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Nicomedes Santa Cruz: A Black Public Intellectual in Twentieth-Century Peru
In the following article University of Oregon historian Carlos Aguirre describes the self-taught poet, writer, and folklorist Nicomedes Santa Cruz, one of the understudied black intellectual leaders in Peru and Latin
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Tears We Cannot Stop: Michael Eric Dyson Explains Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy to Us Today
On January 17, 2017, eighty-eight years after the birth of the most revered civil rights leader in the 20th Century, Georgetown University scholar, social activist, reverend, and best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson describes in his new book, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America, his
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(1852) Frederick Douglass, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July”
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Douglass used the occasion not to celebrate the nation’s triumphs but
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Jul
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1852
Did sea farm debacle sink California aquaculture? | Black Voice News
None are harvesting in federal waters, which are more than three miles offshore, and only one mussel farm operates in open sea in California, a well-regarded facility in state waters off Santa
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Tunisia: COVID-19 - 97 Percent of Private Clinics No Longer Able to Cover Their Operating Costs (Study)
Tunis/Tunisia — Nearly 97% of private clinics are no longer able to cover their operating costs due to the coronavirus crisis, according to a study on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on private clinics in Tunisia conducted by the Tunisia Health
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Wineberry, Jesse Calvin (1955- )
Former Washington State Legislator and current internet business entrepreneur, Jesse Calvin Wineberry was born in 1955 in Sedro Woolley, Washington, and adopted by parents Peter and Mary Wineberry. Wineberry grew up in Seattle’s Central District and attended Queen Anne High School. He earned
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South African Trevor Noah Gets 'Daily Show'
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Chuck Berry Plays NASA
Johnny B Goode is performed by Chuck Berry for NASA engineers and scientists in celebration of Voyager IIs encounter with the planet Neptune, 1989
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Aug
27
1989
WILD Radio
WILD Radio has been on the air since 1953 and in 1972 became the only urban contemporary radio station owned and operated by African-Americans, the Sheridan Broadcasting Company. In 1980, African-American media entrepreneur Kendall Nash purchased the station from Sheridan and has been its owner and
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List of African-American inventors and scientists
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse
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Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise
Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and entrepreneur, born
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TSMC to build Arizona chip plant as US, China tech rivalry escalates
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(1963) Lyndon B. Johnson, “Address Before a Joint Session of Congress"
On November 27, 1963 just five days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, newly installed President Lyndon Baines Johnson addresses Congress for the first time.   His address appears
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27
1963
Remembering a Homewood Legend: William Baker, iconic owner of Baker’s Dairy, dies at 79
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Magic Johnson Partners with New Jersey-Based Company to Help Nonwhite and Female Small Business Owners
NBA legend and entrepreneur Magic Johnson has taken note, he pointed out, that loans to assist small business owners during COVID-19 aren’t trickling down to nonwhites and women who own those
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Johnson, Magic
Johnson, Magic (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959–, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships
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'She Is a Work of Art': Angela Simmons Blazes Social Media with Her All-Black Look
Angela Simmons is serving fashion and beauty goals for her
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Uganda: As With Many Things, the Rise of Lake Victoria Is the Fall of Some
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Frederick McKinley Jones
Born: 5/17/1893 Cincinnati, OhioDied: 2/21/1961 Minneapolis, MinnesotaFrederick McKinley Jones was an African-American inventor, entrepreneur, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. His innovations in refrigeration brought great improvement
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Design Entrepreneur's 'Pandemic Pivot' Leads to 250% Increase in Sales
As an entrepreneur, Dionna Dorsey is more than a little familiar with riding out a rough patch of slower
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Rihanna's court battle with dad postponed | New York Carib News
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'Natural Savage': Malaysia Pargo's Authentic Appearance Gets Mixed Reactions from Fans
Spending time with family, going for a swim, and becoming a self-taught nail technician are just a few ways that Malaysia Pargo has been keeping busy during her shelter-in-place
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A TikTok Influencer Story: How Hejar Abdi Grew A Social Media Empire
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Wallace Announces Independent Campaign for Mayor | Afro
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Malcolm A. Punter - President & CEO, HCCI
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Simon Raven
Simon Raven wrote the ascerbic novelist who wrote the Alms for Oblivion series of novels published in the 1960s and 1970s. The 10 volumes were a sharply satirical chronicle of British upper-class life, featuring a continuing cast of characters who first meet at an exclusive English school. Simon
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Africa: Seven Ways We Are Making Ourselves Sick (And How We Can Stop)
The World Health Organization attributes 23 per cent of all deaths to unhealthy environments; and this year, the top five risks cited in the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report were all related to the
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Thomas Moorehead Expands to Make History as the First African American Lamborghini and McLaren Dealer in the United States
Thomas Moorehead, President and CEO of Sterling Motor Cars, continues to forge innovative paths by expanding his presence in the automotive industry. Moorehead recently acquired Lamborghini and McLaren to add to his suite of luxury automotive dealerships. With this recent acquisition Moorehead
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