Here are seven good things that actually happened in 2020

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Here are seven good things that actually happened in 2020

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020 has had a few memorable silver linings

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Levi Jackson became the first black football captain at Yale University.

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Jan

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2000

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937).

Henry Ossawa Tanner, painter of biblical, landscape and genre subjects, was the first black artist elected to full membership in the National Academy. Pennsylvania-born Tanner studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and in France, where he settled. He developed a fine

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Nov

15

2001

Perkins, Marvin (1963– )

Marvin Perkins is an accomplished recording vocal artist, a sought-after public speaker, and a leader in the effort to correct misunderstanding and incorrect assumptions about blacks, especially in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

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George H. White

George H. White, the only African American member of the U.S. House of Representatives, (1896) and the first to introduce an antilynching bill, born. He also founded Whitesboro, N,J, as a haven for African Americans escaping Southern racism.

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Dec

18

1852

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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Jul

18

2002

Gratz et al v. Bollinger et al (2003)

No. 02-516. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003

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Black Ambassador to South Africa

On this date, President Ronald Reagan appointed Edward J. Perkins ambassador to South Africa.

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Oct

2

1986

NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the

NAACP petition on racism, An Appeal to the World, presented to United Nations at Lake Success.

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Oct

23

1947

La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans (1864-1868)

The New Orleans Tribune was the first African American daily newspaper in the United States. Started in 1864 by Charles Louise Roudanez the Tribune was notable in that it was bilingual. Articles were written in both French, for the majority of African Americans in Louisiana, and English, in order

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Ethiopia Invaded by Italy

Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior

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Oct

3

1935

City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)

? APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 87-998. Argued October 5, 1988 Decided January 23, 1989 Appellant city adopted a Minority Business Utilization Plan (Plan) requiring prime contractors awarded city construction contracts to subcontract at least 30%

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A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus

A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus

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Jan

0

1815

Paul Bustill Robeson

Paul Bustill Robeson was born in

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Apr

9

1898

First Woman Millionaire

Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove on this day, starts a Black hair-care business in Denver, CO; she alters curling irons that were popularized by the French to suit the texture of Black womens hair. She is arguably ther first woman millionaire in the U.S.

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Dec

23

1867

Samuel " Black Sam" Fraunces

George Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in NYC owned by ,Samuel Black Sam Fraunces a wealthy West Indian of African and French descent who aided Revolutionary forces with food and money

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Dec

4

1783

At South Africa's Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve

At South Africas Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve Biko.

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Jan

28

1997

Bellegarde, Dantès (1877-1966)

W.E.B. DuBois once lauded Dantès Bellegarde as the International Spokesman of Black Folk for his active career as a Haitian diplomat, historian, and advocate for the ending of United States occupation of

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Jun

14

1966

South Africa's "truth commission", looking into abuses during the apartheid era,

South Africas truth commission, looking into abuses during the apartheid era, began its public hearings.

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Apr

15

1996

Current government officials

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Samuel George “Sammy” Davis, Jr. simply known as Sammy Davis Jr., was an acclaimed American entertainer of the 20th century. Born in Harlem, New York on December 8, 1925, Davis spent the better half of his life enjoying the rare skill of making other people happy. While he was primarily

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National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (the Kerner Commission) said white racism was the fundamental cause of the riots in American cities. The commission said America was moving toward two societies, one Black, one white, separate and unequal.

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Feb

29

1968

Pres. Kennedy barred racial discrimination

President Kennedy issued executive order barring racial discrimination in federally financed housing.

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Nov

20

1962

Padmore, George (1901-1959)

A journalist, radical activist, and theoretician, George Padmore did more than perhaps any other single individual to shape the theory and discourse of Pan-African anti-imperialism in the first half of the twentieth

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Bessie Coleman receives pilot's license

Bessie Coleman attended the ...Ecole dAviation des

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Jun

15

1921

The U.S. Senate overrides President Ronald Reagan's veto of legislation imposing

The U.S. Senate overrides President Ronald Reagans veto of legislation imposing economic sanctions in South Africa.

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Oct

2

1986

Richard Pryor was a popular American stand-up comedian and one of the most influential entertainers of his time. He was born on December 1, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois. He had a troubled childhood; his mother worked as a prostitute and his father was a bartender, boxer and World War veteran. His

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Dec

1

1940

Arthur Ashe is born

Arthur Ashe, Born July 10, 1943 in

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Jul

10

1943

African National Congress founded

African National Congress founded

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Jan

8

1912

Actor Ira Aldridge born

Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge is *believed* to have been born in Africa. Aldridge was an apprentice carpenter in Maryland, where he learned German and became interested in the theater. Aldridge played such roles as the Moorish Othello.

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Jul

24

1904

Born: 5/19/1925 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.Died: 2/21/1965 New York City, New YorkMalcolm Little and also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز), was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of

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