The Top Kappa Alpha Psi Graduation Photos of Spring 2021

Kenneth Cole Fragrances and Aloe Blacc Have Discovered the Next Bold Musical Talent

Kenneth Cole Fragrances proudly announces singer Brielle Marie as the winner of its “FIND YOUR BOLD” talent contest. Fusing the worlds of fragrance and the arts, the competition invited aspiring vocalists and producers to push boundaries in music-making and create their own

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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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Watt, Melvin Luther (1945- )

Carolina in the 20th century, Mel Watts is a current member of the United States House of Representatives. Watts was born on August 26, 1945 in the small community of Steele Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and attended high school in Charlotte. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science

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26

1945

This February BlackFacts.com Introduces Black History Month Instagram Video Contest with Cash Prizes

Create A Black History

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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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Goode, Malvin Russell (1908–1995)

Malvin Russell Goode was the first African American news correspondent for a major television network. Goode was born on February 13, 1908, in White Plains, Virginia, but his family moved to Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, when he was very young. Goode, the third of four boys and two

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Sep

26

1936

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Founded

Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913

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Jan

13

1913

Africa: The 2020 Global Nutrition Report Calls on Govts, Businesses and Civil Society to Step up Efforts to Address Malnutrition

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten health and food systems in Africa and around the world, the 2020 Global Nutrition Report calls on governments, businesses and civil society to step up efforts to address malnutrition in all its

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Alternate Care Site Opens at Convention Center | Afro

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the area without flattening of the curve, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was pleased to showcase the alternative care site to support the nation’s capital’s battle against the novel coronavirus at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in

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(1869) Frederick Douglass Describes The "Composite Nation"

In an 1869 speech in Boston, Frederick Douglass challenged most social observers and politicians (including most African Americans) by advocating the acceptance of Chinese immigration. His argument is presented

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Eritrea officially virus-free with 100% recoveries, zero deaths

Total confirmed cases = 39

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Eritrea coronavirus: one active case left as 38 patients recover

April 18, 2020: Eritrea president likens COVID-19 to sudden war

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Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891[1] [2] – January 28, 1960) was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist known for her contributions to African-American literature, her portrayal of racial struggles in the American South, and works documenting her research

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Jan

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1891

Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black America | Afro

On May 6, national Black civil rights leaders participated in a call with former Vice President Joe Biden, the democratic presidential nominee, a day after the release of Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black

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BlackFacts Partners with Black Sands Entertainment to Showcase their History Based Black Graphic Novel Novel and Anime.

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Angola: COVID-19 - Hoji-Ya-Henda District to Face Health Fence

Luanda — With the increase of local transmission cases of covid-19 from 16 to 18 in the latest 24 hours, the Multisectoral Commission is working to put under sanitary fence the district of Hoyi-Ya-Henda in the municipality of Cazenga, assured last Sunday the Minister of Health, Sílvia

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Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives

Prologue: Selected Articles

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How Is COVID-19 Coronavirus Testing Really Going? What You Need To Know

Although this may sound like an ad for standardized test scores, it is presumably referring COVID-19 coronavirus testing, claiming that the U.S. is leading the world in such

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Phi Beta Sigma

FoundedJanuary 9, 1914; 103 years ago

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Gladys Ross dies

Gladys Merritt Ross, co-founder of Phi Delta Kappa sorority for African American teachers, dies in Stockton, California.

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May

6

1985

Wynn, Albert R. (1951- )

Albert Russel Wynn is Democratic representative of the State of Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. He is currently serving his eighth term. The district includes parts of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Wynn was defeated in the

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2008

Ernest Just

Ernest Just was born on August 14, 1883 in Charleston, South Carolina. His mother worked as a school teacher and his father, a dock worker, died when Ernest was only four years old, forcing him to have to work in the fields after school each day. Because high schools in the South provided such poor

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Nov

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2012

Africa: Controls to Manage Fake News in Africa Are Affecting Freedom of Expression

Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the

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DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974)

Argued February

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Phi Beta Sigma Founders day

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male

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Jan

9

1914

Shelby Davidson

While Shelby Davidson could not viewed as a prolific inventor, he is significant in that he served as a great example of education, determination and

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DRC - Zambia border re-opens

The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Thursday the partial reopening for pedestrians, a border post with Zambia.This followed a day’s demonstration against this preventive measure taken in response to the Covid-19

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Smith, Charles Z. (1927-2016)

On July 18, 1988, Charles Z. Smith became the first African American to serve on the Washington Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Washington’s then Governor Booth Gardner and was subsequently elected to his position on the court for a two-year term in 1988. Justice Smith was elected

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Carl Edward Murphy Smith

Carl Edward Murphy Smith, the oldest great-grandson of AFRO founder John H. Murphy Sr. (born January 4, 1938), died on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, after a long illness.

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Jan

4

1938

Spingarn Medal: Gordon B. Parks

Spingarn Medal awarded to Gordon B. Parks in recognition of his unique creativity, as exemplified by his outstanding achievements as photographer, writer, film-maker and composer.

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Dec

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1972

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