1st Black Interstate organization

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Rwanda's Fablab Shifts Focus to Production of Face Shields

A team of young tech innovators comprised of engineers, product developers, and designers in separate rooms is working to make sure that they hit the target of producing urgently needed face

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Source: allAfrica.com

Fullilove v. Klutznick (1980)

November 27, 1979, Argued

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Source: Black Past

McKinney, Louise Jones (1930–2012)

Louise McKinney (née Jones) was an African-American educator, human rights advocate, philanthropist, business woman, community activist, and patron of the arts. She was a long-established galvanizing force of civic life in Seattle and in the State of

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Source: Black Past

Billy Taylor

William Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

1849 Benjamin Roberts.

Benjamin Roberts filed the first petition to abolish segregated schools. Roberts filed the school integration suit on behalf of his daughter against the city of Boston, which had a local ordiance requiring separate schools. The Massachusetts Supreme Corut in Roberts v. Boston rejected the

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

0

1855

Torrence Boone

Torrence Boone is Managing Director, Agency Business Development – Americas at Google. In this role, Boone is responsible for driving Google’s strategy and relationships with marketing and advertising agencies across the Americas. In this capacity, he leads a team that partners with diverse agency

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Source: Savoy Network

Harris, Barbara C. (1930- )

Religious leader Barbara Clementine Harris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Walter and Beatrice (Price) Harris on June 12, 1930. After graduating from the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism, she joined Joseph V. Baker Associates, Inc., a black-owned public relations

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Source: Black Past

(2017) President Barack Obama's Farewell Address

On January 10, 2017, Barack Obama delivered his last farewell address in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. His speech is appears

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Source: Black Past

Jan

10

2017

First Female Bishop

The Reverend Barbara C. Harris was elected Sufragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in September, 1988 and was consecrated bishop in February, 1989. She was the first woman, Black or white, to be elected a bishop in the Anglican Communion.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Rainey, Gertrude “Ma” (1886-1939)

Businesswoman and entertainer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, known as the Mother of Blues, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920s. She is considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances. As a single woman, she established her own entertainment company

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Source: Black Past

Greener, Richard T. (1844-1922)

The son of a sailor, Richard Theodore Greener, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the first African American to graduate from Harvard College. He later was assigned to serve the United States in diplomatic posts in India and

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Source: Black Past

Massachusetts Legislative Black Caucus

In 1972 the Massachusetts Legislative Black Caucus was founded in an effort to coordinate the efforts of Black elected officials and make them more accountable to the Black community.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Dual Political Roles

Two African-American women have held simultaneously two elected political offices. Sandra Graham of Cambridge served as City Councilor in her city from 1971 to 1989 and served as a state representative in the Massachusetts legislature from 1977 to 1988. Shirley Owens-Hicks, while serving on the

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

University of the West Indies

Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally

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Source: ThoughtCo

Jun

24

1986

Former Seattle Black Community Festival President Michael Taylor Passes

Here, Taylor attended South Seattle Community College, and worked at the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA and the Girls Club, serving Seattle youth through mentorship and enrichment

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Sandra A.J. Lawrence

Sandra A.J. Lawrence is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. She is responsible for the Hospital’s finance, accounting, managed care, admissions, medical records, billing, patient financial services, human resources, information

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Source: Savoy Network

LL Cool J and Daughter Both Receive Degrees from Northeastern University

Hip hop legend and actor LL Cool J never graduated high school, let alone college after being signed to Def Jam Records as a teenager in

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Source: Savoy Network

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal , original name Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined blues and other African-American music with Caribbean and West African music and

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Source: Brittanica

May

17

1942

Death of Prince Hall

Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

4

1807

Linda A. Hill

Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously, Hill served as the Faculty Chair of both the Leadership Initiative and the High Potentials Leadership Program within Harvard Business School. Hill also served as the Faculty Chair

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Source: Savoy Network

Kofi Annan

Annan attended Macalaster College in St. Paul, Minnesota, graduating in 1961… He was a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management in 1971-72, receiving a Master of Science degree… His wife Nane Annan, a lawyer and artist, is from Sweden… Previous

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Prince Hall Masonry founded

Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

3

1775

Dr. Runoko Rashidi “Black Men of the Nile: Kings of KMT & KUSH” DEC. 10, 2019

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Source: Blackstonian

Hi Hat Club

In the 1940s and 1950s, at the corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues, stood a landmark in the history of jazz, the Hi-Hat Club. (The new Harriet Tubman House now occupies the site). Originally it was a supper club patronized by whites listening to 'white' music, but the music became

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Charles Edward Anderson

In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

21

1994

Leader in Barber Business

James Guilford, who owned and operated a barbering business in lower Roxbury from 1934 to 1973 ( Dunbar Barbers until 1945 and Jimmy Guilford's Men's Hair Salon until 1973), was state president of the Associated Master Barbers of Massachusetts, which included both white and Black barbers.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Dorothy West - Birthday

Dorothy West , (born June 2, 1907, Boston, Massachusetts, U.

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Source: Brittanica

Jun

2

1907

(1841) Charles Lenox Remond, “Slavery As It Concerns The British”

Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1878), was one of the earliest black abolitionist speakers. Born in Salem, Massachusetts to free black parents, John and Nancy Remond, Charles became an agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in 1838 and traveled with William Lloyd Garrison to the World

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Source: Black Past

Jul

9

1841

Beacon Hill Barbershops

In 19th-century Black Boston, centered on the north slope of Beacon Hill, the local barbershop was an important forum for the discussion of political ideas, the exchange of community information, and the posting of job openings. Peter Howard's shop and John J. Smith's barbershop, both at the foot

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

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