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Johnson, James Weldon
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871–1938, American author, b. Jacksonville, Fla., educated at Atlanta Univ. (B.A., 1894) and at Columbia. Johnson was the first African American to be admitted to the Florida bar and later was American consul (1906–12), first in Venezuela and then in Nicaragua. In 1930 he
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Brown, Willie Lewis, Jr. (1934- )
This State Legislator and Mayor was born in Mineola, Texas, to Willie L. Brown, Sr., and Minnie (Boyd) Lewis on March 20, 1934. After migrating to San Francisco, California in 1951, Brown worked as a janitor in order to subsidize his education at San Francisco State University. Upon his arrival in
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Mar
20
1934
(1856) Sara G. Stanley Addresses The Convention Of Disfranchised Citizens Of Ohio
In January 1856, Sara G. Stanley, representing the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society of Delaware, Ohio, addressed the all-male Convention of Disfranchised Citizens of Ohio who met at the Columbus City Hall. She called upon the forty delegates who included among their ranks John Mercer Langston, Peter
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Mogadishu, Somalia (ca. 950 - )
Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, is located in the horn of Africa and bordering the Red Sea. The major religion is Sunni Muslim and the official language is Somali although Arabic, Italian, and English are all spoken there. Mogadishu’s 2009 population estimate was 1.3 million
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(1857) Charles Lenox Remond, “An Anti-Slavery Discourse”
By 1857 “Bleeding Kansas’ and the Dred Scott Decision had intensified sectional tensions over slavery and moved the nation closer to civil war. Against that backdrop, Charles Lenox Remond, on July 10, 1857, addressed the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society where he joined a growing chorus of
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Jul
10
1857
African-American Tennis Champion Althea Gibson Quotes
Althea Gibson, a sharecroppers daughter raised on welfare mostly in New York City, learned tennis through public clubs. She rose to become the first African-American to play at in the Forest Hills and in the Wimbledon championships, and the first African-American to win either. Althea Gibson broke
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Will Smith and Martin Lawrences Bad Boys Reunion
The actors discuss their new film "Bad Boys for Life."
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Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a widely respected retired American baseball player, born on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He played almost 22 seasons in the American Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York/San Francisco Giants, finishing off his career at New York Mets in the early 1970s. He
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May
6
1931
Golden State Warriors Owner Who Pushed Toronto’s Kyle Lowry In 2019 Finals To Return To Team
Mark Stevens was banned for a year and fined $500,000
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Johnson, Magic
Johnson, Magic (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959–, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships
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(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”
African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was
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Sep
3
1868
(1966) Stokely Carmichael, “Black Power”
Soon after he was named chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Stokely Carmichael began to tout the slogan and philosophy of Black Power.  In the speech below he explains  Black Power to an audience at the University of
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Billie Holiday
Name at birth: Eleanora Fagan
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Isiah Thomas
Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired professional basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons from 1981 to 1994. He was born on April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of nine siblings. He attended a private school called St. Joseph High School in Illinois, which took him
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Apr
30
1961
Lil Wayne Pays Homage To Kobe Bryant With Performance At BET Awards: Black Mamba Matters
Lil Wayne Pays Homage To Kobe Bryant With Performance At BET Awards: "Black Mamba Matters"
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(1859) William Lloyd Garrison, “On the Death of John Brown”
On December 2, 1859, John Brown was executed by Virginia authorities in Charles Town for his ill-fated raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry.  Soon after word of his death reached Boston, William Lloyd Garrison, the leading abolitionist in the United States at the time, gave this stirring
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Dec
2
1859
Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Fontaine Sprewell is a former NBA star who played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born on September 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Washington High School in Milwaukee where he played basketball. Between 1988 to
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Sep
8
1970
Skeletal remains found in Whitehall, St Thomas
Police officers assigned to the Morant Bay Police Station have commenced a probe into the discovery of human skeletal remains that were found in bushes in Lyssons district, Morant Bay, St Thomas. The discovery was made on Thursday, July 9....
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Knights of St. Peter Claver (1909- )
The Knights of Peter Claver organization was founded in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama. It is the largest African American Catholic lay organization in the United States. The organization was founded by the Josephites, a Catholic order whose mission was to serve Catholic African Americans. Josephite
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Miller, Rosalie Reddick (1925-2005)
Dr. Rosalie Reddick Miller was the first African American woman dentist to practice in the State of Washington.  She was born on December 29, 1925 in Waycross, Georgia.  She attended the all-black public schools in Columbus, Georgia and in 1946 received a B. A. degree from Fisk University in
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Dec
29
1925
(1850) Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen, “I Won't Obey the Fugitive Slave Law”
A month after the infamous Fugitive Slave Act was passed by Congress, Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen (1813-1872), a fugitive slave from Tennessee, persuaded his adopted hometown, Syracuse, New York, to declare that city a refuge for liberated slaves. On October 4, 1850, the people of Syracuse filled
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Oct
4
1850
LeBron James Goes Virtual To Accept Nickelodeon’s Generation Change Award
The King was honored for his extensive philanthropic work focusing on education.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for coronavirus | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Atlantas mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, has tested positive for coronavirus, she announced Monday, saying COVID-19 has literally hit home. Bottoms, a 50-year-old Democrat in her first-term, said she and her husband only experienced symptoms similar to seasonal allergies. Bottoms, in an appearance on
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John Baxter Taylor: 1st African-American Gold Medalist
John Baxter Taylor was the first African-American to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the first to represent the United States at an international sporting
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Nov
3
1882
Gayton, John T. (1866-1954)
John T. Gayton, one of Seattle, Washington’s earliest black residents, a community leader, and patriarch of one of the city’s most outstanding black families, came to Seattle in 1889.  He was born in Benton, Mississippi to former slaves.  With little formal education, he moved to Yazoo
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George Floyds 6-Year Old Daughter, Gianna, Speaks Out: Dad Changed the World!
Gianna Floyd, the 6-year old beautiful daughter of George Floyd, has spoken out after his brutal murder by a Minneapolis police officer. During an appearance on Good Morning America, she told the world that she misses her dad.
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(1899) Rev. D. A. Graham, “Some Facts About Southern Lynchings,”
Little is known about Reverend D. A. Graham, the A.M.E. minister who delivered the speech that appears below.  However the ministers words were recorded as part of a nationwide protest in 1899 against lynchings of African Americans across the nation.  In May of 1899 the newly formed African
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1
1892
Jodie Turner-Smith Clowns Terry Crews For His ‘Black Supremacy’ Tweet
Crews’ tweet on racism and protests confused many people.
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(1857) Frederick Douglass, “If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress”
On August 3, 1857, Frederick Douglass delivered a “West India Emancipation” speech at Canandaigua, New York, on the twenty-third anniversary of the event. Most of the address was a history of British efforts toward emancipation as well as a reminder of the crucial role of the West
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Aug
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1857
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