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James Baldwin born
James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, and educated in New York. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews and immediately was recognized as establishing a profound and permanent new voice in American letters.
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Aug
2
1924
Michelle Obama Highlights Opening Night of Democratic National Convention
By Steve Peoples Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate broadside against President Donald Trump during Monday’s opening night of the Democratic National Convention, assailing the Republican president as unfit for the job and warning that the nation’s mounting crises
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US Champion
Debi Thomas wins the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in Hicksville, Long Island, New York
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Jan
0
1986
Osaka beats Rogers to reach U.S. Open semis - Stabroek News
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka’s sharp serving and superior return game helped her past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-4 and into the semi-finals of the U.S. The article Osaka beats Rogers to reach U.S. Open semis appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Death of Harriet Tubman
Death of Harriet Tubman, Auburn, New York.
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Mar
10
1913
Black Owned CellDration Water Partners With Kroger, Wakefern & DPI Specialty Foods In Historic Distribution Deal In Over 1100 Stores Nationwide | Dallas Weekly
Black owned, innovation-based CellDration premium water, touts 'efficient hydration' NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - CellDration Water, one of only a handful of Black owned premium water brands in the world, has partnered with Cincinnati based Kroger Inc, Wakefern (NJ) and DPI Specialty
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Slave conspiracies and fires cause Hysteria
Succession of suspicious fires and reports of slave conspiracies created hysteria in New York in March and April. Thirty-one slaves and five whites were executed.
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Mar
31
1741
National Afro-American Council
National Afro-American Council founded in Rochester, New York. Bishop Alexander Walters of the AME Zion Church was elected president. The organization proposed a program of assertion and protest.
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Sep
15
1898
Removed Mailboxes Are Latest Concern Ahead Of House Vote Against Election ‘Sabotage’
Democratic legislators fight for a fair 2020 election.
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What Is Labor Day? Breaking Down Holiday's Importance And Why We Celebrate
It's a holiday “dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Robert Trump, President Donald Trump's younger brother, dead at 71 : TheGrio
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed... View Article The post Robert Trump, President Donald Trump’s younger brother, dead at 71 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Wall Street rallies again; S&P 500 pulls within 2% of record - Black News Channel

By Stan Choe AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising again on Wall Street Wednesday, and the S&P 500 is ticking closer to its record high as it tries for a fourth straight gain. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in afternoon trading, following up on gains in European markets and across

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New Political Party
Liberty party, the first antislavery political party, organized at Warsaw, New York. Samuel Ringgold Ward and Henry Highland Garnet were among the earliest supporters of the new political departure.
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Nov
13
1839
BEE&YOU ANNOUNCES ITS NEW PRODUCT LINE
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Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and formergovernor of the Virgin I
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and former
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Jan
4
1958
National Black convention met at Buffalo, New
National Black convention met at Buffalo, New York, with some seventy delegates from twelve states. The highlight of the convention was a stirring address by Henry Highland Garnet, a twenty-seven-year-old-Presbyterian pastor who called for a slave revolt and a general slave strike. Amos G. Beman of
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Aug
15
1843
Second annual report of the NAACP
Second annual report of the NAACP listed total receipts from May through December, 1911, of $10,317.43. Organization had local chapters in Chicago, Boston and New York.
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Jan
1
1912
Election results 'a shocker' to many Jamaicans in US
NEW YORK, United States - Jamaicans across the United States have reacted with shock over the results of last Thursday's general election in which the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) battered the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).
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The Unfinished Work Of The 19th Amendment
100 years later, nine American women on what the legacy of women’s enfranchisement has wrought — and what it hasn’t.
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Riot prevented Paul Robeson form singing
Riot prevented Paul Robeson form singing at the Lakeland picnic grounds near Peekskill, Weschester County, New York.
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Aug
28
1949
Clarence Willi Norris, last surviving member of the Scottsboro Boys, died at age
Clarence Willi Norris, last surviving member of the Scottsboro Boys, died at age 76 whiel a patient at the Bronx Community Hospital. Norris was one of nine African American teenagers accused of the 1931 rape of two white prostitutes in Alabama. The case was tried several times between 1931 and 1937
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Jan
22
1989
Clinical Medvedev beats childhood friend to reach U.S. Open semis - Stabroek News
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev continued his march towards a first Grand Slam title yesterday, powering into the U.S. The article Clinical Medvedev beats childhood friend to reach U.S. Open semis appeared first on Stabroek News.
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US Open: Williams, Murray headline day four action
Serena Williams resumes her pursuit of her 24th Grand Slam, while Andy Murray headlines the men's draw on Friday.
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SOUND ROYALTIES DIRECTOR AND FIVE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE REGGIE CALLOWAY JOINS ARCHIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC & CULTURE ADVISORY BOARD - African American News Today - EIN News
… board of the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) at … Reggie Calloway joins Archives of African American Music national advisory board to …
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Slavery Abolishment
Vermont became the first American colony to abolish slavery. By 1783 slavery was prohibited in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Pennsylvania passed a gradual emancipation law in 1780. Connecticut and Rhode Island barred slavery in 1784 and were followed by New York (gradual emancipation) and New
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Jul
2
1777
COVID-19 measures could disrupt rare polio-like disease - Black News Channel

By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health experts once thought 2020 might be the worst year yet for a rare paralyzing disease that has been hitting U.S. children for the past decade. But they now say the coronavirus pandemic could disrupt the pattern for the mysterious

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VP hopeful Kamala Harris isn’t making history, she’s fighting it | The Orlando Advocate
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Is the fourth time the charm? Sen. Kamala Harris isn’t the first woman to be named for a vice presidential slot by a major political party leader. Each of the three women previously nominated received initial press and public support; all lost. The California Democrat has a lot of
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Television viewership down for unconventional convention - Black News Channel
By David Bauder AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Preliminary estimates show that viewership for the first night of the Democrats' virtual convention was down compared with the opening of Hillary Clinton's nominating party four years ago. An estimated 18.7 million people watched coverage between 10
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Stocks drift on Wall Street following latest run at record - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting on Friday after a report showed that sales for U.S retailers strengthened again last month, but by less than economists expected. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in afternoon trading after earlier flipping between small
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Prosecutors Charge 3 With Threatening Women in R. Kelly Case
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida. A longtime friend of the indicted singer offered to pay
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