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John R. Lynch

John R. Lynch, former congressman from Mississippi, elected temporary chairman of Republican convention and became first Black to preside over deliberations of a national political party.

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Jun

24

1884

Our Nig by Harriet Wilson, the first novel published in the U.S. by an African A

Our Nig by Harriet Wilson, the first novel published in the U.S. by an African American woman, is published. It was lost for years until reprinted with a critical essay by African American scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in 1983.

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Sep

5

1859

Abbott, Cleveland Leigh (1892–1955)

Cleveland Leigh Abbott was born December 9, 1892 in Yankton, South Dakota. He is most remembered for his coaching career at Tuskegee Institute (now University) in

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Jun

5

1955

Arthur Ashe Kids' Day

Arthur Ashe Kids Day is an annual tennis/children’s event that takes place in the end of August at the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (USTA) Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. It is sponsored by the Hess Corporation, IBM, and USTA. This event also begins the

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L.A. County Launches ‘WiFi Finder’ to Reduce Digital Divide During COVID-19.

Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer shared the latest statistics of positive cases and death

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Naomi Osaka surpasses Serena Williams as the highest-paid female athlete

(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty

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Mliswa savages government

Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) yesterday savaged the government for allowing minority sports to resume activity, while keeping the majority disciplines which earn the country money on

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Beginning in 1968, he was a member of the funk and soul band the Commodores and then launched a solo career in 1982. He also co-wrote the 1985 charity single We Are the World with Michael

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Jun

20

1949

Government: Ohio state.

In Cleveland Ohio on November 13, 1967, Carl Stokes was the first black elected mayor of a major city. Carl Stokes, grandson of a slave, won the mayoral election over Seth Taft, grandson of President William H. Taft.

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Nov

13

1967

Independence Day in Zimbabwe

Independence Day in Zimbabwe. Black and white Minutemen fought British soldiers at Lexington and Concord.

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Apr

18

1989

French Open pushed back a week, ATP and WTA announce August resumption

LONDON, (Reuters) – The re-scheduled French Open has been pushed back a further week and the ATP Tour and WTA Tour have both issued revised calendars as professional tennis gears up to emerge from the shutdown caused by the COVID-19

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Glenn H. Taylor, U.S. Senator from Idaho and

Glenn H. Taylor, U.S. Senator from Idaho and Vice-presidential candidate of Progressive party, arrested in Birmingham for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked for Negroes.

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May

1

1948

Report: Kings’ Parker seen playing tennis after positive test

Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant

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'White Lives Matter' painted on statue of African-American tennis great Arthur Ashe

A statue of African-American tennis legend Arthur Ashe on Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue has been vandalised with the words "White Lives

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‘She Get It from Her Mama’: Fans Are Gasping Over Serena Williams Photos with Daughter Alexis

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and that old saying certainly applies to 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams and her daughter []

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Trump goes golfing as U.S. reopens, coronavirus death toll nears 100,000

The motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex

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Colin L. Powell

Colin L. Powell was the first African American to hold the highest U.S. Military post. In August 1989 he was named chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Aug

0

1989

Djokovic must ‘feel responsibility’ at coronavirus at Adria Tour, says Evans

Djokovic must ‘feel responsibility’ at coronavirus at Adria Tour, says Evans —as Dimitrov, Coria test positive

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First black doctor in US

James Derham was the first black doctor in the United States.

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Jan

0

2000

St vincent and grenadines

Current government officials

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Arthur Ashe Stadium

Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis stadium located in the Queens borough of New York City. As part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year — and is the largest

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Aug

25

1997

Black Sports Icon's Statue Defaced With 'White Lives Matter'

Vandals defaced a statue of Arthur Ashe Wednesday with “White Lives Matter” and “WLM” graffiti in Richmond, Virginia, where the Black tennis icon, humanitarian and civil rights activist grew

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NNPA Exclusive: Iconic Entertainer and Entrepreneur, Ice Cube, Speaks to the Black Press of America

Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and

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Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985).

Patricia Roberts Harris, lawyer and diplomat, was the first black woman ambassador appointed to an overseas post under President Lydon B. Johnson administration.

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Jan

0

1924

Freedmen's Bank closed

Freedmens Bank closed. Black depositors had some $3 Million in the bank, which had an imposing headquarters in Washington and branches in various cities President Frederick Douglass said later that the Freedmens Bank had been the Black mans cow and the white mans milk.

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May

1

Roy Campanella

Roy Camanella was major league baseballs first black catcher.

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Jan

0

2000

Philip R. Cousin (1933-).

In 1984, Philip R. Cousin was the first black from a predominantly black denomination to preside over the National Council of Churches. This African Methodist Episcopal (AME) minister has served with destinction as bishop and college president.

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Jan

0

1984

Black students boycotted Public Schools

Three thousand Black students boycotted Boston public schools as protest against de facto segregation.

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Jun

18

1963

Black fathers in America deserve their own Hall of Fame | The Crusader Newspaper Group

How about every major city in the nation establishing a Black Fathers Hall of

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Dallas ISD Student Wins Mavs’ Virtual Business Pitch Competition

The Dallas ISD middle school student’s “Different Pop” idea won a virtual business sales pitch sponsored by the Dallas Mavericks, mobile banking services provider CHIME, and education technology innovator

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