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Black History Month 2014: 101 African American Firsts
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Frances Ellen Harper Branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (1891-1895)
The Frances Ellen Harper branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was founded in Seattle by Mrs. Emma Ray in 1891.  It was a local branch of the WCTU, an organization dedicated to total abstinence from alcohol based on the belief that alcohol was responsible for many of the economic
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Tenet Healthcare Names Dr. Freda C. Lewis-Hall to Board of Directors
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American Express Announces Artist Pharrell Williams as the Creative Director of the Platinum Card
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Simmons College of Kentucky [Louisville] (1879- )
Simmons College of Kentucky, the state’s oldest African American college, was founded in 1879. The college was established by former slaves to train the sons and daughters of fellow African Americans. In August of 1865, Rev. Henry Adams led the effort to create the institution where he proposed
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Frazer, Jendayi E. (1961- )
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County moves to yellow phase, 12 more counties to yellow next Friday
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Telisa Yancy
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Mallory, Mark (1962-- )
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Harriet Tubman Day: March 10
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Sullivan, Louis Wade (1933- )
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Graves, Letitia A. (1863-1952)
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Goode, Wilson (1938- )
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