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Stephen And Ayesha Curry Donate Books To Underserved Students In Oakland

Stephen and Ayesha Curry donated thousands of books to students in Oakland.

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Spingarn Medal presented to Wilson C. Riles, superintendent of public instruction, California, in recognition of the stature he has attained as a national leader in the field of education.

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Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Te

Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas. A skilled pianist and composer, Joplin started a 20-year ragtime craze with the release of his composition Maple Leaf Rag in 1897, during the Gay Nineties. Ragtime-scored piano music-at the time was considered

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Apr

1

1917

The Black National Anthem

Lift Every Voice and Sing

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Spingarn Medal: Charles R. Drew

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Aug

20

1944

Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA.

Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA.

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13

1999

Garey Coleman born

Diminutive actor Gary Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. Despite a childhood of medical troubles, Coleman went on to become a television star in numerous situation comedies.

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Feb

8

1968

Born: 12/13/1903 Norfolk, VirginiaDied: 12/13/1986 New York City, New Yorkella baker was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned over five decades. She worked alongside some of the most famous civil rights

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Actor and activist, Paul Robeson, portrays Othello for the 296th time at New Yor

Actor and activist, Paul Robeson, portrays Othello for the 296th time at New York Citys Shubert Theater, 1943

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Sep

15

1943

Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup a Violinist, married Anne Hampton on Christmas Day in 1828. In January of 1841 he was offered a job as a part-time violinist with a traveling band. This offer turned out to be a trick, where Solomon was sold into

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Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920

Marcus Garvey presents his Back To Africa program in New York City, 1920

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Aug

2

1920

Jackie Robinson

Born: 1/31/1919 Cairo, GeorgiaDied: 10/24/1972 Stamford, ConnecticutJackie Robinson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers

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Apr

15

1947

First Black to Sing a Romantic Lead

The first Black to sing a romantic lead at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City was Mattiwilda Dobbs as Gilda in Rigoletto.

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Nov

9

1956

African American History: Bibliography

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Death of Charlie Parker

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Mar

12

1955

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Apr

8

1920

The Black Settlers

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4

1781

Born on this day Whoppi Goldberg

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Nov

13

1955

Death of singer Billie Holiday

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Jul

17

1959

Chris Rock Born

Comedian, author, recording artist, actor, and talk show host Chris Rock was born in South Carolina. He will become a critically comedian, hosting his self titled show on HBO. He will also bring to the forefront a boycott of the flag of his birthplace. He will star in and make a few movies of his

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Feb

7

1967

New York Manumission Society opens a school forblacks in New York City, the Af

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Denzel Washington Born

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Dec

28

1954

Eleanor Holmes (later Eleanor Norton) is born in Washington, DC. A graduate of the Yale University School of Law, Norton will become chairperson of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and a Georgetown University law professor before being elected a non-voting delegate to Congress

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Jun

13

1937

Death of Walter White

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21

1970

Actress Shari Belafonte born

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22

1954

Inventor Granville T. Woods dies

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30

1910

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12

1991

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15

1966

On this day, Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'opened at the Ethel Bar

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11

1959

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7

1712

Ku Klux Klan received charter from Fulton County,

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