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The 2019 Global Teacher Award winner Peter Tabichi has joined African top tutors to address education among the poor during the Covid-19
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(2004) Barack Obama Keynote Address At The Democratic National Convention, Boston
On July 27, 2004 Illinois Senatorial Candidate Barack Obama was propelled onto the national stage when he was chosen to give the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. Obama, then an Illinois State Senator, easily won his campaign the following November and became the fifth African
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Source: Black Past
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Collins, Cardiss (1931- )
Cardiss Robertson Collins was born September 24, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Findley Robertson and Rosa Mae Robertson.  At the age of 10 her family relocated to Detroit and she spent the rest of her childhood there, eventually graduating from the Detroit High School of
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Source: Black Past
Jun
5
1973
Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter To Help On Latino Outreach
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign is bringing on the granddaughter of civil rights leader César Chávez as a senior adviser to help with Latino outreach and building out its operation in the
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Analysis | The playbook is familiar as first-time candidate with military record gives GOP a shot at House seat
“Career politician Christy Smith did nothing,” the narrator says in one ad for the Garcia campaign, accusing her of doing little while in the state
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’90’s Star Maia Campbell Star Arrested Again In Atlanta
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Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum to Secure Its Museum Building in December 2015
The Community of Harlem has a rich history of Arts & Cultural contributions. The Harlem Renaissance has influenced artists, poets, scholars, educators, politicians, fashion, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and community leaders from New York City throughout the world. Hip Hop Music & Culture
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Black Women Who Have Run for U.S. President
Black women are among the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters. As such, they have buoyed everyone from white men to a black man and, now, a white woman to the top of the ticket. Unlike Hillary Clinton, a black woman has yet to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. But that
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(1993) William J. Clinton, “The Freedom to Die"
On November 13, 1993, President Bill Clinton traveled to Memphis to address 5,000 African American ministers at the national headquarters of the Church of God in Christ.  Speaking from the pulpit where in 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his last sermon, Clinton used the occasion to urge the
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Source: Black Past
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13
1993
Bill Cosby
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12
1937
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Opinion: No One is Immune to Online Manipulation. It’s Time we Take it Seriously | Post News Group
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Sharpless, Mattie R. (1943- )
On October 1, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Mattie R. Sharpless to be the next United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Sharpless was at her post in the nation’s capital at Bangui by mid-December 2001.  Sharpless served in Bangui
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Oct
1
2001
Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Gaffe Could Mean Picking A VP Running Mate Who IS Black
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Boateng, Paul Yaw (1951- )
Born to a Ghanaian father and a Scottish mother in Hackney, London, Paul Yaw Boateng became one of the first black British Members of Parliament in the general election of 1987. In 2002 he became the first Afro-Briton to serve in the Prime Ministers Cabinet.  The family moved to Ghana when Boateng
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Pacific Bound: California’s 1852 Fugitive Slave Law
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1852
Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program | Afro
About 4,000 previously registered youth and young adults, ages 14-21, will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual work and educational experience gaining job readiness, career exploration, academic enrichment, and essential skills
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Facts About the Origins of Black History Month
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Estes, Simon (1938- )
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Source: Black Past
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Battle, Anthony Michael (1950– )
Michael Battle is an educator, religious leader, and diplomat. Born on July 28, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was one of twelve children from Jessie Battle Sr., a Pentecostal pastor, and Mary Battle.  Michael received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (1973), his Master of Divinity
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Jul
28
1950
Veasey, Marc (1971– )
Veasey is a lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Texas, having been born there on January 3, 1971. His parents, Joseph and Connie Veasey, divorced when he was ten, prompting Marc, his brother Ryan, and his mother to move in with his maternal grandmother. Prior to this move, the family had been
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Bayard Rustin
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Liberia: Lonestar Cell MTN Announces 2020 Edition of Y'ello Scholars Program
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Moore, Amzie (1911–1982)
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1
1982
(1995) Louis Farrakhan, “A Million Men Marching On"
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Coleman, John A.(1852- ? )
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