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First Congressional District candidate Jim Harper highly qualified | The Crusader Newspaper Group
“We have very big issues facing Northwest Indiana and our country, whether it’s the public health crisis, or public access to quality health care or whether it is environmental justice and climate change, there are big challenges for our region and our country,” he
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(2004) Al Sharpton, “Speech Before the 2004 Democratic National Convention"
In  2004 Rev. Al Sharpton of New York City, campaigned for the Democratic nomination for President.  Sharpton saw himself as the successor to Rev. Jesse Jackson who campaigned for the Presidency on behalf of the impoverished and oppressed.  Although he did not garner as much support as Jackson did
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Dubai prepares to host climate summit | Africanews
As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to host this year's COP28 from November 30 to December 12, final preparations are underway.
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LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021
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Small Doses Podcast: Actor Taye Diggs Reveals Broadway Role Was Key To Growth Post-Divorce
Actor Taye Diggs joins 'Small Doses with Amanda Seales' to talk about growth and how performing on Broadway taught him how to let go. The post Small Doses Podcast: Actor Taye Diggs Reveals Broadway Role Was Key To Growth Post-Divorce appeared first on Black America Web.
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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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Holder, Eric H. (1951- )
Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Attorney General since 2009, was born on January 21, 1951 in the Bronx, New York to parents of Barbadian descent, Eric, a real estate agent and Miriam Holder, a telephone operator.  Holder was raised in East Elmhurst, Queens, a community which included a number of famous
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Scorchers, Lovemore Fazili, Chawinga sisters out of Caf awards
Malawi Women’s National Football Team trio Coach Lovemore Fazili, and the Chawinga sisters, Tabitha and Temwa, have not made it into the top 10 of the 2023 Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards. The awards gala is slated for December 11 at the Palais des Congress
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Espy, Mike (1953- )
Alphonso Michael Espy in 1986 became the first black Congressman elected from Mississippi since John R. Lynch, who served during Reconstruction.  He was also the first African American to hold the post of Secretary of Agriculture.  Mike Espy was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He received
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DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974)
Argued February
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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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Barack Obama Biography - President of the United States
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Sandra Day O’Connor, première femme à siéger à la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis, est morte - Haiti24
Le président américain Ronald Reagan présente Sandra Day O'Connor, appelée à devenir la première femme à siéger à la Cour suprême, le 15 juillet 1981. AP « En tant que cow-girl du désert d’Arizona, je n’aurais jamais imaginé devenir un jour la première juge femme à la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis
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Langston, John Mercer (1829-1897)
John Mercer Langston, the youngest of four children, was born a free black in Louisa County, Virginia in 1829. Langston gained distinction as an abolitionist, politician, and attorney.  Despite the prominence of his slaveowner father, Ralph Quarles, Langston took his surname from his mother, Lucy
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Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Finance profits soar to $99.41m - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Finance Company Ltd ( TTMF ) posted a $99.41 million profit for the nine months ending September 30, according to its third-quarter results. In a release, TTMF said its assets grew to $5.3 billion, which includes $1.4 billion in retained earnings. TTMF chair
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Baltimore, Richard Lewis, III (1947- )
Ambassador Richard Lewis Baltimore III was born on December 31, 1947 in New York City, New York to Judge Richard Lewis Baltimore, Jr. and Lois Madison-Baltimore. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1969 and earned
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Raymond A. Pearson v. Donald G. Murray (1936)
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Texas Southern University (1947- )
Texas Southern University, a state-supported institution of higher learning located just southeast of downtown Houston, was established on March 3, 1947 when the Fiftieth Texas State Legislature passed a bill establishing a Negro University with a law school to be located in Houston. This bill
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Will It Be A Comeback? Kwame Kilpatrick To Be Released
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‘He Defended Himself’: Black Man Convicted of Murder In Officer’s Death After White Defendant Walks In Similar No-Knock Case - The New York Beacon
A Black man was convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of a police officer in a case that raises legal questions about no-knock warrants and the right to self-defense while also highlighting racial disparities in the justice system after a white defendant faced
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Redefining education: Power of joyful learning in society's development - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Guest article by CAMILE SWAPP (The views expressed are those of the author and not TTUTA) PEACE AND productivity in societies would be more assured when a great, powerful institution such as a school takes on promoting learners' developmental needs and includes joyful learning
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Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014)[1] was an American politician who served as the second Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of
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Icons Shine in the 2024 Pirelli Calendar captured by Ghanaian Artist Prince Gyasi | Africanews
Actor Angela Bassett, poet Amanda Gorman and filmmaker Jeymes Samuel are just some of the famous faces appearing in the 2024 Pirelli Calendar. The acclaimed annual publication has been photographed by Ghanaian visual artist Prince Gyasi, who selected the stars who would pose for the new edition.
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Kwanzaa Joy Celebration 2023 | Black Cultural Events
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Washington, Ruth V. (1921-1990)
Ruth V. Washington, a lifelong Republican, was appointed by President George Herbert Walker Bush as U.S. Ambassador to Gambia on November 21, 1989.  Washington was a rare “political” appointee, meaning she was not a member of the U.S. Foreign Service for years before landing her
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(1993) Clarence Thomas, “The New Intolerance - Law Day Address”
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Owen Josephus Roberts , (born May 2, 1875, Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died May 17, 1955, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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