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This Day in History — May 21
1541: Members of a Spanish expedition seeking gold, led by Hernando de Soto, become the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River, south of what is now
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TSMC to build Arizona chip plant as US, China tech rivalry escalates
The scale and technology is similar to what TSMC did in China, suggesting a balance between the US and China
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Pelosi Trolls Trump Saying Rally Could Have Been A Zoom Meeting Based On Crowd Size
US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in
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Bolton Book: Judge rules Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, former national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speakings at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in
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Philip Emeagwali
The early life of Philip Emeagwali seemed destined for poverty in his native land of Nigeria. He was the oldest of nine children and his father, who worked as a nurse’s aide, earned only a modest income. As a result, at age 14, Philip was forced to drop out of school in Onitsha. Because he had
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2012
Melody C. Barnes
Melody C. Barnes is Co-Founder & Principal of MBSquared Solutions LLC. In this role, Barnes leads a domestic strategy firm and serves as Vice Provost for Global Student Leadership Initiatives at New York
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USA: Father, son nabbed for killing African American man
Georgia authorities in the United States have arrested a white father and son for the killing of a black man in
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Executive Order 9981, to end segregation in US Armed Forces is signed by Preside
Executive Order 9981, to end segregation in US Armed Forces is signed by President Harry Truman
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Jan
26
1948
No, COVID-19 TRACE Act doesn't remove people from their homes
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Republican National Convention, meeting in
Republican National Convention, meeting in Chicago, nominated U.S. Grant for the presidency. Convention marked the national debut of Black politicians. P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana and James J. Harris were delegates to the convention. Harris was named to the committee which informed Grant of his
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May
20
1868
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
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Feb
24
1868
Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies at the age of 77 from leukemia. Nyerere was lauded as one of the greatest statemen of his time.
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Oct
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1999
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Global leadership and the search for a vaccine
It said that the voluntary pooling of patents in response to the pandemic needed to be ‘be narrowly tailored in scope and duration to the medical needs of the current crisis’, raising uncertainty about how the US intends to respond if it is the first nation with a viable
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms And Florida Rep. Val Demings Join Joe Biden’s Shortlist Of VP Contenders
After Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race, MadameNoire came up with our own list of powerful political women who we thought might make a good Vice Presidential candidate, for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential
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Malawi: Chilima Says DPP Are Liars, Clueless - ' Adzonzi Another Victim of Being Used'
State Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima has resumed his famous whistle-stop campaign christened imbizo tours on Friday with his first two stops at Kampepuza and Ntcheu Boma - venues dubbed as his home ground - where hundreds of people attended as Chilima campaigned for opposition Tonse
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Trump Keeps Raising 'Obamagate.' What's That?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as “Obamagate” but offering no
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Malawi's new president takes oath, makes key appointments | Africanews
Malawi swore in new president Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday (June 28) for a five-year term after winning the re-run of a hotly disputed
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Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)
Hercules Washington was the enslaved head cook at George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation home where he prepared meals for decades for the Washington family and the guests who visit the mansion. Hercules was most likely born in 1755 somewhere in Virginia although the exact place of birth and
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a self-proclaimed nation of 11 secessionist slave-holding states of the United States, existing from 1861 to 1865. The Confederacy was originally formed by seven states – South
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Trump threatens to shut down social media companies
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Chisholm, Shirley (1924-2005)
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, an advocate for the rights of people of color and for womens rights, became in November 1968 the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.  Four  years later she became the first black person to seek a major party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency
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Larry Aubry was never afraid to write ‘black’ commentary
I haven’t written my weekly column for five years, moving on to digital content and films, and running a think tank at Cal State Dominguez
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Celebrating Bro. Malcolm X, A Warrior and Master Teacher
That’s why I believe that the best way to celebrate Brother Malcolm’s 95th birthday on May 19, 2020 is to honor his role as a superb deliverer of
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Former military chief warns Trump drifts from constitution | New York Carib News
Colin Powell, former top military officer and diplomat under Republican presidents accused Donald Trump on Sunday of drifting from the US constitution and said he will vote for Democrat Joe
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Donald Trump, black NASCAR driver in war of words over noose protest - African American News Today - EIN News
NASCAR's Bubba Wallace accused Donald Trump on Monday of stirring up "hate" after the president demanded that the circuit's only black driver apologize for protests launched over a noose found hanging in his garage stall.
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Two more Trump campaign staff get Covid-19
Two more members of US President Donald Trump's campaign staff who helped organise his weekend election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus, the campaign said
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Nathan's Champ Joey Chestnut Rips Trump's Hot Dog Eating Style
The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champ called out the president for basically being a weenie.
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Trump to issue executive order targeting social media companies
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Racist President Wears Mask Publicly After 132K Die In U.S. From Coronavirus
Donald Trump, the racist President of the United States, finally work a mask in public yesterday (July 11). It happened to finally happen only after 132,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the nation. 
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Michelle Obama Award will honor student memoir writers 
South Carolina judge upholds activist's 4-year prison term 
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