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Hunt, William Henry (1863-1951)
William Henry Hunt, African American U.S. diplomat, was born a slave in Tennessee in 1863. Hunt claimed to have been born on June 29, 1869, so he could get into school at the age of twenty-six posing as a twenty-year-old, a lie he kept to his grave. Although June 29 might have been his actual day
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Adolescent mothers reintegrated into the education system
THE MINISTRY of Education and Youth has a significant partnership with the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) as it relates to the reintegration of adolescent mothers into the formal education system. This was noted by assistant chief...
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Black Market and Black money redirect here. Market socialist
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17
1945
Georgianna Glose, a Nun and Activist for the Poor, Dies at 73
If you passed Georgianna Glose on the streets of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, you might have known her as that renegade nun, the one who left her convent to live among the poor and then blew a whistle on sexual abuse in the Catholic
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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
7
1891
Guyana Army Chief Says Defending His Country Is 'Non-Negotiable'
Amid a border controversy with Venezuela, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, has affirmed the army's unwavering commitment to deterring any territorial threat. Khan spoke at a thanksgiving religious service to mark the GDF's 58th anniversary. 'Our mission to defend t
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Carrington, Walter Charles (1930 - )
Walter Charles Carrington served as the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal from 1980 to 1981, and to Nigeria from 1993 to 1997. He married Arese Ukpoma, a Nigerian physician, and has lived in three Nigerian cities since the late
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Source: Black Past
Jul
24
1930
Five African-American Male Writers to Remember
Jupiter Hammon is considered one of the founders of the African-American literary tradition. Hammon was a poet who would be the  first African-American to publish his work in the United
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Reddick, Eunice S. (1951- )
Eunice S. Reddick, an American diplomat and United States Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, was born in 1951 in New York City, New York. Reddick received her Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs in 1975 and then worked for several
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Rapper Dave East taken into custody by NYPD hours before friend's funeral
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Early African-American Poets
Civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell pronounced that Paul Laurence Dunbar was “the poet laureate of the Negro race,” at the height of his fame as a critically acclaimed poet. Dunbar explored themes such as identity, love, heritage and injustice in his poems, which were all
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Clardy Craven, Erma (1918-1994)
Erma Clardy Craven was an African American leader in the pro-life movement. Craven helped start various “pro-life” organizations such as African-Americans Against Abortion, the National Right to Life Committee, Black Americans for Life, National Democrats for Life, and Americans United
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Bassett, Ebenezer D. (1833-1908)
Ebenezer D. Bassett was appointed U.S. Minister Resident to Haiti in 1869, making him the first African American diplomat.  For eight years, the educator, abolitionist, and black rights activist oversaw bilateral relations through bloody civil warfare and coups détat on the island of
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Oct
16
1833
Baskett, James (1904-1948)
James Baskett, the first male African American to win an Academy Award, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 16, 1904.  After high school Baskett planned to study pharmacy, but after he was offered a small part in a show in Chicago, Illinois his career path was forever changed.  Baskett
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Jul
9
1948
Former leader of Guinea’s military govt rearrested after escape
Two other fugitives, Moussa Camara and Blaise Gomou, both colonels, have also been recaptured and taken back to the prison in Guinea. The post Former leader of Guinea’s military govt rearrested after escape appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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White Socialite Calls Police on Black Woman Sitting In Park, Tells Dispatcher She’s ‘Playing the Black Card’
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Chairman And CEO Sean Combs Promotes Long-Time Associate Dia Simms To President Of Combs Enterprises
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Elba, Idrissa Akuna “Idris” (1972– )
Idrissa Akuna “Idris” Elba is a British actor best known for his roles in The Wire and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in miniseries or Television Film which he won one and was nominated five times for a Primetime
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6
1972
W. C. Handy
Born: /6/873 Florence, AlabamaDied: 3/28/958 New York City, New YorkW. C. Handy was an American blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the Father of the BluesAwards / Achievements:
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James Agee
James Agee , (born November 27, 1909, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.—died May 16, 1955, New York, New York), American poet, novelist, and writer for and about motion pictures. One of the most influential American film critics in the 1930s and ’40s, he applied rigorous intellectual and aesthetic
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May
16
1955
Moose, George E. (1944 - ) - Birthday
George Moose was born in New York City, New York on June 23, 1944, to Robert and Ellen Amanda Lane.
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Jun
23
1944
Hip-hop Violinist Ezinma Is Giving Children of Color Access to Classical Music
Ezinma, the classically-trained violinist who became a viral sensation after her video covers of trap music went viral, is sharing her gift of music with inner-city
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Eleanor Holmes
Eleanor Holmes (later Eleanor Norton) is born in Washington, DC. A graduate of the Yale University School of Law, Norton will become chairperson of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and a Georgetown University law professor before being elected a non-voting delegate to Congress
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Jun
13
1937
Garnet, Henry Highland (1815-1882)
Born into slavery near New Markey, Maryland on December 23, 1815, Henry Highland Garnet escaped from bondage via the Underground Railroad with his parents, George and Henrietta Trusty in 1824. After residing briefly in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the family settled in New York City, New York
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Dec
23
1815
Lunceford, Jimmie M. (1902-1947)
James Melvin “Jimmie” Lunceford, a popular band leader during the swing era, was born near Fulton, Mississippi, in Itawamba County to James Leonard and Beulah Idella Tucker Lunceford in June, 1902. His grandparents, Daniel and Gracie Lunceford, had arrived in Mississippi as slaves from
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Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers , byname of James Charles Rodgers, also called the Singing Brakeman and America’s Blue Yodeler (born September 8, 1897, Pine Springs Community, near Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 26, 1933, New York, New York), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, one of the principal
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26
1933
"Mad Men" in Black: African Americans in the Twentieth Century U.S. Advertising Industry
In the following article University of Oregon historian Daniel Pope briefly outlines the history of African Americans in the Advertising Industry since the beginning of the 20th
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