Ramdhani defeats Bajan in online tournament

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Jan

24

1977

U.S. Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v. Warley) struck down Louisville, Ky., ordinance which required Blacks and whites to live in separate residential areas.

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Nov

5

1917

Liberia

In 2006, former president Taylor, in exile in Nigeria, was turned over to an international court in The Hague to face trial on charges of crimes against humanity for supporting rebel troops in Sierra Leones brutal civil war that claimed the lives of about 300,000 people in the 1990s. The rebels

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James B. Parsons

James B. Parsons named chief judge of the Federal District Court in Chicago and became the first Black to hold that position.

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Apr

18

1955

African-American Author Releases a Book to Assist Parents in Starting the Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality

, that guidance is here. African-American mother, author, radio host, had to also affirm African-American identity and achievement to portray a fictional African-American couple’s “talk” prejudice for children, African-American parents and parents of

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US Supreme Court supports Black Gwinnett College students freedom of speech | Atlanta Daily World

Georgia Gwinnett College’s speech policies previously forbid any expression “which disturbs the peace and/or comfort of person(s)” and restricted speech to two tiny speech zones that made up less than 0.0015 percent of campus and were open only 18 hours per week. School officials used the policies

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Eldrick Tiger Woods wins the 61st Masters Tournament in Augustus,Georgia at th

Eldrick Tiger Woods wins the 61st Masters Tournament in Augustus,Georgia at the age of 21 becoming the youngest person to ever win this tournament.

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Apr

13

1997

Reporter at Large

Brenda Renee Pearson an official court reporter for the House of Representatives was the first black female to record the State of the Union message delivered by the president in the House chambers.

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Feb

8

1985

William Hastie nominated for the U.S. Circuit

William Hastie nominated for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was the first Black to sit on the court.

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Oct

15

1949

Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Su

Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its second African American.

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Oct

15

1991

Central Life Insurance Company, the last surviving African American owned insura

Central Life Insurance Company, the last surviving African American owned insurance company in the state of Florida is ordered liquidated by a Florida circuit court judge.

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Aug

27

1991

Jagdeo: Latest filing by APNU+AFC supporter is `abuse of court’ - Stabroek News

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday described as an “abuse of court” the most recent legal challenge filed against the Guyana Elections Commission

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Australia postpones August one-dayers against Zimbabwe - Stabroek News

SYDNEY, (Reuters) Australia and Zimbabwe have agreed to postpone three one-day internationals in August because of the difficulty of putting on the series while the new coronavirus pandemic continues, Cricket Australia (CA) said

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U.S. Supreme Court ruled the five-four decision

U.S. Supreme Court ruled the five-four decision that the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment which violated the Eighth Amendment. At the time of the ruling, Blacks and members of other minority groups constituted 483 of the 60 persons awaiting execution.

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Jun

29

1972

Spingarn Medal

Spingarn Medal presented to Thurgood Marshall, director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, for his distinguished service as a lawyer before the Supreme Court.

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Dec

5

1946

Jonathan Jasper Wright

Jonathan Jasper Wright is elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court. He is the first African American to hold a major judicial position.

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Feb

1

1870

(1957) Roy Wilkins, “The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back”

In 1957 Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was next to Rev. Martin Luther King, the most recognized civil rights leader in the nation. In October of that year he addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after

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Jonathan Jasper Wright

Jonathan Jasper Wright was the first Black state supreme court justice. He resigned on this day from the state supreme court in South Carolina after the overthrow of the Reconstruction government, and died in obscurity of tuberculosis.

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Dec

1

1877

Amalya Lyle Kearse

Amalya Lyle Kearse was the first woman to sit on the Federal Appeals Court in Manhattan in 1979.

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Jan

0

1979

Dred Scott files suit

Dred Scott, a slave, filed suit in the St. Louis Circuit Court claiming that his temporary residence in a free territory should have made him a free man. Scott would lose the case.

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Jun

30

1847

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The leading scorer in the history of NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 6 of the most prestigious NBA titles, five of which were with the Los Angeles Lakers over a period of 20 years. His list of achievements is one of the most extraordinary in league’s history. Not only was Kareem a member of six NBA

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Apr

16

1947

Manute Bol

Manute Bol was one of the tallest players in NBA history and a political activist in Africa. He was born in Sudan in 1962 in the Dinka tribe. He lived in Sudan for most of his childhood and teenage years. He tended cattle for his family as a young boy and there is a popular story that he often used

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U.S. Supreme Court decision (Plessy v. Ferguson)

U.S. Supreme Court decision (Plessy v. Ferguson) upheld doctrine of separate but equal and began age of Jim Crow.

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May

18

1896

Virginia's ethics are challenged

U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Virginia law banning inter-racial marriage was unconstitutional.

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Jun

12

1967

Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge

Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He is the first African American named to the court.

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Jan

11

1985

The Virginia court rules in favor of John Graweere,an indentured servant who p

The Virginia court rules in favor of John Graweere, an indentured servant who petitioned the court for permission to purchase his childs freedom from the owner of the childs mother.

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Jan

0

1641

Nomination of Judge John J. Parker

President Hoover nominated Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The NAACP launched a national campaign against the appointment. Parker was not confirmed by the Senate.

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Mar

31

1930

"Separate but Egual"

Massachusetts Supreme Court rejected the argument of Charles Sumner in the Boston school integration suit and established the separate but equal precedent.

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Mar

31

1850

Violette Neatley Anderson

Violette Neatley Anderson is the first African American woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Jan

29

1926

Thurgood Marshall

Born: 7/2/908 Baltimore, MarylandDied: /24/993 Bethesda, MarylandThurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from October 967 until October 99. Marshall was the Courts 96th justice and its first African-American justice.Business

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