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Twenty Million Dollar Gift to Spelman College
Bill and Camille Cosby gave an unprecedented gift of $20 million to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Nov
4
1988
Basketball star Moses "The Mailman" Malone born
National Basketball Association star, Moses The Mailman Malone is born in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Mar
23
1954
U.S. Navy 1st Black Officer
In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissions its first black officer, Harvard University medical student Bernard Whitfield Robinson.
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Jun
18
1999
Clifford Brown dies
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown dies in an auto accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Founder of the Brown-Roach Quintet with Max Roach two years earlier, Brown had built a reputation as one of the finest jazz trumpeters of his day as a major proponent of hard bop.
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Jun
26
1956
U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake born
U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake, D-New York, was born in Los Angeles, California. A businessman and minister, Flake established the Allen Christian School and Allen Home Care Agency.
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Jan
30
1945
Alexander Clark, named minister to Liberia
Alexander Clark, journalist and lawyer, named minister to Liberia.
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Aug
16
1890
Philip R. Cousin (1933-).
In 1984, Philip R. Cousin was the first black from a predominantly black denomination to preside over the National Council of Churches. This African Methodist Episcopal (AME) minister has served with destinction as bishop and college president.
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Jan
0
1984
Death of Charlie Parker
Death of Charlie Parker (34), one of the founders of the modern jazz movement, in New York City.
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Mar
12
1955
Elijah Muhammad, born
Elijah Muhummad was born Elijah Poole in
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Oct
10
1897
Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louis Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the familys eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earls civil
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May
19
1925
Miles Davis is born
Miles Davis, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer, born.
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May
25
1926
1907 Civil rights activist and politician Grace Towns Hamilton was born inAt
1907 Civil rights activist and politician Grace Towns Hamilton was born in
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Feb
10
1907
Jazz artist George Benson born
George Benson, jazz guitarist, protege and student of guitarist extraordinaire Chet Atkins, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Among Bensons hits are Breezin, Masquerade, The Greatest Love of All, and Love X Love.
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Mar
2
1943
Andre Braugher wins Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Homici
Andre Braugher wins Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Homicide: Life on the Street.
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Sep
13
1998
Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
Atlantas Ebenezer Baptist Church , the nearby crypt containing the remains of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his boyhood home are dedicated as part of a memorial to be known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change.
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Jan
15
1970
National Baptist Convention
These Baptist groups, the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the American National Baptist Convention, the Baptist National Education Convention, Merged and established the National Baptist Convention at an Atlanta meeting.
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Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Sep
28
1895
Urban League President
Vernon E. Jordan resigned as president of the National Urban League and announced plans to join a Washington law firm. He was succeeded by John E. Jacob, executive vice president of the league.
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Sep
9
1981
Juanita Hall Singer & Actress dies
Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York. This singer, actress, and choral director was best-known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 1949 Broadway stage production of South Pacific.
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Feb
29
1968
Minister To Liberia
Atty. William T. Francis named minister to Liberia.
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Jul
9
1927
Joe Williams, jazz singer, born
Joe Williams, jazz singer, born
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Dec
12
1918
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor Samuel Jackson was born on this day in Washington, DC. Jackson will begin his acting career as a student at Morehouse College. He will star in over 40 movies including box office hits The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and A Time to Kill.
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Dec
21
1941
Whitney Houston, singer born
Whitney Houston
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Aug
9
1963
On this day, Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'opened at the Ethel Bar
On this day, Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun
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Mar
11
1959
Runnin' Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway
Runnin Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway. Miller and Lyles Productions introduced Charleston to New York and the world.
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Oct
29
1923
Betty Shabazz, born
Betty Shabazz, activist and widow of Malcolm X was born in Detroit, Michigan.
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May
28
1940
Gospel singer Willie Mae Ford Smith born
Birthday of gospel singer Willie Mae Ford Smith in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Smith appeared in the film Say Amen Somebody.
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Jun
23
1904
Motown records fact
David Ruffin started out singing with the
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Jan
11
1964
Atty
Atty. John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia.
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
May
23
1878
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
Beah Richards
Actress Beah Richards won an Emmy award for her performance in Franks Place in 1988.
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Jan
0
1988
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