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Prim, John E. (1898-1961)
John Edmondson Prim was the first African American to serve as deputy prosecuting attorney for King County and the first African American judge in the State of Washington. He was born to Charles and Sara Prim in Nashville, Tennessee on September 15, 1898. In 1904, the family moved to Seattle where
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Fritz Pollard becomes the first black to play Professional football for a major team, the Akron Indians. Pollard was also the first Black to play in the Rose Bowl.
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Maxie, Peggy Joan (1936 - )
Peggy Joan Maxie was the first black woman elected to public office in Washington State.  She served as Washington State Representative, position no. 2 in the 37th Legislative District in Seattle, from 1971 through
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Deion Sanders
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Warren Moon
Warren Moon is a retired football player, who played for the Canadian and American football leagues. He was born in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 1956 and was the only brother of 6 sisters. His father was a laborer who died of liver disease when Warren was a young child and his mother was
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Birth of a Nation
On February 18, 1915, the silent film Birth of a Nation (originally titled The Clansman) by director/producer D.W. Griffith premiered at Clunes Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The 12-reel, three-hour-long film was a first in American film history for its length, cost, music, and
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Stewart, William P. (1839–1907)
William P. Stewart, a Civil War veteran, was also an early black settler in Snohomish County, Washington. Stewart was born on December 9, 1839, as a free person of color to Walden and Henrietta Stewart in Sangamon County, Illinois. He had five other siblings, four brothers and one sister, and was
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History of African Americans in the Canadian Football League
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Paul Robeson
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The first black college football game is played betweenBiddle College and Li
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Edwards, Isaiah (1913-1994)
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Morris Chestnut
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Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Wa
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Ghana: Use COVID-19 Break to Address League Challenges - Former GFA Presidential Aspirant
President of Division One League (DOL) club, Phar Rangers, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has asked the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and other stakeholders to take advantage of the break occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic to solve some of the challenges encountered in the football
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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on behalf of the entire football fraternity, has congratulated the newly-appointed Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC) Issifu Omoro Amadu
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Fleming, George (1937- )
Washington State politician George Fleming was born February 22, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, to parents A.R. and Lilla N. Fleming. He started post secondary education at the University of Washington, Seattle.  While attending the University, Fleming was running back and kicker for the Washington
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Feb
22
1937
Former JFF president, Hugh Perry, dead
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - CAF Reaches Out With Financial Support to African FAs
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Brown, Jim
Brown, Jim (James Nathaniel Brown), 1936–, American football player, b. St. Simon Island, Ga. A football and lacrosse All-American at Syracuse Univ., Brown became one of the greatest fullbacks in professional football history during his career (1957–65) with the Cleveland Browns. A durable player
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Newswire :NFL announces major steps to incentive teams to hire minorities for top posts
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NFL Announces Major Steps to Incentive Teams to Hire Minorities for Top Posts
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[VIDEO]: Money, Greed or Need: Can college football be played without fans? | The Atlanta Voice
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Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas was one of the biggest baseball stars of the 1990s. He was born on May 27, 1968 in Columbus, Georgia and attended Columbus High School. He was the fifth of six children born to Frank and Charlie Mae Thomas. He was very close to his family, and being one of the youngest siblings, he was
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1968
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