Bank in Chicago Established

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Source: Brittanica

May

19

1930

Paula A. Sneed is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phelps Prescott Group, LLC. In this role, Sneed leads Phelps Prescott’s work as a strategy and management consulting

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Source: Savoy Network

Here’s Why Ne-Yo Decided To Work On His Marriage

At the top of the year, rumors started to swirl that singer Ne-Yo and his wife Crystal Smith were headed for

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Source: Black America Web

Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor (1932-2004)

Musician, composer, and conductor Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was born on June 14, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City. Perkinson’s mother, a talented pianist, organist, and theater director in the Bronx, named her son after the Afro-British composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Perkinson began showing

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Source: Black Past

Mar

9

2004

Atkinson, Kelvin (1969- ) - Birthday

Kelvin Atkinson was born on April 8, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Source: Black Past

Apr

8

1969

Bernie Mac - Birthday

Bernard Jeffrey “Bernie” McCullough, or Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor, born on October 5, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, U.

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Source: Black History Resources

Oct

5

1957

Students No Longer Need SAT and ACT Scores for Admissions to UC Schools

Last Thursday, the University of California’s (UC) Board of Regents voted 23-0 to end the use of the SAT and ACT tests in admissions for all California freshman applicants through

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Bernie Mac

Bernard Jeffrey “Bernie” McCullough, or Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor, born on October 5, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. After losing his mother at the age of 16, Mac would set up stand-up comedy shows for neighborhood kids and spent most of his 20s serving various

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Source: Black History Resources

Aug

9

2008

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas (1875- )

Following emancipation in 1865, former slaves across the South detached themselves from white-controlled congregations and established independent churches. In Fort Worth, Texas, historic Mt. Gilead Baptist Church was one of those new congregations. Over time it would serve the spiritual and

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Source: Black Past

Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., or simply known as Quincy Jones, is a distinguished American musician. Very few Jazz enthusiasts are recognized as the biggest names in the music industry, and Jones being one of them, is unquestionably one of the brightest and trendiest legends the world has seen. While

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Source: Black History Resources

Mar

14

1933

Mrvan wins Democratic race in bid to succeed Visclosky | The Crusader Newspaper Group

North Township Trustee Frank J. Mvran emerged victorious in Indiana’s Primary, beating a crowded field of 14 Democratic candidates seeking to replace longtime Congressman Pete Visclosky in the First Congressional District in the U.S. House of

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Brazeal, Aurelia Erskine (1943- )

Ambassador Aurelia Erskine Brazeal was a career diplomat and the first black woman to be named ambassador by three Presidents. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush appointed her ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. Three years later President Bill Clinton named her ambassador to

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Source: Black Past

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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Source: Black Past

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

Born: 7/1/1877 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 11/26/1970 Chicago, IllinoisBrigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Business / Schooling: Awards

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sommersett, James (c1741-c1772)

James Sommersett was the subject of a landmark legal case in Great Britain, which was the first major step in imposing limits on Trans-Atlantic African slavery. Sommersett entered the pages of history when in 1771, he fled his North American owner, Charles Stewart, while both were living in

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Source: Black Past

Jun

22

1772

Poll: US Believers See Message of Change From God in Virus | Afro

The poll found that 31% of Americans who believe in God feel strongly that the virus is a sign of God telling humanity to change, with the same number feeling that

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Portrait of Black Chicago

John White: Portrait of Black Chicago

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Source: Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)

The Creole Case (1841)

The Creole Case was the result of an American slave revolt in November 1841 on board the Creole, a ship involved in the United States coastwise slave trade. As a consequence of the revolt, 128 enslaved people won their freedom in the Bahamas, then a British possession. Because of the number of

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Source: Black Past

Death of Eric Garner

On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer put him in what has been described as a chokehold for about 15 to 19 seconds while arresting him. The New York City Medical Examiners Office attributed Garners death to

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Jul

17

2014

Hemphill, Essex (1957-1995)

Brash, bold, provocative, and edgy. These are just some of the many words that were used to describe the poet and performer Essex Hemphill who was known for his outspoken, direct, and often confrontational poems and articles. Hemphill was also unapologetic about his open homosexuality. The oldest

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Source: Black Past

Nov

10

1995

Left of Black with David J. Leonard and Natalie Y. Moore

Season 1, Episode 34

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Dr. Ernest Everett Just: The father of black scientists

Born in 1883 in Charleston, S.C., Dr. Ernest Everett Just became one of the most prominent American biologists in the last century, specializing in marine

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

369th Infantry Regiment “Harlem Hellfighters”

First organized in 1916 as the 15th New York National Guard Infantry Regiment and manned by black enlisted soldiers with both black and white officers, the U.S. Army’s 369th Infantry Regiment, popularly known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,” was the best known African American unit of

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Source: Black Past

On October 1, 1945, noted R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born in

On October 1, 1945, noted R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born in Chicago, Illinois. Before his death, he often teamed up with songstress, Roberta Flack, on songs such as Where Is the Love.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

1

1945

Langston Hughes

James Mercer Langston Hughes, or just Langston Hughes, was an American writer, poet and social activist, born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. Most popularly recognized and appreciated for his work in literary art form of jazz poetry and the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Hughes worked

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Source: Black History Resources

May

22

1967

The Wyoming Black Fourteen (1969)

The Wyoming Black Fourteen were African American members of the 1969 University of Wyoming (UW) football team who protested playing a game with Brigham Young University (BYU) because of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’s ban on black males holding the priesthood in the church and

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Source: Black Past

Oct

15

1969

Biography of Matthew Henson

Overview

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Source: ThoughtCo

Michael Jordan's Daughter Addresses Her Mom Juanita's Absence In 'The Last Dance'

Michael Jordan’s daughter Jasmine has addressed a question many fans had on their minds after watching ESPN’s “The Last Dance”: Where was Juanita

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Price, Mary Violet Leontyne (1927- )

Born to James and Kate Price on February 10, 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi, Leontyne Price became one of the world’s leading opera sopranos and among the first African Americans to gain prominence in major performance halls in that musical genre. Her parents were amateur musicians and instilled in

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Source: Black Past

Feb

10

1927

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett

Born: 7/16/1862 Holly Springs, MississippiDied: 3/25/1931 Chicago, IllinoisIda Bell Wells-Barnett, more commonly known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, Georgist, and an early leader in the Civil Rights MovementBusiness

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