Birthday - Dwight Gooden

American Beach, Jacksonville, Florida (1936- )

American Beach, the only beach in Florida that welcomed black Americans and offered safe, secure overnight accommodations during Jim Crow segregation, was founded in 1935 by the Afro-American Life Insurance Company (AALIC) which was established in 1901 to provide the Jacksonville, Florida black

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Negro Baseball League Timeline

The Negro Baseball Leagues were professional leagues in the United States for players of African descent. At its height of popularity--from 1920 through World War II--Negro Baseball Leagues were an integral part of African-American life and culture during the Jim Crow

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Crockett, George William, Jr. (1909-1997)

George William Crockett Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 10, 1909 to George William Crockett Sr., and Minnie Amelia Jenkins. His father was a Baptist minister and railroad carpenter and his mother was a Sunday School teacher and poet. Crockett grew up in Jacksonville, attending

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10 Early Artists Who Defined the Blues

These are the 10 crucial artists who helped define the genre of the blues. Each one contributed greatly to the music, whether through their instrumental skills — usually on the guitar — or vocal talents, and their early recordings and performances influenced the cultural impact of the blues and the

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Spearman, Leonard H.O. (1929-2008) - Birthday

A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Spearman was born July 8, 1929.

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James Weldon Johnson - Birthday

James Weldon Johnson was a prominent African American leader born on June 17, 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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1871

Iconic Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell dies

HOLLYWOOD – Andre Harrell, the founder of Uptown Records best known as the man who turned Sean “Diddy” Combs into a music mogul, died Fried at the age of

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List of African-American neighborhoods

List of African-American neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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Rawle Andrews

Rawle Andrews Jr. is a regional vice president of AARP, the largest non-profit, non-partisan organization advocating for the rights and interests of persons 50 and older in the United

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National Federation of Afro-American Women

The National Federation of Afro-American Women was founded at Boston's Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1895. The following year it united with the Washington National League to form the National Association of Colored Women.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Jim Crow laws

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures in the late 19th century after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued to be enforced until 1965. They mandated de jure racial

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Sosa, Sammy

Sosa, Sammy | FactMonster

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Meek, Carrie (1926- )

Carrie Meek was born on April 29, 1926, in Tallahassee, Florida. Her parents were sharecroppers and her childhood neighborhood was racially segregated. Meek attended and graduated from Florida A&M University. Graduate schools in Florida were still segregated at this time so she was forced to

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Covering the protests: USF St. Petersburg alum reflects on being a photojournalist during an historic time

Tampa Bay Times Photojournalist Martha Asencio-Rhine. Photo by Chris Urso, Tampa Bay Times. ST. PETERSBURG As mass protests spread through the Tampa Bay area, Martha Asencio-Rhine strapped on her camera, determined to capture the historic scenes unfolding throughout the region. Sparked by the

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Family of Black EMT Worker Who was Killed at Home by Louisville Cops Hires Ahmaud Arbery Attorney

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is the latest addition to the legal team representing the family of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black EMT worker who was shot eight times by Louisville Metro Police officers in her own apartment, according to USA

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History of African Americans in Boston

Until 1950, African Americans were a small but historically important minority in Boston, where the population was overwhelmingly white. Since then, Bostons demographics have changed due to factors such as immigration, white flight, and gentrification. According to census information for

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5 Unforgettable Slave Rebellions

One of the ways that enslaved African-Americans resisted their oppression was through rebellions. According to historian Herbert Apthekers text American Negro Slave Revolts an estimated 250 slave revolts, uprisings and conspiracies have been

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Lincoln Motion Picture Company

African American audiences were generally ignored by the major motion picture studios in the first two decades of the 20th Century. Nonetheless, demand for films aimed at black theaters in both the South and larger Northern cities prompted the formation of several “black” motion picture

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Charlie Ward

Showing athletic gift and interest in various sports from a young age, Charlie Ward was born on October 12, 1970 in Thomasville, Georgia. Having his own father as the coach, Ward starred on the football and basketball teams of his high school, showing the signs of a star from the start and led his

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Three organizations the Committee for Improving

Three organizations the Committee for Improving the Industrial Conditions of Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban Conditions and the National League for the Protection of Colored Women merged, under the leadership of Dr. George E. Hayne and Eugene Kinckle Jones, to form the National Urban

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1911

It's Bobby Bonilla Day! | The Atlanta Voice

The deal is part of a contract negotiated by Bonilla’s agent Dennis Gilbert, which will pay Bonilla $1,193,248.20 every year until

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Ida B’s Pulitzer was late but right on time –

Exactly 136 to the day after Ida B. Wells was thrown off a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad train, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation for her “outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans in the era of

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Florida A&M University [Tallahassee] (1887- )

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a historically black four-year public institution located on a 419 acre campus in Tallahassee, Florida. The school was founded as the State Normal College for Colored Students, and first opened its doors to 15 students and two instructors on

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Irving, Barrington (1983- )

Barrington Irving is the first African American to fly solo around the world and, as of 2010, the youngest person to complete the feat. He made his flight at the age of 23. Irving was born in Kingston, Jamaica on November 11th, 1983. He was the oldest of three brothers. When Irving was six years

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2007

African American History and Women Timeline 1700-1799

[Previous] [Next] Women and African American History: 1700-1799 New York passed a law prohibiting public gatherings by three or more enslaved Africans, prohibiting testimony in court by enslaved Africans against white colonists, and prohibiting trade with enslaved Africans. Virginia Slave Codes of 1

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Black Fact of the Day: May 15, 2020- Brought to you by Black365

Black Fact of the Day: May 15, 2020- Brought to you by Black365 Ray Lewis, considered to be one of the greatest NFL linebackers, was born in Bartow, Florida, 1975. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar.

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Timi Adelakun Becomes First Black Valedictorian At Florida High School With 5.6 GPA

Timi Adelakun has become the first black valedictorian of South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida, and has the highest GPA ever recorded at the

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Ruth’s List Florida Chairman Of The Board Responds To Nationwide Outrage, Summons Protesters To Action | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

THE HONORABLE ARTHENIA JOYNER TAMPA – Responding to the outrage over the murder of George Floyd spurring tens of thousands of protesters to take to the streets throughout Florida and the nation demanding an end to the slayings of unarmed black citizens, Ruth’s List Florida Chairman of the

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List of first African-American mayors

In the 19th century in the American South during Reconstruction, African Americans began to be elected to many local offices, such as sheriff or Justice of the Peace, and some became the first African-American mayors of cities and towns. After this brief period, African Americans found themselves

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Woman In Stolen Car Upset With Treatment By Police | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

JONESHIA WILKERSON TAMPA POLICE OFFICER A 23-year-old woman stopped by police is upset because the officer pulled his service revolver. Ms. Joneshia Wilkerson was driving a Nissan Altima when it was pulled over by Tampa Police.

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