Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper made it's first, 1892

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Jul

21

1864

The Boston Guardian newspaper, a major 20th-century civil rights publication, was founded in Boston in 1901 by William Monroe Trotter, who published the newspaper until his death in 1934. For the next 23 years (1934 - 1957), Trotter's sister, Maude Trotter Steward, and her husband, Dr. Charles

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Maynard, Robert C. (1937-1993)

Robert C. Maynard, the first African American editor and owner of a major daily newspaper in the United States, was known as a trailblazing journalist who led efforts to desegregate newsrooms and educate minority students to pursue careers in

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Aug

19

1993

Mo'Nique

Mo’Nique is a renowned contemporary African American actress, comedian, talk show host and author. She is best known for her role in the UPN series The Parkers as Nikki Parker. Moreover, she has hosted a number of shows as a stand-up comedian like Showtime at the Apollo. Later in her professional

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Dec

11

1967

Trévigne, Paul (1825-1908)

Creole New Orleans newspaper editor Paul Trévigne, thebiracial son of a Battle of New Orleans veteran, was born in New Orleans in1825. Trévigne was part of the free people of color community in Louisiana thatprotested racial injustice before the Civil War and helped establish Republicanpolitics in

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Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the

Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the National Defense Program met with President Roosevelt. National Newspaper Publishers Association founded. Spingarn Medal presented to Dr. Louis T. Wright for his civil rights leadership and his contributions as a surgeon.

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Oct

25

1940

Walls, Josiah Thomas (1832–1905)

First elected to the Congress in 1870, Josiah T. Walls became Florida’s first elected African American Congressman. Walls was born a slave in Winchester, Virginia on December 30, 1842. He was conscripted by the Confederate Army and captured in Yorktown by Union forces in 1862. Walls then enlisted

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Dec

30

1842

Newspaper Founded

Atlanta Daily World founded by W.A. Scott Jr. The newspaper became a daily in 1933.

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Nov

6

1928

Reed-Rowe, Helen (1949- )

Ambassador Helen Reed-Rowe was a career diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service. Reed-Rowe was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1949 to Gladys and John W. Reed, Sr. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Master of Arts degree in National Security

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Largest Negro Weekly Newspaper

The Boston Chronicle, from 1920 to 1967, was 'New England's largest Negro Weekly Newspaper.' Published and edited by Alfred Haughton with William Harrison as Associate Editor, this Black community newspaper covered local, statewide, regional, national, and international news of people, places, and

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Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson

Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general manager of the club, the third African American to become as assistant GM.

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Jun

4

1991

The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published

The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published in both French and English

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Oct

14

1864

Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey , in full Marcus Moziah Garvey (born August 17, 1887, St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica—died June 10, 1940, London, England), charismatic black leader who organized the first important American black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York

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Aug

1

1914

Matthews, William Dominick (ca. 1833-ca. 1910)

William Dominick Matthews was a Civil War officer in the Union Army and is best known for leading the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry. Matthews was born a free man in October 25th, 1827, on the eastern shore of Maryland to parents who were interracially married. His father Joseph was

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Oct

29

1862

Left of Black with Jessica Marie Johnson

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Jessica Marie Johnson on location at Lehigh University to talk about the violence against black bodies in the

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Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 - )

Vivian Leona Caver is a civil rights activist in Seattle, Washington. She directed the Seattle Human Rights Commission between 1975 and 1981, and served briefly in the Washington State Legislature in 1994. Caver was born Vivian Leona Mead in 1928, in Jackson, Tennessee. Her mother Christine was

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Frances Harper

Born: 9/24/1825 Baltimore, MarylandDied: 2/22/1911 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFrances Harper was an African-American abolitionist, poet and author. She was also active in other types of social reform and was a member of the Womens Christian Temperance Union, which advocated the federal government

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Afro-American Council (1898-1907)

The Afro-American Council (AAC) was established in Rochester, New York, in September 1898 by newspaper editor T. Thomas Fortune and Bishop Alexander Walters of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. They envisioned the organization as a revival of the earlier National Afro-American League

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Rawles, George Washington (1845–1922)

George Rawles was born in South Carolina to a young slave mother owned by Benjamin Rawles II. At the age of 17 and now living in Perry County, Mississippi, he was given to his master’s son, Benjamin Rawles III to be his body servant during the Civil War. Both men enlisted in the Confederate Army

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May

22

1922

Early Black Reporter

Bob Teanoh was perhaps the first African-American reporter for a white newspaper in Boston, having obtained a staff position in 1890 withThe Boston Daily Globe. He was elected to the state legislature in 1894.

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E. Franklin Frazier - Birthday

Franklin Frazier , in full Edward Franklin Frazier (born September 24, 1894, Baltimore, Maryland, U.

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Sep

24

1894

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony is an American basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks NBA team. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 29, 1984 to Carmelo and Mary Iriarte. His father was Puerto Rican whereas his mother was African American. He had a difficult childhood growing up in

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May

29

1984

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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Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen (1932-).

On June 6, 1950, Frank Petersen enlisted in the Navy. At the age of 20, he was the first Afro-American to be named a naval aviator in the Marine Corp. He was also the first African American to command a fighter squadon, a fighter air group, an air wing, and a major

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Jun

6

1950

Kurt L. Schmoke

Kurt L. Schmoke is the President of the University of Baltimore. Prior to his current role, Schmoke’s commitment to public service led him to focus on increasing Howard University’s bar passage rate where he served as the law school’s dean and to expand its clinical law program to emphasize

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Murray, Pauli (1910-1985)

Pauli Murray was born on November 20, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Agnes and William Murray. Her father, a Howard University graduate, taught in the Baltimore public schools. Both of Murray’s parents died when she was a child. Her mother suffered from a brain hemorrhage and died

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Jul

1

1985

Why Not Everyone Supports Black History Month

Black History Month originated in 1925 when the second week of February was made Negro History Week since it contained the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some African-Americans now oppose the idea of dedicating a special

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Early Black Newspapers

The Afro-American Pressand Its Editors, the Boston Co-Operator, The Boston Leader, The Advocate, the Courant, and The Boston Observer were early Black newspapers in Boston during the 1880s and 1890s.

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ECOWAS denies endorsing Madagascar's Covid-Organics [Morning Call]

On Nigeria’s PUNCH newspaper, the bold headline- ECOWAS denies endorsing any herbal drug for

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School Integration Begins

School integration began in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., public schools.

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Sep

27

1954

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