Constance Baker Motley

Africans in Boston Before 1638?

In 1638, eight years after the original settlement of Boston, a ship named Desire arrived in Boston with the first American slaves. Built in Marblehead, the merchant vessel brought its cargo of cotton, tobacco, and slaves from Providence Island in the Bahamas. There is reason to believe that Black

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Melnea Cass

Melnea Cass (1896-1978), who fought vigorously and successfully for the improvement of services and resources for Boston's Black community for over 60 years, had a new thoroughfare named in her honor in 1981, Melnea Cass Boulevard in the lower Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Ulice Payne

Ulice Payne, Jr. is President & Chief Executive Officer of Addison-Clifton, LLC, a firm that

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Granville Woods - Death

When he died on January 30, 1910 in New York City he had become an admired and well respected inventor, having sold a number of his devices to such giants as Westinghouse, General Electric and American Engineering – more importantly the world knew him as the Black Thomas Edison.

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Loving (2016)

Loving (2016) - Savoy Network

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Bradley T. Sheares

Bradley T. Sheares was Chief Executive Officer of Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sheares has over 25 years of experience in science, business and the pharmaceutical

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Ciara: Queen of the Desert

Ciara, the jewel of R&B is now the Fall/Winter 2015-16 face of Roberto Cavalli’s fashion line. Pictures of Ciara’s photo shoot hit social media earlier this week where she is captured as a goddess wearing garments that not only flatter her but also bring out her

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Prince Hall

In 1787 Prince Hall founded Boston's African Lodge Number 459, the first African Masonic Lodge in the country and the beginning of Black Masonry in the United States. The Lodge, currently located at 18 Washington Street in the Grove Hall section of Dorchester, is one of the few Masonic lodges

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Laysha L. Ward

Laysha L. Ward is Executive Vice President and Chief External Engagement Officer for Target and a member of the company’s executive leadership

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Harriet Tubman House

In 1904 the Harriet Tubman House was founded in Boston's South End neighborhood by six Black women who donated their time, resources, and even their property to establish a settlement house to 'assist working girls (from the South) in charitable ways.' Julia O. Henson (a personal friend of

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

'The Amazing Nina Simone': a tumultuous tale, well told

After Trayvon Martin was fatally shot three years ago in Sanford, Fla., a song from the civil-rights era, “Mississippi Goddam,” erupted on the airwaves. For many youngsters, it was probably the first time they had ever heard the fierce, regal, husky alto of Nina Simone (1933-2003), but

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New England Slave Trade

The year 1644 was a momentous date in the history of the New England slave trade. Before that time Massachusetts merchants had occasionally brought in Black Africans from the West Indies; but in that year Boston traders imported slaves directly from Africa, when an association of businessmen sent

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Wilson, Lionel (1915-1998) - Birthday

Lionel Wilson, lawyer, judge, and politician, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4, 1915 to Jules and Louise Wilson.

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David Owens

David Owens retired from Edison Electric Institute (EEI) where he served as an Executive Vice President and previously served as Chief Engineer for the Division of Rates and Corporate Regulation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

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Black Neighborhoods 1920-1960

For the first half of the 20th century the entire South End and lower Roxbury community became the traditional and historic Black section of Boston. Until 1950 most Blacks resided in narrow geographic strip bounded by Columbus Avenue and Washington Street and Dartmouth Street and what is now New

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

King, Horace (1807-1885) - Birthday

Horace King, born a slave on September 8, 1807 in Chesterfield District, South Carolina, was a successful bridge architect and builder in West Georgia, Northern Alabama and northeast Georgia in the period between the 1830s and 1870s.

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Abdel-Nasser, Gamal Hussein (1918–1970) - Birthday

The first son of Fahima and Hussein Abdel-Nasser, Gamal was born on January 15, 1918, in a small district in Alexandria, Egypt, called Bakos.

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1918

Charlotte Ray (First African American Woman Lawyer) - Death

Dates: January 13, 1850 - January 4, 1911 Occupation: lawyer, teacher Known for: first African American woman lawyer in the United States and first woman admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia Ray was of mixed racial ancestry including Native American and European.

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Dwayne Johnson Decides to Black Adam over Shazam

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has finally confirmed his decision to play antihero, Black Adam, in the upcoming adaptation film of the DC

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Washington, Harold (1922 – 1987) - Birthday

Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a lawyer, Methodist minister and one of the first black precinct captains in Chicago.

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Leaving The Pandemic Response To States Doomed The Country To Fail Together

From Florida to Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing in nearly 40 states across the U.S.

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Toyota's James Colon Received Honorary Doctorate Degree From Grambling State University

Grambling State University (GSU) awarded James Colon, vice president of African American Business Strategy at Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., an honorary doctorate degree at its 2014 Spring Commencement ceremony, Friday, May 9. It is the most prestigious degree the historically black university

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Marcus Garvey - Death

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 City’s Harlem.

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Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year

Sports Illustrated names Serena Williams the 2015 Sportsperson of the Year. The tennis superstar dominated the sport by winning three major titles and completing her second “Serena Slam” – she won four consecutive Grand Slam titles dating back to the 2014 U.S. Open. Williams won 53 of

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Charles E. Phillips

Prior to Morgan Stanley, Phillips was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines artillery unit.

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Brett J. Hart

Brett J. Hart is Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for

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Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students | New York Carib News

After announcing on July 6 that the US would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online, the Trump administration yesterday abandoned the plan following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses.

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Gleaton, Tony (1948-2015) - Birthday

Gleaton, the youngest son of an elementary school teacher and police officer, was born into a black middle-class family on August 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Bermuda's City Of Hamilton To Host The 40th Annual Conference Of Black Mayors

Bermuda’s Corporation of Hamilton has announced it will host the 40th annual Conference of Black Mayors Convention later this

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AHF to Commemorate MLK Holiday at Parades and Through Free HIV Testing Events Across the Country

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed on January 18 by participating in MLK parades and hosting free HIV awareness and testing events in almost a dozen U.S. cities across the country, including Los

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