South American 10K to go ahead Sunday

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Top college coaches form group to address minority hires

A group of prominent black coaches headlined by Tubby Smith and Shaka Smart are forming an organization to address the dwindling numbers of minority head coaches in college

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Sullivan, Louis Wade (1933- )

After witnessing poverty and discrimination in Depression-era Georgia, Louis Wade Sullivan committed his career to education and public service, rising to become Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush. He also was the founder and long-time president of Morehouse

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Morehouse School of Medicine [Atlanta] (1975- )

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), one of two historically black medical schools created in the twentieth century, was established in 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former US Surgeon General David Satcher served as the institutions first president. The school was meant to be a two-year medical

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Mae Jemison: Astronaut, Physician

Born: October 17, 1956

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Oct

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1956

UN deplores attacks on Libyan hospitals

In April 2019, Eastern Libyan strongman, Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive to seize Tripoli, where the UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNA) is

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Judith B. Craven

Judith B. Craven, M.D. was President of United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. Under Dr. Craven’s leadership as President, The United Way of The Texas Gulf Coast won the first National Award for diversity from the United Way of America. Previously, Craven served as Vice President for Multicultural

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Kenya: Isiolo Opens Regional COVID-19 Testing Centre

Upper Eastern counties will no longer take samples from suspected Covid-19 patients to Nairobi following the approval of Isiolo Referral Hospital's laboratory as a testing

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Naomi Ruth Sims

August 1, 2009 (aged 60) “All About Success for the Black Woman ” “How to Be a Top Model” “All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman”

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Aug

1

2009

Church Outbreak: A look at what’s next in WV’s effort to control COVID-19 in the state’s African American population

Church Outbreak: A look at what’s next in WV’s effort to control COVID-19 in the state’s African American May 8, 2020 / 06:45 PM EDT

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James Weldon Johnson resigned

James Weldon Johnson resigned as executive secretary of the NAACP, citing health reasons.

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Dec

19

1930

Milton Carroll

Milton Carroll is Executive Chairman of the Board for CenterPoint Energy, Inc., a major domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and competitive natural gas sales. Headquartered in Houston, CenterPoint serves more than five

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Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman was an American actor, best known for being a child star on the television sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes”. He was born on February 8, 1968 in Illinois. He was adopted at birth by Edmonia Sue and W.G. Coleman. Coleman suffered from kidney disease from his childhood, and the

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May

28

2010

No new COVID-19 cases in Tunisia - Authorities

*No new Covid-19 cases have been registered in Tunisia for the past five days, the country’s authorities said Friday, after a further easing of the curfew, and the reopening of supermarkets throughout the

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Jesse Owens

Born: 9/12/1913 Oakville, AlabamaDied: 3/31/1980 Tucson, ArizonaJesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, was the first person to win four gold medals in track and field in a modern Olympic Games. In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Owens won gold in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter

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First Black Trained Nurse

Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926), acknowledged to be the first Black trained nurse in America, graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children, now the Dimock Community Health Center, in 1879. While she was one of the few early Black members of The American Nurses Association, she

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Regina Benjamin, MD

Regina Benjamin, MD is the Former United States Surgeon General and a practicing family physician. In July 2009, Benjamin was appointed as the 18th United States Surgeon General and served a four – year term. During that period, Benjamin served as the Chair of the National Prevention, Health

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Calvin B. Johnson

Calvin B. Johnson, M.D. is President of Serves on Board of Directors for: ASHLIN Management Group, a provider of customized learning management solutions, technical assistance, and program and organizational change management services to the government and private sectors. As President, Dr. Johnson

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Morris Chestnut

Morris Lamont Chestnut, Jr. (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor. He first came to attention for his role in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He has appeared in numerous feature films and on television series, including the starring role of pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. in the Fox TV

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Louis W. Sullivan

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. was President of Morehouse School of Medicine. Sullivan was also the Founding Dean and first President of Morehouse School of Medicine. Sullivan was Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Currently, Sullivan is Chairman of the Board at the National Health

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Kenya: Proposal to Dissolve Food Reserve Fund Sparks Disquiet

A proposal to dissolve the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) and have its functions transferred to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has sparked disquiet with a section of leaders from the Western region now alleging the hand of cartels in the

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(1898) Margaret Murray Washington, “We Must Have a Cleaner Social Morality,”

Margaret Murray Washington, the third wife of Booker T. Washington was a well-known educator and womens activist in her own right before she married the founder of Tuskegee. She continued that activism during their marriage. The Washingtons gave twin lectures at Old Bethel A.M.E. Church in

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Sep

12

1898

Black Marriage: Four Myths Busted by the Facts

Do black people get married? That question has been asked in one form or another in a series of news reports about the black marriage “crisis.” On the surface, such stories seem to be concerned about black women in search of love, but these media reports have largely served to fuel

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Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan (21 Feb 1936 – 17 Jan 1996) was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and an American politician. She was not just a democrat but the first African-American, man or woman, to be elected post Reconstruction to the Texas Senate. On her death, Jordan became the first African-American

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Gay Celebrities in Interracial Marriages and Relationships

Interracial marriages occur more frequently among gay couples than they do among their heterosexual counterparts. Data from the 2010 census reveals that 20.6 percent of same-sex couples are interracial. That’s more than two percentage points higher than the amount of unmarried heterosexual couples

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NAACP founded

Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nations largest and strongest civil rights

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Feb

12

1909

Survivor Working To Close Gap In Breast Cancer Deaths In African American Community

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A mother who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer when her sons were young is hoping her story helps empower other

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Africa: 20 Percent of Africans Believe They Can't Contract COVID-19 - Report

But as cases increase, a May report by the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC), a public-private partnership initiative on COVID-19 in AU countries, found that certain misconceptions about coronavirus infections exist among

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Covid-19: Africa 'keeps hope alive'

As lockdown eases else where, people across Africa are taking it one day at a time as the pandemic continues to unfold across the

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Africa: Coronavirus - African Football 'Must Wait,' CAF President Says

While some European leagues are set to resume, CAF president Ahmad Ahmad told DW he wants the outbreak under control first before competitions

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