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African Americans in Science and Their Accomplishments
African Americans have made significant contributions to various areas of science. In the field of chemistry, African Americans have developed synthetic drugs for the treatment of chronic ailments. In the field of physics, African Americans have helped to invent laser devices for the treatment of
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Barbados
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Adebayor hunted for alleged incitment of violence in Sierra Leone
How low a depth of despair and despondency the SLPP/APC rivalry has sunk is clearly illustrated by a video that has gone viral on Facebook, depicting two Sierra Leoneans, apparently on a manhunt in the streets of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, for the real or fictitious
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Earliest recorded apearance of a black person in a New England court, for an u
Earliest recorded apearance of a black person in a New England court, for an unnamed offense.
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(1963) Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, "Religion and Race"
On January 14, 1963, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel gave the speech “Religion and Race,” at a conference of the same name that assembled in Chicago, Illinois.  There he met Dr. Martin Luther King and the two became friends.  Rabbi Heschel marched with Dr. King at Selma, Alabama in
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In person early voting begins today in Georgia
In-person early voting begins today, Monday, May 18 in Georgia and will continue until June
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Brazil urges respect for popular will in line with recount, CCJ ruling - Stabroek News
Neighbouring Brazil yesterday upped the ante on the Granger administration by calling for respect of the popular will at the March 2nd general elections in line with the CARICOM supervised recount of votes and the recent ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice
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Sir Henry Fraser leads the 2020 Carifest Virtual Summit in Celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month
In celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month, Charleston Carifest explores the birth of Charleston and its 350 year link to the Caribbean via the Barbados Carolina
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Timi Adelakun Becomes First Black Valedictorian At Florida High School With 5.6 GPA
Timi Adelakun has become the first black valedictorian of South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida, and has the highest GPA ever recorded at the
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Barbados
An island in the Atlantic about 300 mi (483 km) north of Venezuela, Barbados is only 21 mi long (34 km) and 14 mi across (23 km) at its widest point. It is circled by fine beaches and narrow coastal plains. The highest point is Mount Hillaby (1,105 ft; 337 m) in the north-central
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'Not Covid Red Toni': Toni Braxton Slays an Effortless Beauty Look
With just a set of impressive eyelashes, her “newest lip color concoction Covid red,” and a pair of hoop earrings, the 52-year-old has fans doing a double take and laughing all at the same
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Holding one’s breath for an expeditious, transparent and credible recount of the votes (Part IV)
Given the problems associated with the  original declaration of the results for Region 4, and its outright rejection by all the local and international observers as well as the political parties contesting the elections (except APNU+AFC) as having lacked transparency and credibility, a recount was
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Civil Rights Act (1875)
Whereas, it is essential to just government we recognize the equality of all men before the law, and hold that it is the duty of government in its dealings with the people to mete out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever nativity, race, color, or persuasion, religious or political; and it
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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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Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899–1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in 1916. By 1918 he had formed a band, and after appearances in nightclubs in Harlem he became one of the most famous
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
? Approved, September 18, 1850 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the persons who have been, or may hereafter be, appointed commissioners, in virtue of any act of Congress, by the Circuit Courts of the United States,
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Rihanna Living In The U.K. During COVID-19 Pandemic, Pushes Back Trial With Dad
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Little Richard laid to rest at Alabama alma mater
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
AN ACT To enforce constitutional rights, and for other
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Sep
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1950
Trump Allegedly Refuses to Unveil Obama’s Official White House Portrait
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Gas Burner invented by B.F. Jackson
B.F. Jackson, a black person, invented the Gas burner.
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1746 - Lucy Terry(1730-1821), a slave, writes Bars Fight, a commemorative poem recrating the Deerfield Massacre. This poem is the first known to be written by a black person in the United States and was not published until 1985.
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Police looking for suspect in deadly 2019 east Columbus stabbing
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Dr.Ralph J.Bunche is the first african american to be awardedthe NOBEL PEACE P
Dr.Ralph J.Bunche is the first Black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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South Africa: 'There Can Be No Justification for Torture, Ever'- Top Brass Tell Police
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Alaska Fair Employment Practices Law (1953)
Relating to and providing far the elimination of certain practice of discrimination because of race, color, religion or national origin; providing
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Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
My attention was drawn to a news release supposedly issued by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson last Tuesday regarding the robbery of care packages in Enfield, St Mary, last
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Anderson, Lucy Hicks [Tobias Lawson] (1886-1954)
Lucy Hicks Anderson lived as a woman in Oxnard, California, from 1920 until 1945, when it was discovered that she was biologically male. Today she might be described as a transgender person, but that term did not exist during her lifetime. Although she did not refer to herself as a transgendered
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