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NNPA NEWSWIRE —By Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Director National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute and Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., Director National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - COVID-19 has killed more than 230,000 people [...]

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Roy deCarava, the first African American photographer to be awarded aGuggenhei

Roy deCarava, the first African American photographer to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, is born

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Dec

9

1919

Walter E. Fauntroy born

Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.

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Feb

6

1933

Ground is broken for the Harold Washington wing of the DuSable Museum in Chicago

Ground is broken for the Harold Washington wing of the DuSable Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by artist and poet Margaret T. Burroughs in 1961, the DuSable is one of the oldest African American museums in the U.S.

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Sep

17

1991

Edward Mitchell Bannister wins a bronze medal for his painting Under the Oaks at

Edward Mitchell Bannister wins a bronze medal for his painting Under the Oaks at the American Centennial Exposition, in Philadelphia. The award will cause controversy among whites who think African Americans incapable of artistic excellence.

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Sep

27

1876

Time, Inc. agrees to sell NYT Cable for $420

Time, Inc. agrees to sell NYT Cable for $420 million, to a group led by J. Bruce Llewellyn, the largest cable TV acquisition by an African American

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Jan

9

1989

Network news anchor

Max Robinson is the first African American to anchor network news. The network is ABC.

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Apr

19

1978

Washington Redskins quarterback Doug Williams

Washington Redskins quarterback Doug Williams, the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl game, is named MVP in Super Bowl XXII.

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Jan

31

1988

Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first licensed woman

Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first licensed woman architect in the U.S. and the first African American woman to become a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, born.

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Apr

15

1928

Terry McMillan, novelist born

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Oct

18

1951

Composer and violinist, Clarence C White, dies, 1880

Composer and violinist, Clarence C White, born

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Aug

10

1880

Eugene A. Marino, SSJ, is consecrated at the first African American auxiliary bi

Eugene A. Marino, SSJ, is consecrated at the first African American auxiliary bishop in the U.S. He is assigned to Washington, D.C.

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Sep

12

1974

Guion S. Bluford, Jr---Astronaut (birthday)

Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ph.D. (Colonel, U.S. Air Force - Retired): First African-American in Space

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Nov

22

1942

Percy Julian, developer of drugs to combat glaucom

Percy Julian, developer of drugs to combat glaucoma and methods to mass produce cortisone and George Washington Carver are the first African American Inventors admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in the halls 17-year history.

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Apr

8

1990

Larry Doby is born. He will become the first African American in baseballs American League, playing for the Cleveland Indians. He will be the 1954 RBI leader.

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Dec

13

1924

WGPR BECOMES THE 1ST TELEVISION station owned by African Americans- given a pe

WGPR BECOMES THE 1ST TELEVISION station owned by African Americans- given a permit to operate.

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Jun

1

1973

Jimmy Winkfield wins his second Kentucky Derby

Jimmy Winkfield wins his second Kentucky Derby in a row. African American jockeys have won 15 of 28 Derby races.

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May

1

1902

Civil Rights Movement

On this day the African American community of Montgomery, Alabama voted unanimously to end its 385 day bus-boycott.

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Dec

20

1956

Adam Wade hosts the Nationally televised game show Musical Chairs. He is the fi

Adam Wade hosts the Nationally televised game show Musical Chairs. He is the first African American game show host.

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Jun

16

1975

On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.

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Feb

15

1968

First Black minister to serve for a White congregation, Lemuel Haynes was born,

First Black minister to serve for a White congregation, Lemuel Haynes was born, 1753

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Jul

18

1753

Riot, Miami, Florida

Riot, Miami, Florida. National Guard mobilized to put down rioting which erupted while Republicans were holding national convention in Miami Beach.

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Aug

8

1968

Lee Elder becomes the first African American professional golfer to qualify for

Lee Elder becomes the first African American professional golfer to qualify for the Masters Tournament.

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Apr

21

1974

John Mercer Langston, considered the first African

John Mercer Langston, considered the first African American to be elected to public office is elected clerk of Brownhelm, Ohio township

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Apr

2

1855

One-Man Show of Art

One-Man Show of Art by Negro, First of Kind Here, Opens Today, read the headline of a front-page article in The New York Times on this day. The article announced the opening of Archibald J. Motley, Jrs show at the New Gallery on Madison Avenue. This was the first time in History that an artist had

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Feb

25

1928

Wally "Famous" Amos's signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to

Wally Famous Amoss signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to the National Museum of American Historys Business Americana collection. It is the first memorabilia added to the collection by An African American entrepreneur and recognizes the achievement of Amos who built his company

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Nov

18

1980

The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in Ne

The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in New York City.

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Aug

30

1838

Rafer Johnson won the Olympic Decathlon

On Sept. 6, 1960 Rafer Johnson won the Olympic Decathlon--the first for an African American

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Sep

6

1960

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress from Illinois First Congressional District (Chicago). He was the first congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the departure of George H. White in 1901.

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Nov

6

1928

Samuel David Ferguson

Samuel David Ferguson consecrated bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and named bishop of Liberia. He was the first Black American with full membership in the House of Bishops.

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Jun

24

1885

William Ellisworth Artist is born

William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington,N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the

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Feb

2

1914

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