Archduke Charles of Spain

Governor's order could change state's name

The state’s official name is “the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,” and the “Providence Plantations” portion has come under scrutiny in the aftermath of protests following the death of George

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Negro Year Book

Monroe Nathan Work marries Florence Evelyn Hendrickson. Greatly assisted by his wife, Work will publish The Negro Year Book, and annual encyclopedia of African American achievement. He will later publish A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and American (1928) with over 17,000 entries. Reviewers

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

27

1904

Gov't urged to show seriousness by ratifying ILO convention

Veteran trade unionist Danny Roberts has called on the Government to swiftly ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention to end violence and harassment in the workplace, as a further demonstration of Jamaica's commitment to the global anti-sexual harassment

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

AFRO Subscriber Celebrates 100th Birthday | Afro

Marcus Goodsil Stansbury Sr, was born in Baltimore, Md. to Mary and Clayton Stansbury on May

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

‘Cancel Columbus Day’ Has Twitter Mocking The Colonizer As Statues Come Tumbling Down

According to CBS Boston, in Boston’s North end, a Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded, leading to the statue’s removal on Wednesday and a statement from Mayor Marty Walsh, saying there will be conversation surrounding the “historical meaning” of the incident and whether it will ever go back

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Source: Black America Web

Alice Childress

Alice Childress , (born Oct. 12, 1916, Charleston, S.C., U.S.—died Aug. 14, 1994, New York, N.Y.), American playwright, novelist, and actress, known for realistic stories that posited the enduring optimism of black

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Source: Brittanica

Paul Cuffe

Name at birth: Paul Slocum

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Western MPs give elusive Luhya unity a shot

IMMINENT CHANGES

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

St. Ann Center Announces Gala Going Virtual

St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care will host its 16th Annual Dream Together Gala at 7 p.m. on

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid Protests

Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid via of the Return was a successful tourism initiative designed by Ghana to encourage African Americans and others within the African diaspora to visit the country marking the 400th anniversary of the first documented

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge

By EMILY SCHMALL and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Afro-Puerto Ricans

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Source: ThoughtCo

Price, Florence Beatrice Smith (1887-1953)

Florence Beatrice Smith, the first black woman composer to garner an international reputation, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1887, to James H. Smith, a dentist, and Florence Gulliver Smith, a former school teacher and private lesson piano teacher who also managed several local

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Source: Black Past

Socialism in Africa and African Socialism

At independence, African countries had to decide what type of state to put in place, and between 1950 and the mid-1980s, thirty-five of Africas countries adopted socialism at some point.1 The leaders of these countries believed socialism offered their best chance to overcome the many obstacles

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Source: ThoughtCo

What should the West learn from China?

Fortunately, while the COVID-19 is spreading around the world, China has achieved progress in controlling the epidemic, and has gradually resumed the economic and social operations, enabling it to free up its hands to accelerate the production of epidemic prevention materials to aid those countries

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Zimbabwe: Lupane Varsity Rocked By Nepotism, Tribalism Storm

Lupane State University (LSU) vice-chancellor Pardon Kuipa is in an eye of a storm after it emerged that his daughter, who only has a Master's degree was appointed a lecturer ahead of PhD holders with teaching

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Human Rights Council Holds an Urgent Debate On Current Racially Inspired Human Rights Violations, Systemic Racism, Police Brutality and Violence Against Peaceful Protests

Speakers Urge the Council to Establish an International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement in the United States

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Florence Price, composer born

Florence Beatrice Smith Price COMPOSER Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas April 9, 1888- June 3, 1953 Florences mother was a music teacher, so naturally, she learned how to play the piano at an early age.She had her first recital by the age of four and had composed and published her first musical

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

9

1888

Statue of black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader

LONDON, England (AP) - An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol formerly occupied by a statue of a slave trader.Marc Quinn created the life-size resin and steel likeness of Jen Reid, a protester photographed standing on the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

African Slave Traders: A History

During the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Europeans did not have the power to invade African states or kidnap African slaves at will. For the most part, the 12.5 million slaves transported across the Atlantic Ocean were purchased from African slave traders. It is a piece of the triangle

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Source: ThoughtCo

Covid-19 likely to undo HIV/Aids gains

Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, Ms Atieno, who lives in Nyalenda slums in Kisumu County, could easily access her antiretroviral therapy drugs

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Negro Repertory Company (Seattle) 1936-1939

The Negro Repertory Company (NRC) was established in 1936 by Florence and James Burton, directors of the Seattle Repertory Playhouse (SRP), as the Negro unit of the Federal Theatre Program, a part of the WPA. In its short life it produced ambitious and controversial plays that reached a wide

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Source: Black Past

Oct

27

1936

How Bayard Rustin, a Gay Man, Changed Civil Rights

Bayard Rustin isn’t a household name, but his contributions to the civil rights movement rival those of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Rustin organized the March on Washington, where King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. A confidante and advisor to King, he introduced the civil

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Source: ThoughtCo

Mar

17

1912

Kenya: Health Budgets - Will the Pandemic Change Kenya's Priorities?

Many in Kenya's health circles however argue that the COVID-19 crisis has simply highlighted the underfunding of the sector in past

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Ohangla Musician Abenny Jachiga Dies

Abenny passed away on Thursday, June 11 at 2am while undergoing treatment at St Jairus Hospital in Kisumu where he had been admitted after developing breathing complications at his home in Chiga, Kisumu East on June

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Source: allAfrica.com

Four facts about Portugal's unique participation in the Transatlantic slave trade - Face2Face Africa

The numbers are not clear on how many people were taken from Africa to other parts of the world by European slave traders between the beginning of the 16th and the 19th centuries. Some estimations put forward excess of 10 million Africans who were abducted from their homes for the once-profitable

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

DeLarge, Robert Carlos (1842-1874)

Robert Carlos DeLarge was born a slave in Aiken, South Carolina on March 15, 1842. Rare for that period, DeLarge graduated from Wood High school in Charleston and worked as a tailor and farmer before becoming involved in politics. He served as an agent for the Freedman’s Bureau and helped

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Source: Black Past

Category:Racism

Category:Racism - Wikipedia

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Source: ThoughtCo

Afro-Latin Americans

Afro-Latin Americans or Black Latin Americans refers to Latin American people of significant African ancestry. The term may also refer to historical or cultural elements in Latin America thought to have emanated from this

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Source: BlackHistory.com

In Her Own Words: A Woman's 21-Day Diary of How COVID 19 Nearly Destroyed Her Family ⋆

Simple things like reading with my youngest daughter, taking family walks and enjoying meals with family and friends are all a distant

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Source: The Toledo Journal

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