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Ruby Dee (Born Ruby Ann Wallace) was born on this day.
Ruby Dee (Born Ruby Ann Wallace) was born on this day.
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Oct
27
1924
Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate - African American News Today - EIN News
A Biden win in November 2020 will be insufficient unless Democrats take the Senate and displace majority leader Mitch McConnell.
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the Bronze Muse
On this day, the Bronze Muse died in
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Feb
22
1911
Financial market snapshot, May 2020: Updates from South Africa and abroad
(Partner Content) Global markets rebounded in May as more countries began easing their lockdown restrictions, sparking hopes of an economic recovery.
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Jamaica Kincaid Born
Novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid was born on this day in Antigua. Ms. Kincaid will pen novels such as Annie John and Lucy.
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May
25
1949
Somalia: Police Officer Killed By Unknown Gunmen in Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] Unidentified assailants have shot dead a police officer in Mogadishu's Dharkenlay district on Saturday.
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Charles Hamilton Houston was born on this day.
NAACP leader, Charles Hamilton Houston was born on this day.
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Sep
3
1895
Birthday - Dwight Gooden
Born on this day in Tampa, Florida, Dwight Gooden went on to become the youngest player selected as the National League Rookie of the Year in 1984, the youngest to be chosen for the All-Star Game, and the youngest to win the Cy Young Award.
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Nov
16
1964
Angola: President Regrets Death of Cote d'Ivoire Premier
[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço Thursday in Luanda regretted the death on Wednesday of the Prime minister of Cote d'Ivoire, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
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Texas governor says state facing ‘massive’ COVID-19 outbreak
By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a “massive outbreak” in the coronavirus pandemic and that some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients. In a series of midday interviews with television
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Snoop Dogg Explains Why Hes Never Voted And What Changed His Mind
He'll be going to the polls for the first time in November.
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Somalia: Two Killed in Mogadishu Roadside Bomb Explosion
[Shabelle] Two police personnel were killed and several others injured following a roadside explosion in the Hodan district of Mogadishu on Wednesday morning.
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Trump tweets video with white power chant, then deletes it | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard “the one statement” on the video. The video
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Somalia: Former Prime Minister Hassan Farah Passes in Turkey
[Dalsan Radio] Former Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has passed on in Turkey on Sunday.
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De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To Do' : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
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Tulsa Site Added To African American Civil Rights Network - African American News Today - EIN News
official member of the African American Civil Rights Network, during the massacre. The African American Civil Rights Network was Reconciliation Park on the African American Civil Rights Network, it. The African American Civil Rights Network is
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Power Up: There’s been a dramatic shift in public opinion about police treatment of black Americans - African American News Today - EIN News
attitudes about police violence toward black Americans. Such broad public support could
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Vanessa Bryant Speaks On Black Lives Matter Movement
“💔#ICANTBREATHE”
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Richard Pryor
Born Richard Franklin Lennox Pryor III in Peoria, Illinois on this day where he was raised by his grandmother in a brothel that she ran.
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Dec
1
1940
Jonathan Jasper Wright
On this day, Jonathan Jasper Wright was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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Feb
6
1870
Chuck E. Burris
In a low-turnout election on this day, Chuck E. Burris defeated the incumbent, Pat Wheeler, by 278 votes to 260; a third candidate won 30, to become the first Black mayor of Stone Mountain, Georgia which is the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Nov
4
1997
Executive Order 9808
In the aftermath of World War II, mob violence and lynching of Black Americans, in conjunction with the continuing controversy about segregation in American society, led President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9808 on this day which set up a committee to study the protection of civil
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Dec
5
1946
Civil Rights Movement
On this day the African American community of Montgomery, Alabama voted unanimously to end its 385 day bus-boycott.
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Dec
20
1956
James P. Thomas
Before his death on this day, James P. Thomas opened a barbershop in his Tennessee home; over his lifetime he accumulated almost $100,000 in assests and property.
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Dec
17
1913
Arthur Schomburg
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was born on this day. Schomburg -will be known as the Sherlock Holmes of Negro History
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Jan
24
1874
Being black is not a crime | Afram News
The unrest in cities over the last few weeks have compelled me to share my thoughts over George Floyd’s death. His death was not in vain. As evidenced by the various peaceful protests around the country.
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OpEd: Mr. Trump, I cannot hear what you say for seeing what you are doing | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Rev. Dr. Harold E. Bailey Mr. Trump, respectfully, it is Too Little and Too Late for you to stand in the White House Rose Garden, spit in the face of taxpayers while telling them it is raining. Damage to this country is set forth by your daily texting subliminal messages. Messages that are
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Trump can’t spin his years of broken promises to Georgians - Atlanta Tribune
ATLANTA — In response to reports that President Trump will be visiting Atlanta on Wednesday, Georgia Democratic Party Chair Nikema Williams released the following statement: “During the 2016 campaign, Trump assured voters that he would rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, but that turned out to be
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5 Ways To Make Your Fourth Of July A Celebration Of Black Beauty
Were quickly approaching July 4th weekend and though many Black people have decided not to honor Americas independence, cookouts and gatherings will still ensue. But we support any day for [] The post How To Make July Fourth A Celebration Of Black Beauty appeared first on Essence.
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One-Man Show of Art
One-Man Show of Art by Negro, First of Kind Here, Opens Today, read the headline of a front-page article in The New York Times on this day. The article announced the opening of Archibald J. Motley, Jrs show at the New Gallery on Madison Avenue. This was the first time in History that an artist had
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Feb
25
1928
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