Keith Cort’s journey from Guyana to Howard to MIT is a story of resilience

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Feb

3

1956

'Not Cute Enough:' Rep. Illhan Omar Accuses Don Samuels Of Sexist Comments During Podcast Appearance

During a segment discussing accountability in government, Samuels took seemingly unprovoked jabs at Omar's appearance.

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Kenya: Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation

[allAfrica] Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared their harrowing experiences, after a nine-year legal battle.

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Dawson, William Levi (1898-1990)

William Levi Dawson was an African Americancomposer, choir director, and professor specializing in black religious folkmusic. He was born on September 26,1899, in Anniston, Alabama to Eliza Starkey and George Dawson, thefirst of their seven children. His father, a former slave, was an

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May

2

1990

Ex-Louisiana Cop Gets Light Sentence For Tasing, Beating And Pistol-Whipping ‘Nonviolent’ Black Man

Dylan Hudson, a former Louisiana cop who tased, beat and pistol-whipped a "nonviolent" Black man suspected of loitering, was given a light sentence for his brutal

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Johnson, Gregory Lee (1945- )

On August 5, 1999 President William Clinton appointed Gregory Lee Johnson U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland. He served in that post from November 16, 1999 to October 18, 2001. Johnson began his career in the Foreign Service in 1968 and has served in Vietnam (1968-1971). His next posts were in Japan

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Charles Edward Anderson--Meteorologist

Born: August 13, 1919

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Aug

13

1919

Charles Edward Anderson

In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.

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Oct

21

1994

Countee Cullen, born

Born in 1903 in New York City, Countee Cullen was raised in a Methodist

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May

30

1903

U.S. Postal Service Worker Sentenced to 42 Months for Delivering Marijuana to STT

Dean Thompson, 54, of St. Thomas, was sentenced by Chief District Judge Robert A. Molloy to 42 months incarceration after a federal jury found him guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and of using an electronic device to facilitate the commission of a felony, United

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Support of EIS urged to expand Columbia Basin Project irrigation

(The Center Square) – A nonprofit organization advocating for the federal Columbia Basin Project that provides irrigation water to a multitude of central Washington farms is urging support of an environmental impact study that would expand the service area and mitigate depletion of an underlying

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Uganda: It Is Only Shs50,000 for Sitting in Committee, We Won't Come - MP Ssebamala

[Nile Post] Bukoto Central Member of Parliament Richard Ssebamala has lambasted the Speaker of Parliament for belittling Members of the Opposition and trivializing their protest by insisting on banning them from committees, foreign trips and apparently from the canteen.

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Research Shows Blacks Get Imaging For Alzheimer’s Later In Life Compared To Whites

Black patients get MRIs and other imaging at an older age than other races despite being more likely to develop dementias.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Born: 6/3/954 Ogwashi Ukwu, NigeriaNgozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist best known for her two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria and for her work at the World Bank, including several years as one of its Managing DirectorsBusiness / Schooling:

Harvard University

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Shirley Chisholm

Name at birth: Shirley Anita St. Hill

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McDermott gets green light for Manatee project - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

McDermott, a global engineering and construction solution company, has received a limited notice to proceed on an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Shell TT on the Manatee project. In a release, McDermott said it will be involved in the design, procu

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How will Kaizer Chiefs lineup against Gallants on Saturday?

Kaizer Chiefs fans will finally get to see what Nasreddine Nabi was 'cooking' in the past three months as head coach.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

The Confession of Nat Turner

After Nat Turner was captured, he was interview in jail by a Baltimore lawyer, Thomas R. Gray. Nat give in some detail the hows and whys of his actions. The complete interview can be read at the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/5674/

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Nov

10

1831

South African

LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021

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Adams, Alma Shealey (1946-)

Congresswoman Alma Shealey Adams currently represents North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. She is the 100th woman elected to that legislative body and the second African American woman, after Eva Clayton, to represent North Carolina in the

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Rice, Norm (1943- )

Norman B. Rice was born in Denver, Colorado. He migrated to Seattle in 1970 to attend college. In 1972 he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and two years later a master’s degree in public administration both from the University of

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Source: Black Past

Jul

28

1989

Duncan, Todd (1903-1998)

Born Robert Todd Duncan in Danville, Kentucky in 1903, Todd Duncan was the first African American to perform in an otherwise all-white cast in the New York City Opera’s production of

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Mar

2

1998

Mitchell, Charles H. (1940 - )

Charles Mitchell has worked with Seattle Community Colleges for more than 25 years including periods as President of Seattle Central Community College and Chancellor of the Seattle Community College

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Andey Rooney suspended for racist comments

Andy Rooney, a CBS 60 Minutes commentator, received a 90-day suspension from work because of racist remarks about African Americans attributed to him by Chris Bull, a New York-based reporter for The Advocate, a bi-weekly national gay & lesbian newsmagazine published in Los Angeles. Bull quoted

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Feb

8

1990

Sha’Carri Richardson credits God after winning latest track and field award: ‘Now was the time’

Sha’Carri Richardson at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Credit: Erik van Leeuwen/Wikimedia The sprinter is definitely in her comeback season. Sha’Carri Richardsonhas just earned herself yet another award! Over the weekend, the 23-year-old star athlete was honored at the USA

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Black Moms: How To Stop Your Toddler From Hitting - BlackDoctor.org

Aggressive behavior, including hitting, can be a normal part of your toddler's development. Here's why it happens and what you can do about it. Why Toddlers Hit Toddlers are delightful because they learn rapidly, become independent, and want to do things themselves. Even with their growing

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Westerfield, Samuel Z. (1920-1972)

Westerfield was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 15, 1919 to Dr. Samuel Z.C. Westerfield and Rachael Weddleton Colquitt. His father was the first black student to graduate with a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Nebraska. Westerfield married Helene Bryant in 1945. She was an

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Nov

15

1919

Rush, Bobby L. (1946- )

Bobby Lee Rush was born in Albany, Georgia on November 23, 1946. He graduated from Marshall High School in that city at the age of seventeen and soon afterwards enlisted in the United States Army. Rush served in the Army from 1963 to 1968 when he was honorably

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Source: Black Past

Nov

23

1946

Pullman police acquire surplus military armored vehicle

(The Center Square) – The Pullman Police Department announced last week that it recently obtained a free, military surplus armored vehicle that will be primarily assigned to the Whitman County SWAT unit. The MaxxPro MRAP is described as an “urban rescue vehicle” built to withstand ballistic arms

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Kenya: KMPDU Threatens Strikes Across Six Kenyan Counties

[Capital FM] Nakuru -- The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has warned of impending strikes in six counties to address critical issues such as inadequate hospital equipment, insufficient drug supplies, the failure to honor Collective Bargaining Agreements

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