educator, Booker T Washington, leaves Malden, West VA to enter Hampton Institute

Powell, William B., Jr. (1834-1915)

William B. Powell Jr., one of the first African American physicians to receive a contract as a surgeon with the Union Army, was free born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1834. His father, William Powell Sr., also in the medical practice, was African American, and his mother was Native

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Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens , (born April 4, 1792, Danville, Vermont, U.S.—died August 11, 1868, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Radical Republican congressional leader during Reconstruction (1865–77) who battled for freedmen’s rights and insisted on stern requirements for readmission of Southern states into the

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Aug

11

1868

Gentrification, Integration or Displacement?: The Seattle Story

In the following article, Henry W. McGee, Jr., a Seattle University Professor of Law and Central District resident, discusses the recent dramatic transformation of the area from a predominately working class African American community into an area of high income white, Asian American and African

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Source: Black Past

Taylor, Francis Xavier (1948 – )

Francis Xavier Taylor is a senior military leader, intelligence and security expert, and American diplomat. Born in Washington, D.C., on October 22, 1948, Taylor was raised by his mother Virginia Taylor, who worked as an administrator in the Department of the Army. When he later enrolled at the

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Alex Haley

Alex Haley , in full Alexander Palmer Haley (born August 11, 1921, Ithaca, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 1992, Seattle, Washington), American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African

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Source: Brittanica

Feb

10

1992

Very Important! These Eight States Are Holding Primary Elections Today

Amid coronavirus and the protests against police brutality that are sweeping the nation, many may not realize that eight states and Washington DC are holding their primaries today

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Source: Watch The Yard

Trump Threatens Social Media After Twitter Fact-Checks Him

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering a day after Twitter added fact checks to two of his

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Source: Black America Web

Despite Risks, Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side

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African Americans in Tennessee

African Americans are among the largest ethnic groups in the state of Tennessee, making up 17% of the states population in 2010.[1] African Americans arrived in the region prior to statehood. They lived both as slaves and as free citizens with restricted rights up to the Civil War. The state, and

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Butler, Octavia E. "Junie" (1947-2006)

Octavia was born in Pasadena California to Laurice and Octavia Butler. Her father passed away when she was a baby, so she was raised by her grandmother and her mother. As a girl, she was known as Junie, derived from Junior since her mother was also named Octavia. Butler’s mother worked as a maid

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CARICOM mourns passing of Miles Stoby

The Caribbean region is mourning the death of one of its most highly respected international public servants, Mr Miles Stoby, who retired from the United Nations Secretariat after decades of service, most of it in the area of economic and social

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

The Burning Of America – Again.

(ThyBlackMan.com) I do not advocate violence, but apparently those police officers and racists who kill black people every week

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Obama Criticizes Virus Response In Online Graduation Speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in

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Telling Carl Maxey’s Story: Understanding the Fighter in the Ring and the Courtroom

In the account below, Jim Kershner, author, historian, and longtime journalist for the Spokesman-Review, Spokane’s major daily newspaper, discusses what led him to the story of Carl Maxey, one of Washington States key 20th century civil rights figures, and the challenges he encountered while

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Cayton, Horace Roscoe (1859-1940) - Death

Cayton died in Seattle, Washington at on August 16, 1940.

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Aug

16

1940

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington was a popular singer from the 1950s who sang jazz, blues, R&B and pop. Her birth name was Ruth Lee Jones. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and moved to Chicago at a very young age. Her first exposure to music stemmed from the church, where she learned to

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Aug

29

1924

Boston Muslims to celebrate Eid at home

Since large gatherings of over 10 people are prohibited in Massachusetts, the ISBCC, one of the biggest cultural centers in the area, is forced to cancel Eid

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Consumer confidence up slightly but remains near 6-year low

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence inched up this month, showing signs of stabilizing, but remained near a six-year low in the face of the widespread business shutdowns that have sent the economy into

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Arrests In DC As Activists Take To The Streets To Support Minneapolis Protesters | Afro

Multiple arrests occurred as hundreds of activists marched throughout Washington D.C. for George Floyd and his supporters Friday

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Ceasefire’s Wharton: `We’re Under This Cloud of Violence’ | Afro

The AFRO sat down with Darnyle Wharton, one of the co-founders of the Baltimore Ceasefire Movement for his perspective on the protests that have gripped the nation and much of the

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Bernicat, Marcia Stephens Bloom (1957- )

Born in Tinton Falls, New Jersey in 1957, Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat earned a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1975. Thinking she might teach overseas, Bernicat earned a teaching credential in social sciences at the secondary level. Rather than

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Source: Black Past

Paul Manafort Just Got Out of Prison Years Early Because of Coronavirus

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been released from prison to home confinement over fears about the

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Lucy Harth Smith: Pioneer Activist and Educator

She served thirty years on the executive council of the National Association for the study of Negro Life and

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Source: Black Then

Jones, John Melvin (1944- )

John Melvin Jones was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Guyana in 2008. Nominated by President George W. Bush on June 30, 2008, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and arrived in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, on October 8 of that year. Due to health issues, the result of injuries sustained while

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Source: Black Past

‘We're not going to let it go’ – Gambia demands probe into U.S. police killing of citizen

The Gambia has demanded an investigation after one of its citizens, a former UN diplomat’s son, was shot dead by

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

African Americans and the Manhattan Project, Richland, WA (1942-1945)

Between the years of 1942 and 1944 around fifteen thousand blacks and fifty thousand whites were recruited to the Manhattan/ Hanford Project in Richland, Washington. The federal government required government contractor, DuPont, to keep the number of black construction workers on the project

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John Legend

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and

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Dec

28

1978

Watkins, Perry (1948-1996)

Perry James Henry Watkins was the only openly gay person discharged from the U.S. Army with full honors after serving almost two decades. He had to fight for this distinction, suing the Army after being forced out because of his sexual orientation. The case went all the way to the Supreme

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Source: Black Past

Aug

20

1948

rock n roll

Rock Musician Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle, Washington.

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Nov

27

1942

Trump Took Shelter in White House Bunker As Protests Raged

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police

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