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List of African-American United States Senators
The United States Senate has had ten African-American elected or appointed office holders.[1] The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. The US Census Bureau defines African
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(2008) President-Elect Barack Obama's Election Night Victory Speech, Nov. 4th, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.  On the night of his historic victory, Senator Obama addressed an audience of 250,000 at Grant Park in Chicago.  The text of his speech appears
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Nov
4
2008
Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact
In 2009 W. Mae Kent, published Titanic: The Untold Story, the first historical fiction novel on the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic which makes it’s central character, Nathan Badeau Legarde, a black man.  The inspiration for her story came from Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche, an Afro-French
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Apr
14
1912
Hunter, Alberta (1895-1984)
Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but left for Chicago, Illinois at age 11 after her father died. She peeled potatoes in a boarding house until she could find a job singing blues, the first opportunity was at a Chicago brothel, as entertainment for the prostitutes and their
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Black conductors
According to a 2004 article in the Guardian, black conductors are rare in the classical music world and even in symphony orchestras it is unusual to see more than one or two black musicians. Canadian-born black conductor Kwamé Ryan, who studied music at Cambridge University and in Germany, made his
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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
(1928) Beatrice Morrow Cannady Speaks to the NAACP
When in June 1928, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chose to hold its 19th annual conference in Los Angeles, California, it was the first time the Association’s meeting was held in the West. W.E.B. DuBois was the major speaker. He was followed by a then
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Jun
28
1928
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was a legendary singer and recording artist who came to be known as the “Prince of Soul”. Gaye was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He was raised by his father “Reverend Marvin Gay Sr.” who was a very strict guardian. Gaye was musically
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Apr
2
1939
Patrick Ewing
Patrick Ewing is a retired professional NBA basketball player. He was born on August 5, 1962 to Carl and Dorothy Ewing in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to the U.S. when he was 12 years old. During his childhood he preferred to play cricket and soccer, but learned to play basketball at high school. He
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Patricia Bath
When Patricia Era Bath was born on November 4, 1942, she could have succumbed to the pressures and stresses associated with growing up in Harlem, New York. With the uncertainty present because of World War II and the challenges for members of Black communities in the 1940′s, one might little expect
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Nov
26
2012
Zimbabwe
The presidential election did take place in late June, but it was neither free nor fair. Nevertheless, Mugabe was elected to a sixth term, taking 85% of the vote. President Bush joined the chorus of world leaders who condemned the election and the government-sponsored crackdown on the
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Africa: COVID-19 - Tabichi Calls for Long Term Education Plan for Africa
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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NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf
Elon Musk's SpaceX is the conductor and NASA, the customer, as businesses begin chauffeuring astronauts to the International Space
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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte was shown with actress Janet Leigh and film star Tony Curtis on the cover of Ebony magazine. It was the first time a black person and two Caucasians were seen together on a U.S. magazine cover.
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Jul
3
1953
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American tennis star with 22 Grand Slam titles (7 Singles, 13 Doubles, 2 Mixed Doubles) and 4 Olympic Gold Medals and is known as one of the best players of her generation. She is the elder sister of Serena Williams who holds 33 Grand Slam titles to her
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‘My 81 kms ride to beat cabin fever’
‘My 81 kms ride to beat cabin
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Jazz competition for high school students goes virtual
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has altered the annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, but it will still go on, giving students the chance to show their talents
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Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama.  The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American
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Jul
16
2009
Watch NYC Wake Up From The Top Of The Empire State Building
The Empire State Building today announced the “Sunrise Experience,” an unprecedented opportunity to watch the sunrise over New York City from ESB’s world-famous 86th floor
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Nearly 39 Million Have Sought US Jobless Aid Since Virus Hit
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep
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Small Business Series: Three Black-Owned Beauty and Wellness Brands Everyone Should Know
Black people have found and will continue to find ways to contribute to the expansion of the beauty and wellness industry, through the creation of their own
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Student Athlete of the Week: Deondre Francois | Dallas Weekly
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Djibouti
In April 2000, experts estimated some 150,000 people, or more than one-quarter of the population, needed food aid. The UN agreed to spend $2.7 million to increase the city of Djiboutis port facilities since it is a crucial regional grain terminus. In 2002, Djibouti became a key U.S. military base
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Subban, Pernell-Karl Sylvester “P.K.” (1989- )
Pernell-Karl Sylvester “P.K.” Subban is a Canadian-born professional ice hockey defenceman for the Nashville (Tennessee) Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Subban was born on May 13, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Karl and Maria Subban. Subban also has four other
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About a dozen civilians killed in Eastern DRC
A dozen civilians were killed by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in two separate attacks in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces, local sources said
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Serena Williams
Born: 9/26/1981 Saginaw, MichiganAmerican professional tennis player who is ranked No. 1 in womens singles tennis. The Womens Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this
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Celebrating Malcolm X, a warrior and master teacher –
No one whom I have ever met more clearly understood the realness of that observation than Brother Malcolm X, who himself once noted “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it
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US autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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Say Hello To My Little Reboot: A New ‘Scarface’ Adaptation Is On The Way
As spotted on Variety Universal Pictures is moving forward with a reboot of the classic film
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Negro History week originated by Carter G.Woodson isobserved for the first tim
Negro History week originated by Carter G.Woodson is observed for the first time .
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7
1926
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