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Davis, Ruth A. (1943 - ) - Birthday
Although born in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 28, 1943, to a former World War II soldier who later became a postal worker and a schoolteacher mother, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia during her early childhood.
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Morehouse School of Medicine [Atlanta] (1975- )
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), one of two historically black medical schools created in the twentieth century, was established in 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Former US Surgeon General David Satcher served as the institutions first president.  The school was meant to be a two-year medical
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South Africa: Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane - Webinar On Upholding Rights of Persons With Disabilities
Address by hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities during a webinar on upholding the rights of persons with disabilities
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Br'er Rabbit
Brer Rabbit /ˈ b r ɛər/ (Brother Rabbit), also spelled Brer Rabbit or Brer Rabbit or Bruh Rabbit, is a central figure as Uncle Remus tells stories of the Southern United States. Brer Rabbit is a trickster who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social
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'My Biggest Inspiration': 13-Year-Old Rising Star Aria Brooks Credits Marsai Martin, Other Young Black Actresses for Allowing Her to Dream Big
Rising star Aria Brooks is the newest member of Nickelodeon’s “All That” reboot cast, but don’t box her in as only an
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Obama Thanks Protesters, Encourages Young People To Take Advantage Of The Moment
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Chisholm, Shirley (1924-2005)
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, an advocate for the rights of people of color and for womens rights, became in November 1968 the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.  Four  years later she became the first black person to seek a major party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency
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Healthy reality check: What money cannot do
COVID-19, having killed so many family members, has driven home the reality to never put material structure over
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Matthew McConaughey Asks Former NFL Player Emmanuel Acho How He Can ‘Do Better’ As A White Man
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AC Green on Saving Homes and What to Avoid with Banks During COVID-19
In December 2008, AC launched his radio show during the height of the recession while everyone was losing their homes and
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Protests Shift to Memorializing Floyd Amid Push for Change
ATLANTA (AP) — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and other violence to a quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for more to be done to address
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Tyler Perry prepares to reopen studios, begin production
But after halting television and film production at Tyler Perry Studios in March, the media mogul is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus
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Urban League marks 100 years
The Bay State branch of the national economic and civil rights advocacy group acted to counter the challenges, urging the Massachusetts delegation in Congress to support federal anti-lynching laws while firmly pushing open the door of hiring opportunities for black men and women throughout Greater
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Bernie Mac
Bernard Jeffrey “Bernie” McCullough, or Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor, born on October 5, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. After losing his mother at the age of 16, Mac would set up stand-up comedy shows for neighborhood kids and spent most of his 20s serving various
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'This Is the Look Ma’am': Tamar Braxton's Curly Hair Leaves Fans In Love
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'Joseline Out Here Tryna Pimp Mimi (Again)': Joseline Hernandez Offers Mimi Faust a Job After She Reveals Why She Took a Pay Cut on 'LHHATL
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality veteran Mimi Faust interviewed with author and host of “Love Rants” Stacii Jae Johnson on Wednesday, May 13, to discuss “LHHATL” and her
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Phaedra Parks Returns to Reality TV In 'Marriage Bootcamp: Hip Hop Edition'
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Nation’s Oldest Rodeo Still On In Okmulgee: Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo Marks 65th Year | The Oklahoma Eagle
Okmulgee, Okla. – The 65th annual Okmulgee Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo, the nation’s oldest all-black professional rodeo event, has announced plans to proceed with staging this year’s program in August as it considers different scenarios related to the global coronavirus
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Allen West, ex-congressman, hospitalized in Texas motorcycle accident
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NeNe Leakes Responds To Claims She’s Creepin’ On Gregg: ‘Let Us Cheat In Peace’
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Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe, nicknamed Gabby, is an Academy Award nominated actress who made her acting debut in 2009. She was born on May 6, 1983 in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Alice Tan Ridley, is a special education teacher turned R&B singer who performed on the television show “America’s Got
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EDITORIAL: A Letter to Friends Who Really Want to End Racism
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Atlanta Mayor: Trump's Response To Protests 'Like Charlottesville All Over Again'
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s response to the nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s death, calling it reminiscent of his response to the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in
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Patton, Lynne (1973- )
In June 2017, Lynne Patton, Vice President of the Eric Trump Foundation and a senior assistant to Eric Trump, was appointed by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region II office which manages the department’s activities in New York and New
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Interracial Lead
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