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Knox, Clinton E. (1908–1980)
Clinton E. Knox was born May 5, 1908, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was the youngest of five children born to Estella Briggs Knox and William J. Knox Sr.  Knox’s older brother, William J. Knox, Jr., was one of the scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb during World War II.  His other
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Oct
14
1980
Blacks Holding Elective Offices
Joint Center for Political Studies reported that 2991 Blacks held elective offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia, compared with 2621 in April, 1973, and 1185 in 1969. The Center reported 108 Black mayors. Michigan had the largest number of Black elected officials (194), followed by
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Apr
22
1981
Chamisa regains Gwanda
BY BLESSED MHLANGA MDC Alliance has regained control of Gwanda Town Council after four councillors out of the six who attended a meeting organised by the Thokozani Khupe’s MDC-T faction have pledged loyalty to their party leader, Nelson Chamisa. Gwanda’s six councillors attended a meeting
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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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MSU opens for first year students
BY STEPHEN CHADENGA/ HARRIET CHIKANDIWA The Midlands State University (MSU) has advised first year students to report for orientation on Monday while dates for returning students will be advised in due course. MSU registrar Tinashe Zishiri said the students would be expected to adhere to COVID-19
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Ross, Michael K. (1941-2007)
Michael K. Ross was a Washington State legislator, civil rights activist, and contractor who, although he worked from within established political channels, was not afraid to go against the grain to affect social
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Death of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator/activist
Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona
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May
18
1955
Black Fact of the Day: Monday September 14, 2020 - Brought to you by Black 365 - Los Angeles Sentinel
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McGee, Henry Wadsworth, Sr. (1910-2000)
The first African American Postmaster of a major postal facility, Henry W. McGee, Sr. was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1910, and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1927.  McGee was the first person to rise from the ranks of letter carriers to achieve the status of Postmaster, a post to which he was
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Glenn Harrington, Carmel, California
Glenn Harrington, is a native of Massachusetts, who has lived in the Seattle area since 1968.  He was educated at Gordon College and Suffolk University Law School, both in Massachusetts.  His business career was primarily as an Insurance Executive, serving as Vice President of Marketing and
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Lifestyle audits delayed by another year, MPs say Cabinet cannot use Covid-19 as an excuse | News24
Lifestyle audits for Cabinet ministers will be completed in the 2021/22 financial year following promises last year that it would be completed by the end of this month.
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born 20 December 20, 1957, Detroit, Michigan, USA.Soul singer
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Dec
20
1957
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
The first official bargaining agent for black workers was the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This was the first major nationwide black union founded by A. Phillip Randolph.
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Oct
1
1935
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. (1908-1972)
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., preacher, civil rights activist, and national politician, was born to Mattie and Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. in New Haven, Connecticut, on November 29, 1908.  Young Powell grew up in New York City, New York since his father, a Baptist preacher, became pastor of the historic
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May 25: Entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker passed away at her villa in New York, 1919 - Los Angeles Sentinel
May 25: Entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker passed away at her villa in New York, 1919 The post May 25: Entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker passed away at her villa in New York, 1919 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Black Fact of the Day: Thursday, November 12, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Divine Nine sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho, was founded on the campus of Butler University, 1922. The post Black Fact of the Day: Thursday, November 12, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Wells, Barry L. (1942- )
Ambassador Barry L. Wells has had an extensive career in international affairs with the United States Foreign Service after an earlier period as a university professor and administrator. Wells was born in 1942 in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from East High School in that city in 1959. He received
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Long, Jefferson Franklin (1836-1907)
Jefferson Franklin Long, a Republican who represented Georgia in the 41st Congress, was the first black member to speak on the floor of the House of Representatives, and was the only black representative from Georgia for just over a century. Long was born a slave in Knoxville, Georgia on March
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Feb
1
1871
A. Philip Randolph Institute (1965- )
The A. Philip Randolph Institute was founded by and named for labor leader Asa Philip Randolph, who was the longtime president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union. Randolph and his friend and fellow activist Bayard Rustin founded APRI in 1965 after their successful 1963 March on
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Accused in murder of GECOM guard charged - Stabroek News
Samuel Allen, who police say murdered a security guard attached to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Office at Port Kaituma, North West District, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison. The article Accused in murder of GECOM guard charged appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Charles Blow on Caitlyn Jenner supporting a transgender athlete ban for girl sports
Charles Blow sits down with Raquel Willis, writer and transgender activist and consultant at GLAAD, on Caitlyn Jenner, adopting the view that transgender athletes should be banned from girl sports. Jenner, who revealed she was transgender in 2015, is running for governor of California as
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Brown, Corrine (1946- )
Corrine Brown, now in her eighth term in office, is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She represents Florida’s Third Congressional District which includes Jacksonville and the surrounding area.  Brown was born on November 11, 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up
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Nov
11
1946
Nash, Charles Edmund (1844-1913)
Republican Charles Edmund Nash served in the 44th Congress as Louisiana’s only black representative. Nash was born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, on May 23, 1844. Before his time in Congress Nash attended common schools, was a bricklayer in New Orleans, and had enlisted as a private
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May
23
1844
Cayman Islands
The Caymans consist of three islands—Grand Cayman (76 sq mi; 197 sq km), Cayman Brac (22 sq mi; 57 sq km), and Little Cayman (20 sq mi; 52 sq km)—situated about 180 mi (290 km) northwest of Jamaica. They were dependencies of Jamaica until 1959, when they became a unit territory within the
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May
29
2013
Black Fact of the Day: Saturday September 12, 2020 - Brought to you by Black 365 - Los Angeles Sentinel
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The Black Diaspora in Israel, 1965 to 2011
With the exception of the well-publicized Operation Moses, Joshua, and Solomon Airlift of 20,000 Ethiopian Jews from that war and famine ravaged nation to Israel between 1984 and 1991, few people outside the Middle East are aware of the tens of thousands of people of African ancestry living in the
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Black Fact of the Day: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University, 1911. The post Black Fact of the Day: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Samuel L. Jackson
Actor Samuel Jackson was born on this day in Washington, DC. Jackson will begin his acting career as a student at Morehouse College. He will star in over 40 movies including box office hits The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and A Time to Kill.
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Dec
21
1941
Coleman, John A.(1852- ? )
John A. Coleman was born a slave in 1852 in Talladega County, Alabama. After he received his freedom at the end of the Civil War, Coleman attended the newly established Talladega College for three years. He worked on a Mississippi River steamboat and then migrated to New York
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Chicago minimum wage increase to $15-an-hour takes effect | The Crusader Newspaper Group
ABC7 Chicago Chicago's minimum wage increases to $15-an-hour takes effect Thursday. For tipped workers, the rate goes up to $9-an-hour. Their employers are required to make up the difference if tips don't get them up to $15-an-hour. The Cook County minimum wage for non-tipped workers will remain
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