to him by Chris Bull, a New York-based reporter for The Advocate, a bi-weekly national gay & lesbian newsmagazine published in Los Angeles. Bull quoted

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Feb

8

1990

William Levi Dawson

William Levi Dawson is born, first African American representative to chair a committee in Congress.

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Apr

26

1883

March for jobs and freedom

A. Philip Randolph helped plan a march on Washington(Lincoln Memorial) to demonstrate to the government the strengh and commitment of black people to civil rights. A. Philip Randolph fought for justice and for the advancement of African Americans.

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Aug

28

1963

In Tuskegee, Alabama, the Rosenwald Fund made grants to the Alabama State Board

In Tuskegee, Alabama, the Rosenwald Fund made grants to the Alabama State Board of Health to help meet the cost of a sutdy of syphilis in African American men living in rural Georgia and Alabama. Thus would begin a four decade long study of syphilis without treatment. Over 400 men were allowed to

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Feb

12

1930

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