Dorothy Hanley Whiteside

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Jay, Christopher, Chair of the Board of BlackPast.org

Chris Jay was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and has lived in Seattle since 2005. He comes from a long line of native Seattleites on his mother’s side, and the majority of the Jones’ still live in Seattle

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Source: Black Past

Avant, Nicole (1968- )

Nicole Avant served a two-year term as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2009 to 2011. President Barack Obama nominated her for the position in 2009 and after U.S. Senate confirmation, Hilary Clinton, then Secretary of State, swore her into office on September 9, 2009. Avant arrived in

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Source: Black Past

Wilson, Lionel (1915-1998)

Lionel Wilson, lawyer, judge, and politician, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4, 1915 to Jules and Louise Wilson. In 1918 the family moved to Oakland, California, where his parents believed a smaller and less-noticeable black community would afford them greater freedoms and less

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Source: Black Past

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23

1998

Bluford, Guion Stewart, Jr. ["Guy"] (1942- )

Guy Bluford, a member of the SDS-8 space shuttle Challenger crew in 1983, was the first African American in space. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bluford was interested in math and science and knew he wanted to work in aerospace engineering before graduating high school. His high school

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Source: Black Past

Aug

30

1983

Trevor A. Edwards

Trevor A. Edwards is President of NIKE Brands for NIKE, Inc. In this role, Edwards is responsible for leading all category and geographic business units, the Jordan Brand and Action Sports, which includes Hurley International LLC, Digital Sport and brand management throughout the world. Edwards

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Source: Savoy Network

First School Principal

The first African-American to be appointed as a school principal in the Boston Public Schools was Gladys Wood. Appointed in 1966 to administer the Dearborn district (composed of three elementary schools), she then moved into the Tileston district and to the Chittick School, serving for 15 years as

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Sister Angella Harris a ‘gentle giant of a woman’

Veteran educator and Franciscan Sister Angella Harris was yesterday hailed as a woman steeped in grace and humility as family, friends, and colleagues and several persons whose lives she touched joined in a memorial service to salute

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ice Cube

Name at birth: OShea Jackson

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Kenya: Teacher Taken Ill After Coming Into Contact With Principal Who Died of COVID-19

[Nairobi News] A 24-year-old teacher has tested positive to Covid-19 after he came into contact with the school principal who died of the virus on Monday.

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Source: allAfrica.com

James R. Gavin

James R. Gavin - Savoy Network

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Source: Savoy Network

Hackley, Emma Azalia (1867-1922)

Emma Azalia Smith Hackley was an African American singer and Denver political activist born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1867. Her parents, business owners Henry and Corilla Smith, moved to Detroit where she attended Washington Normal School, graduating in 1886. Smith, a child prodigy learned to

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Source: Black Past

Dec

13

1922

Farley, James Conway (1854- 1910?)

James Conway Farley, the first African American to achieve prominence in the photography industry, was born on August 10, 1854 to slave parents in Prince Edwards County, Virginia. After his father died, he and his mother moved to Richmond in 1861. The sources are unclear as to whether Farley and

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Source: Black Past

Dec

10

1876

Lawrence V. Jackson

Lawrence V. Jackson is a Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital, a private equity

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Source: Savoy Network

Black History Month 2014

Black History Month 2014 added 1 video to Favorites 3 years ago

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Source: Black History Facts 365

Alfonso I [King] (?- 1543)

Born Nzinga Mbemba, King Alfonso I was the leader of theKongolese people in the early part of the 16th Century. Mbemba developed a strong trade relationship withthe Portuguese and adopted Catholicism as a result of this relationship. Theinfluence of the Catholic faith reached every aspect of the

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Source: Black Past

Kenneth Coleman

Ken Coleman is a long term veteran of Silicon Valley. Ken is Chairman of Saama Technologies, Inc., an advanced data and analytics company delivering actionable business insights to the Fortune 2000 in life sciences and other verticals. He started his career at Hewlett-Packard Company in various

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Source: Savoy Network

William J. Harvey

William J. Harvey was President of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP), a global business unit of E. I. du Pont de Nemours

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Source: Savoy Network

Police presence in schools criminalises black pupils report finds - Voice Online

CONCERNS ABOUT the increase in police officers permanently stationed in UK schools have been raised... The post Police presence in schools criminalises black pupils report finds appeared first on Voice Online.

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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

(1867) John Sella Martin, A Speech Before the Paris Antislavery Conference

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Source: Black Past

Aug

27

1867

Leslie Hale

Leslie Hale is Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for RLJ Lodging Trust. In this role, Hale is responsible for all financial matters across RLJ and is intricately involved in the company’s major decisions including investments, daily operations and long term strategic

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Source: Savoy Network

Assistance to students of Brown’s Town High pour in from alumni

The past students have provided items for care packages and $100,000 worth of data to assist

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Erin Crosby-Eckstine - Even at a school that yearns for racial equity, I constantly feel like this profession is a path to nowhere. was a cool and sunny spring afternoon the first time I [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Mark Mason

Mark Mason is Chief Financial Officer of the Institutional Clients Group (ICG) for Citigroup. Mason served as CEO of Citi Private Bank until he was promoted into his current position. Prior to that, he served as the chief executive officer of Citi Holdings and as chief financial officer and head of

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Source: Savoy Network

James A. Bell

James A. Bell - Savoy Network

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Source: Savoy Network

In the news: Elijah Heckstall - The Bay State Banner

Boston Public Schools and Boston Plan for Excellence have announced the appointment of Elijah Heckstall as Principal of Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, effective July 1, 2020. The post In the news: Elijah Heckstall appeared first on The Bay State Banner.

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Pascal Desroches

Pascal Desroches is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Turner Broadcasting, a Time Warner

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Source: Savoy Network

Robert L. Johnson

Robert L. Johnson is Founder & Chairman of The RLJ Companies. In this role, Johnson heads a business network that owns or holds interests in a diverse portfolio of companies in the consumer financial services, private equity, real estate, hospitality, professional sports, film

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Source: Savoy Network

Herman E. Bulls

Herman E. Bulls is Vice Chairman, Americas for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). Bulls is also the Founder of JLL’s highly acclaimed Public Institutions Business Unit. In this role, Bulls works with the firm’s largest public and corporate clients to devise and implement integrated real estate

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Source: Savoy Network

Teacher dies after collapsing at Gauteng school | News24

A high school teacher collapsed and died at her workplace in Gauteng on Friday, the provincial Department of Education has said.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

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