Portable X-Ray Machine invented

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Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Bettina Love to talk hip hop civics education. Love is an Associate Professor of Education Theory and Practice at the University of Georgia and a 2016 Nasir Jones Fellow at the Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute at Harvard

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Jones, Bill T. (1952- )

Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director/Co-Founder/Dancer/Choreographer of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company was born on February 15, 1952 in Bunnell, Florida. Jones’ prolific career as a choreographer has brought him international acclaim. Awards include: 2007 Tony Award for his choreography in

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Feb

15

1952

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denis Jones also known as Lil’ Kim is a New Yorker by heart. She was born to the great city in 1974 and has been raised in Brooklyn. As a young teen, she was thrown out on the curb by her father where she lived on the streets and sometimes with her friends. Lil’ Kim found her solace in

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D. McCree patents portable Fire Escape

McCree, D. Portable Fire Escape Nov. 11, 1890 Patent No. 440,322

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Nov

11

1890

National Black Convention in Cleveland

National Black Convention met in Cleveland with some seventy delegates. Frederick Douglass was elected president of the convention.

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Sep

6

1848

National Convention of Black Men Held

A national convention of black men was held in Buffalo, NY. The black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnett called for a slave revolt and a general strike across black America. Frederick Douglass denounced the speech.

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Aug

22

1843

Jo Anderson, a slave, helps Cyrus McCormick perfect the reaping machine.

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Jan

0

1834

Anna Lucasta, starring Hilda Simms and Frederick

Anna Lucasta, starring Hilda Simms and Frederick ONeal, opened on Broadway.

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Aug

20

1944

Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti

Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti.

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Jul

1

1889

African-American Firsts in the 18th Century

By the 18th Century the 13 colonies were growing in population. To support this growth, Africans were bought to the colonies to be sold into enslavement. Being in bondage caused many to respond in various

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Roc Nation Signs CNN Host, Activist Van Jones

Renowned activist, CNN commentator and two-time New York Times bestselling author, Van Jones, has joined Roc Nation as an exclusive management

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Lofton, Ramona ["Sapphire"] (1950- )

Ramona Lofton, better known as Sapphire, is a self-admitted bisexual, novelist, poet, and performance artist. She gained prominence for her 1996 debut novel, Push, and other works that focus on the alarming realities of inner city

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Source: Black Past

Aug

4

1950

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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Quincy Jones

Born: 3/14/1933 Chicago, IllinoisQuincy Delight Jones, Jr. is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, composer, musician, television producer, film producer, instrumentalist, magazine founder, entertainment company executive, and humanitarianAwards / Achievements:

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Jan Matzeliger

Sometimes the greatest inventions are those which simplify necessary tasks. Such is the case with Jan Matzeliger – the man who made it possible for ordinary citizens to purchase

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Mar

23

2012

William D. Jones

William D. Jones is President and CEO of CityLink Investment Corporation, a real estate investment firm. In this role, Jones leads his company’s activities acquiring, developing and managing commercial real estate

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Frederick Douglass was the only male to play a

Frederick Douglass was the only male to play a prominent role at the first Womans Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. He seconded the womans suffrage motion introduced by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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Jul

26

1848

John Coltrane

The band sometimes called Coltrane’s “classic quartet” of the early 1960s included McCoy Tyner (piano), Elvin Jones (drums) and Jimmy Garrison (bass).

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Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Learson Marsalis is renowned American musician, known for his trumpeting, composing and teaching abilities. Born on October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Marsalis has won almost 9 Grammy Awards promoting the sanctity and depth of Jazz and Classical music to young

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Oct

18

1961

morocco

morocco, goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a birds-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as an alum-tanned product typically dyed red. The process later spread to the Levant, to Turkey, and along the

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Watch Night

Residents of Rochester, N.Y., joined Frederick Douglass in a vigil in anticipation of the Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect at midnight.

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Dec

31

1862

‘I Cultivate’ - former media worker now pursuing fruit and vegetable home delivery

When, late in March, the authorities ordered the closure or curtailment of a range of business houses including vending in and around Bourda Market, Cordel Jones, a young one-time journalist, farmer and Bourda Market vegetable vendor, spotted an opportunity to sustain his own business which he

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Delany, Martin Robison (1812-1885)

Martin Robison Delany was an African American abolitionist, the first African American Field Officer in the U.S Army, and one of the earliest African Americans to encourage a return to

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Jan

12

1885

McKinney, Louise Jones (1930–2012)

Louise McKinney (née Jones) was an African-American educator, human rights advocate, philanthropist, business woman, community activist, and patron of the arts. She was a long-established galvanizing force of civic life in Seattle and in the State of

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Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artis

Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artists. It is Robesons first starring movie role and the first major Hollywood production starring an African American with whites in supporting roles

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

16

1933

Marjorie Joyner--patent for hair wave machine

Patent for a permanent wave machine which could

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Nov

27

1928

Jim Jones

Jim Jones , byname of James Warren Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana), American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San

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The Diplomats “By Any Means,” Lloyd ft. Teddy Riley “Slow Wine Bass Line” & More | Daily Visuals 5.28.20

After getting individual visuals from the likes of Jim Jones and Cam’ron, we finally get a clip from The Diplomats

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Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church (1790- )

Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church, located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky has the oldest African American active congregation west of the Alleghany Mountains. Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church was originally founded as part of First African Baptist Church in 1790 by

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