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Born on this day: Robin Givens

Model/actress Robin Givens first gained national prominence as a regular on the TV series Head of the Class. From 1986 through 1991, Robin played Darlene Merriman, a prep-school type attending a high school honors program. She was married to boxing champ Mike Tyson; the marriage ended in divorce.

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Nov

27

1964

Mays, Willie Howard, Jr.

Mays, Willie Howard, Jr. ( Say Hey Willie Mays), 1931–, American baseball player, b. Fairfield, Ala. He began his professional career at 17 with the Black Barons of the Negro National League. In 1951 he joined the New York Giants of the National League and led them to a world championship in

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National Baptist Convention chartered

National Baptist Convention chartered.

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May

17

1915

Nefertiti

Nefertiti nĕf˝ərtē´tē [key] or Nefretete nĕf˝rĕtē´tē [key], fl. c.1372–1350 BC, queen of ancient Egypt wife of Ikhnaton (XVIII dynasty) and aunt of Tutankhamen . She seems to have been divorced by Ikhnaton late in his reign. The exquisite limestone bust of Nefertiti (Berlin Mus.) has given

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Children's Books on African American Freedom Fighters

The following childrens books not only provide an introduction to the lives of African-American freedom fighters your children should know about, but among them they also provide a historical overview of the fight for civil rights in the last several centuries up to the present, including the eras

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Feb

1

1960

African American History and Women Timeline 1920-1929

[Previous] [Next] 1920s • Harlem Renaissance: also called the New Negro Movement, a blossoming of arts, culture, and social action in the African American community • 19th Amendment to the US Constitution became law, but practically this did not give the vote to Southern African American women, who,

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Alan Keyes

Though Keyes is sometimes called “Ambassador Keyes,” the title can be a bit misleading: he served as the American ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, not as ambassador to the U.N. as a whole or to any individual nation… Opposed to a homosexual lifestyle, Keyes

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Jordan, Michael Jeffrey

Jordan, Michael Jeffrey, 1963–, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament final over Georgetown. Joining the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball

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Algeria

On Jan. 16, 2013, Islamic militants took dozens of foreign hostages at the BP-controlled In Amenas gas field in eastern Algeria, near the Libyan border. Algerian officials said the militants were members of an offshoot of al-Qaeda called Al Mulathameen and were acting in retaliation for Frances

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Mar

13

2014

First Woman Millionaire

Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove on this day, starts a Black hair-care business in Denver, CO; she alters curling irons that were popularized by the French to suit the texture of Black womens hair. She is arguably ther first woman millionaire in the U.S.

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Dec

23

1867

Secretary Bernhardt Designates John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as African American Civil Rights Network Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt has designated the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as an official member of the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), formally recognizing the historical and national significance of the tragic Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and

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(1901) Congressman George H. White's Farewell Address To Congress

In January 1901, at the beginning of a new century, George H. White was ending his term as a Congressman from North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Realizing that he was bringing to a close a thirty two year period when nearly forty Southern African Americans sat in Congress, White used

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Wiggins, Thomas “Blind Tom” (1849-1908)

Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849 to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in

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Jun

13

1908

Christianity: General

Christianity: General | FactMonster

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Rollins, Ida Gray Nelson (1867-1953)

Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African American Woman dentist, was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on March 4, 1867. She became an orphan when her mother, Jennie Gray, died in her early teens. Rollins’ white father, whose name is not known, played no role in her childhood or education. After

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National Equal Rights League (1864–1921)

Founded in Syracuse, New York in 1864, the National Equal Rights League (NERL) promoted full and immediate citizenship for African Americans. Created during the Civil War, the League based its call for full citizenship as compensation for military service in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. They

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Thousands Seek to Remove Lincoln Park Emancipation Memorial | Afro

A week later more than 5,400 people have joined in his mission to petition the U.S. National Park Service to eliminate the statue, which depicts a naked slave on his knees with broken chains looking up in adoration to President Abraham

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Black Women Unite

National Federation of Afro-American Women and the Colored Womens League merged and created the National Association of Colored Women. Mary Church Terrell was elected president at meeting at Washingtons Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.

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Jul

21

1896

(1888) Frederick Douglass On Woman Suffrage

? F.A.Q. Frederick Douglass was one of the few men present at the pioneer woman’s rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848. His support of women’s rights never wavered although in 1869 he publicly disagreed with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony who called for women

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Perkins, Marvin (1963– )

Marvin Perkins is an accomplished recording vocal artist, a sought-after public speaker, and a leader in the effort to correct misunderstanding and incorrect assumptions about blacks, especially in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

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Betty Shabazz

Betty Shabazz was the wife of Malcolm X, a prominent leader of the Nation of Islam. Her exact date of birth is not known, but it is believed to be May 28, 1934. She was born in Georgia to unwed teenage parents named Ollie Mae Sanders and Shelman Sandlin, and raised in Detroit. By some accounts, her

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Marvin Gaye is born

Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C. He will sign with Motown in 1962 and begin a 22-year career that includes hits Pride and Joy, duets with Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, as well as best-selling albums exploring his social consciousness (Whats Going On) and sexuality (Lets Get It On, Midnight

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Apr

2

1939

United Negro College Fund (1944– )

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded on April 25, 1944 by Frederick Patterson, President of the Tuskegee Institute, and Mary McLeod Bethune, an advisor to the Franklin Roosevelt Administration, to provide a steady, consistent stream of funding to 27 financially struggling small

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Apr

25

1944

Townsend, Willard S. (1895-1957)

African American labor leader Willard S. Townsend was born on December 4, 1895, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Willard and Cora Elizabeth Townsend. In 1938 he organized railway workers of several Chicago, Illinois stations to form the International Brotherhood of Redcaps and remained the union’s president

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Feb

3

1957

Black Shirts: Klan-like Group Formed During Great Depression to Keep Blacks Unemployed

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Angola

On Feb. 22, 2002, government troops killed Jonas Savimbi, and six weeks later, on April 4, rebel leaders signed a cease-fire deal with the government, signaling the end of 30 years of civil war. While peace finally seemed secure, more than a half-million Angolans were faced with

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Folorunsho Alakija

Born: 5/4/1905 Ikorodu, NigeriaFolorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who is the second richest African woman after Isabel Dos Santos and also the third richest woman of African descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries.She is the

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Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune, founder-president of Bethune-Cookman College, named director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration. She was the first Black woman to receive a major appointment from the federal government. She educator held the post until January 1, 1944.

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Jan

1

1944

Ida B. Wells-Barnett: She Fought Against Racism and Lynching

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, known for much of her public career as Ida B. Wells, was an anti-lynching activist, a muckraking journalist, a lecturer, and a militant activist for racial justice. She lived from July 16, 1862 to March

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Joyce Banda

Born: 4/12/1950 Malemia, ZombaHer Excellency Dr Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician who was the President of Malawi from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. She is the founder and leader of the Peoples Party, created in 2011Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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