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Robert Tools, the first man to have a self contained artificial heart implanted speaks for the first time on national television.
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21
2001
Michael Jordan's Daughter Reveals What's Surprising About Watching 'The Last Dance'
Michael Jordan’s daughter Jasmine recently revealed what has surprised her about her father as she watches “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s hit docuseries about the basketball
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'The Amazing Nina Simone': a tumultuous tale, well told
After Trayvon Martin was fatally shot three years ago in Sanford, Fla., a song from the civil-rights era, “Mississippi Goddam,” erupted on the airwaves. For many youngsters, it was probably the first time they had ever heard the fierce, regal, husky alto of Nina Simone (1933-2003), but
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(1867) Rev. E. J. Adams, “These are Revolutionary Times”
On March 2, 1867, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnsons vetoes and passed a series of Reconstruction acts which would, among other things, establish new governments in the ex-Confederate states based for the first time on universal male suffrage. The first step in this process involved the
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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln’s Last Public Address”
? F.A.Q. On April 11, 1865, two days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln addressed a jubilant crowd that had gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C.  While the crowd expected an address celebrating t
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Masakenari farmlands flooded by rain
Over 50 farms owned by residents of the indigenous community of Masakenari are currently under water as a result of consistent rainfall leaving affected families with limited food
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iPhone maker Foxconn's profits gutted by smartphone slump
Hon Hai Precision Industry’s profit plunged by the most on record after the coronavirus disrupted its China production and walloped global smartphone
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Things to Avoid When Getting Chiropractic Treatment
If you’re visiting a chiropractor for the first time, it will help if you will avoid the common mistakes that chiropractic patients
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Etta Moten sings for President
Etta Moten sings for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House Dinner. It is the first time an African American actress performs at the White House.
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Jan
31
1934
Carney, William H. (1840-1908)
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Sykes, Wanda (1964- )
Wanda Sykes is an American actress, comedian, writer, and voice artist. She is best known for her recurring role as Barbara Baran on the CBS primetime show The New Adventures of Old Christine, and for her comedic roles in such films as Monster-in-Law and My Super
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Mar
7
1964
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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Romar, Lorenzo (1958- )
Longtime University of Washington head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar was born November 13, 1958, and grew up in Compton, California, where he went on to play at Cerritos Community College after high school. After playing two years for Cerritos, he transferred and played for the University of
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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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2008
First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996)
The First Liberian Civil War was one of Africa’s bloodiest civil conflicts in the post-independence era. The war claimed more than two hundred thousand Liberian lives in a nation of 2.1 million people and displaced a million other citizens in refugee camps in neighboring countries. On December
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50 Best Rap/Hip-Hop Songs of the 90s
The 90s represent a romantic era for most hip-hop heads. A strong, inventive, diverse era that stretched the boundaries of hip-hop
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(1957) Roy Wilkins, “The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back”
In 1957 Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was next to Rev. Martin Luther King, the most recognized civil rights leader in the nation.  In October of that year he addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after
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Moore's Ford Lynching
During the late afternoon of the 25th of July 1946 four African-Americans were shot dead by a lynch mob at Moores Ford, Walton county, Georgia, about eight miles from the town of Monroe. The grotesquely sprawled bodies of the victims--the Coroner said at least sixty bullets were pumped into
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Jul
25
1946
(2000) Harold Ford, “Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention"
In 2000 at the National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles where Vice President Al Gore, Jr., won the Democratic Nomination for President,  fellow Tennessean,  Congressman Harold Ford of Memphis, gave the Keynote Address.  That address appears
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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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Black school
Black schools originated under legal segregation in the southern United States after the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, in southern states public policy to keep races separated and maintain white supremacy. In the United States white opposition to African-American success resulted in
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Betty Wright (1953-2020): World Says Goodbye to the `Clean Up Woman’ | Afro
And that belief was affirmed over the weekend with the death of another music legend, Betty Wright on May
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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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Seattle Civic Unity Committee
The Seattle Civic Unity Committee was formed by Seattle Mayor William F. Devin in 1944 in response to rising racial tension in the city.  During World War II Seattle, like other west coast cities, received an influx of African Americans raising its black population from 3,789 in 1940 to over 10,000
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Flex Alexander Reveals He Once Borrowed $350 To Take Shanice On An Anniversary Date
They say that you don’t know who your real friends are until hard times hit and Flex Alexander has found a solid friend in fellow actor Chris
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Beah, Ishmael (1980– )
Ishmael Beah is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his personal history, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solider. Beah was born on November 23, 1980, in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. The Sierra Leone Civil War started in March
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Nov
23
1980
Kenya: How Foreign Athletes Are Making the Best of 'Lockdown' in Iten
Like India's Amresh Durrell, who was among the few athletes who benefited from food rations distributed by world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge on
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Meagan Good Speaks Out On The Reason Why Her Skin Appears Lighter
Meagan Good swiftly corrected one of her followers who commented under one of her social media posts accusing her of bleaching her
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U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the
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Jamaican medical student in Cuba readies for Spanish Town Hospital mission
THOUGH restricted in movement by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba-based Jamaican medical student Oraine Darren Lynch is biding his time, as he prepares for a final-round push towards a mission that will decide his
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