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St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City (1809- )
St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church was the first African American Episcopal parish in New York City, New York.  It was also one of the largest Christian congregations in the United States at one
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Death of actor Canada Lee (45), New York City
Death of actor Canada Lee (45), New York
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May
9
1952
Ralph Bunche
Born: 8/7/1904 Detroit, MichiganDied: 12/9/1971 New York City, New YorkRalph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Freeman, Harry Lawrence (1869-1954)
Composer, performer, musical critic/essayist, advocate, and teacher H. Lawrence Freeman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1869 to Lemuel Freeman and Agnes Sims-Freeman.  Initially self-taught, Freeman’s musical abilities were apparent at a young age. At 12, he started and performed in a boy’s vocal
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Blacks, Puerto Ricans Boycott NYC Public Schools
School officials reported that 464,000 Black and Puerto Rican students boycotted New York City public schools. More than 267,000 were absent during second boycott, March 16.
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Feb
3
1964
First Free School
First free school in New York City, the African Free School opened.
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Nov
1
1787
Dancer Bojangles dies
Tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson dies in New York city.
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Nov
28
1949
New York Draft Riots
On the Monday morning of July 13, 1863, the Enrollment
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Jul
13
1863
Patricia Harris
Patricia Harris, the first Black woman to hold a presidential cabinet position, is born in Mattoon Illinois.
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May
31
1924
Track star John Carlos born
Olympic track and field star John Carlos born in New York City. John Carlos would become famous at the 1968 Olympic Summer Games for raising a black gloved fist during the playing of the American anthem.
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Jun
5
1945
Actress Melba Moore born
Birthday of actress Melba Moore in New York city.
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Oct
29
1945
Exibition of African American Art
William A. Harper organized the first large scale exibition of African American art in New York City in 1862.
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Jan
0
1862
Some three hundred Blacks and whites met at the
Some three hundred Blacks and whites met at the United Charities Building in New York City at the first NAACP conference, May 31 and June 1.
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May
31
1909
Leslie M. Alexander (1948- )
Ambassador Leslie M. Alexander was a Career Foreign Service Officer. He was appointed by President William J. Clinton to serve as U.S. Ambassador to three nations: Mauritius and the Comoros where he served from 1993 to 1996, Ecuador where he served from 1996 to 1999, and Haiti where he served from
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Nov
9
1948
Theodore Flowers wins the the world middleweight title in New York City
Theodore Flowers wins the the world middleweight title in New York City
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Aug
19
1926
Baltimore, Richard Lewis, III (1947- )
Ambassador Richard Lewis Baltimore III was born on December 31, 1947 in New York City, New York to Judge Richard Lewis Baltimore, Jr. and Lois Madison-Baltimore. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1969 and earned
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Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
The Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn, New York (1838- )
The Church of St. Mark in Brooklyn, New York was originally established by a group of black Episcopalians in 1838.  The next year, Dr. Samuel M. Haskins was asked to be rector (pastor), the role he would maintain for 60 years.  By April 1841 the congregation completed a Gothic style edifice in
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Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)
Khalid Abdul Muhammad was an African-American activist, a one-time member of the Nation of Islam  and national chairman of the New Black Panther Party. Muhammad was born Harold Moore Jr. on January 12, 1948, to Harold Moore Sr and Lottie B. Moore in Houston, Texas. Moore’s Aunt, Carrie Moore
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Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opened school for Blacks
Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opened school for Blacks in New York City.
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Feb
28
1704
Louis Armstrong
Born: 8/4/1901 New Orleans, LouisianaDied: 7/6/1971 New York City, New YorkLouis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer who was one of the pivotal and most influential figures in jazz music.Awards / Achievements:
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American League of Colored Laborers (1850 - ?)
The American League of Colored Laborers (ALCL) was the first black American labor union. It was formed in New York City in 1850 as a collective for skilled free craftsmen, and sought to develop agricultural and industrial arts skills among its members, and to encourage African American
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Jun
13
1850
Irving C. Mollison
Irving C. Mollison, a Chicago Republican, sworn in as U.S. Customs Court judge in New York City.
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Nov
3
1945
Thomas L. Jennings -- 1st Black male patent holder
A tailor living in New York City, NY Invented a method for the dry cleaning of clothes U.S. Patent 3306X (March 3, 1821)
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Mar
3
1821
Smythe, Hugh Heyne (1913-1977)
Diplomat, scholar and author Hugh Heyne Smythe was born on August 19, 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His mother was a housemaid and his father, who died when Smythe was three years old, was a mailman. One of five siblings, at age six Smythe was forced to start work as a paperboy to help support
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Fuller, Margaret
Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the American literary circles of her day. A precocious child, she was forced by her father, a Massachusetts
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Sewell, Terri (1965- )
Terryinca “Terri” Sewell, the current U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 7th district, was born January 1, 1965 in Huntsville, Alabama to Andrew and Nancy Sewell. Sewell grew up in Selma, Alabama where both of her parents were employed by the local school district. Her
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7
2010
Ralph Ellison
Born: 3/1/1914 Oklahoma City, OklahomaDied: 4/16/1994 New York City, New YorkRalph Ellison was an American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also
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Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley confirmed as U.S. district judge and became the first Black woman on the federal bench.
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30
1966
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Singer Leslie Uggams, who made her singing debut with the Lawrence Welk Band, was born in New York city.
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25
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Colin L. Powell
Colin.L. Powell was born in 1937 in New York City,New York.
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