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First black manager inmajor league baseball.
On August 31, 1935, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., American professional baseball player and manager Frank Robinson was born. He was the first black manager in major league baseball.
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Aug
31
1935
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Born: 5/7/1905 Seattle, WashingtonLavizzo-Mourey heads the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest healthcare foundation in the U.S. She became the CEO in 2003, a position which has her overseeing an estimated 800 grants, a $10 billion endowment and annual disbursements of more than $450
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Dancer Bojangles dies
Tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson dies in New York city.
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Nov
28
1949
Jamaica
The Labour Party defeated Manley in 1980 and its capitalist-oriented leader, Edward P. G. Seaga, was elected prime minister. He encouraged private investment and began an austerity program. Like other Caribbean countries, Jamaica was hard-hit by the 1981–1982 recession. Devaluation of the Jamaican
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Viro "Black Sam" Small makes his wrestling debutat Owney's Bastile in New York
Viro Black Sam Small makes his wrestling debut at Owneys Bastile in New York; he is the first known black wrestler in the U.S.
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Jan
0
1870
A Demonstration Led by NAACP
NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of
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Dec
4
1915
James Weldon Johnson, born
Author, lyricist, poet and educator James Weldon Johnson, also the first Black executive of the NAACP, is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jun
17
1871
Born on this day Whoppi Goldberg
Born Caryn Johnson on November 13, 1955 in New York City, Goldberg began her long career when she was eight years old, performing with New Yorks Helena Rubenstein Childrens Theater. By virtue of her distinctive appearance and a persona that is both no-nonsense and empathic, Goldberg has emerged as
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Nov
13
1955
Josephine Baker born
Josephine Baker
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Jun
3
1906
Jupiter Hammon, 1st Black poet
Jupiter Hammon, New York slave who was probably the first Black poet, published An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries.
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Dec
25
1760
Folorunsho Alakija
Born: 5/4/1905 Ikorodu, NigeriaFolorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who is the second richest African woman after Isabel Dos Santos and also the third richest woman of African descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries.She is the
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Zora Neale Hurston
Born: 1/7/1891 Notasulga, AlabamaDied: 1/28/1960 Fort Pierce, FloridaZora Neale Hurston was an American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. Of Hurstons four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes
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Peter Marray Marshall of New York
Peter Marray Marshall of New York appointed to American Medical Associations House of Delegates.
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Aug
11
1949
Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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May
7
2009
Blacks service overseas
The first Blacks to arrive in Europe after the US entered the war, June 1917, and among the first to reach the war zone, were the laborers and stevedores that were needed to assist in the tremendous task of providing the allies with materials of war.
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Jun
0
1917
Black Leaders Protested Discrimination
Black leaders protested discrimination in the armed forces and war industries at a White House meeting with President Roosevelt.
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Sep
27
1940
President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802
President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 which forbade racial and religious discrimination in war industries, government training programs and government industries. Randolph called off scheduled march.
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Jun
25
1941
Executive Order 9808
In the aftermath of World War II, mob violence and lynching of Black Americans, in conjunction with the continuing controversy about segregation in American society, led President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9808 on this day which set up a committee to study the protection of civil
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Dec
5
1946
1st Grammy!
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first rap Grammy for the hit single Parents Just Dont Understand.
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Feb
22
1989
Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general manager of the club, the third African American to become as assistant GM.
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Jun
4
1991
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price has achieved heights in the music world that many aspire to but that very few reach. As a singer she became famous all around the world. Mary Leontyne Price was born in Laurel, Mississippi, on February 10, 1927. As a youth, she sang in church choirs. Later, she attended Central State
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Feb
10
1927
Three organizations the Committee for Improving
Three organizations the Committee for Improving the Industrial Conditions of Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban Conditions and the National League for the Protection of Colored Women merged, under the leadership of Dr. George E. Hayne and Eugene Kinckle Jones, to form the National Urban
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Oct
23
1911
The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New York's
The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New Yorks Radio City Music Hall.
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Jul
16
1936
Baseball team
The first black professional baseball team, the Cuban Giants, was organized in 1895 by a group of New York waiters.
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Jan
0
1895
NAACP report
NAACP report said 1946 was one of the grimmest years in the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The report deplored reports of blow torch killing and eye-gouging of Negro veterans freshly returned from a war to end torture and racial extermination and said
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Jan
3
1947
Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
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Mar
2
1896
Death of Marcus Garvey
Death of Marcus Garvey (52), London, England.
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Jun
10
1941
Namibia gains independence
The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has
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Mar
21
1990
NAACP Executive Director
Death of Roy Wilkins (80), longtime executive director of the NAACP, in New York.
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Sep
8
1981
Soldier & patriot James Robinson is born. When he won a medal for bravery at th
Soldier & patriot James Robinson is born. When he won a medal for bravery at the Battle of Yorktown, he was promised his freedom for fighting with the Americans. After the war, he was sold back into slavery.
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Nov
28
1753
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