Death of Jack Roosevelt ("Jackie") Robinson (53),

Temptations’ Otis Williams talks music, history, and the Temps’ 60th anniversary

Otis Williams, the founding and only surviving original member of the legendary super-group, The Temptations, joined BlackPressUSA for an exclusive live interview to discuss music and social

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

The Mo'ne Davis brand

Mo’ne Davis is on fire. Not her baseball pitch, but her

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Source: Savoy Network

Temptations’ Otis Williams Talks Music, History, and the Temps’ 60th Anniversary

Otis Williams, the founding and only surviving original member of the legendary super-group, The Temptations, joined BlackPressUSA for an exclusive live interview to discuss music and social

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

James, Charles A. (1922- )

Ambassador Charles A. James was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he attended public schools. After high school, James enrolled at Westchester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania (now Westchester University) where he studied for one year before

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Source: Black Past

Sep

16

1976

Carson, Johnnie (1943- )

Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received

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Source: Black Past

May

7

2009

Burleigh, Harry Thacker (1866-1949)

Harry Thacker Burleigh was the first and one of the most influential of the African American composers who emerged in the U.S. after the Civil War. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866, Burleigh showed an early passion for music and sang in local church choirs, but was unable to afford formal lessons

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Source: Black Past

Sep

12

1949

News Analysis: Racism, Unrest, Police Brutality. Is America Living 1968 All Over Again? Yes, and No – Free Press of Jacksonville

In November 1968, Republican Richard Nixon won the White House after promising to quell the country’s unrest and restore “law and order” to its sundered

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Temptations’ Otis Williams Talks Music, History, and the Temps’ 60th Anniversary – The Mississippi Link

The Temptations’ Otis Williams joined BlackPressUSA for an exclusive live interview to discuss music, history and social

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Source: The Mississippi Link

CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice

The comments to a US Senate committee hearing on the virus came as at least 17 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans in response to a surge in new

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center Appeals to the Family of a Person with Mesothelioma in Colorado to Call for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste to Discuss Compensation-Please Don't Wait

DENVER, COLORADO, USA, June 22, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “We Are appealing to the family of a person was just diagnosed with mesothelioma in Colorado to please call 800-714-0303 for direct access to attorney Erik Karst of the law firm of Karst von

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Baseball Great Jackie Robinson born

In Cairo, Georgia on this date baseball great Jackie Robinson was born. The fifth African American to play major league baseball with a white team, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, ending five decades of segregated baseball. At the time of his retirement in October 1972, Robinson is

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Jan

31

1919

Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett: United States Ambassador to Haiti in 1869

Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett was an African American who was appointed United States Ambassador to Haiti in

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Source: Black Then

COVID-19 Infection rates among young people in the South and West drastically increases | The Atlanta Voice

The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran in Utah with Mesothelioma to Not Put Off Compensation Because of COVID19-But to Call Attorney Erik Karst of KVO to Begin the Process

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, May 12, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate is appealing to a Navy Veteran in Utah who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma or their family to not waste time on Internet nonsense about 'free' mesothelioma publications because

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Illinois Black caucus sets priorities after looters destroy local businesses | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus held a joint news conference at Wentworth and Garfield to announce priorities following nights of looting of local

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Augustus Washington: One of the Most Talented and Successful Photographers in Connecticut

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Source: Black Then

Chelsea Phaire, 10, Donates Over 1,500 Art Kits to Kids in Foster Care and Homeless Shelters During COVID-19 Crisis

Chelsea Phaire, a 10-year-old from Danbury, Connecticut, has sent more than 1,500 children in homeless shelters and foster care homes art kits to give them something to play and create with during these extra-stressful times brought on by the coronavirus

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Greene, Lorenzo Johnston (1899-1988) - Birthday

Greene was born on November 16, 1899 in Ansonia, Connecticut.

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Source: Black Past

Nov

16

1899

Mapungubwe - African Iron Age Polity in South Africa

Mapungubwe is an African Middle to Later Iron Age site (AD 900-1300), located in the Mapungubwe National Park, in the Shashe-Limpopo river basin, Limpopo province of South Africa, adjacent to both Zimbabwe and Botswana. A stratified population is in evidence at the site, with elites residing at the

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Source: ThoughtCo

300 IT Jobs to Be Created in Downtown Milwaukee

Global IT innovator partners with Northwestern Mutual to bring new tech jobs and training to Milwaukee

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

'Jobs are coming back'

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The arrival of the first of six flights — an American Airlines flight with 120 passengers — at Sangster International Airport here yesterday was a clear sign that the prospects for the more than 8,000 people employed at the airport were

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson , byname of Jack Roosevelt Robinson (born January 31, 1919, Cairo, Georgia, U.S.—died October 24, 1972, Stamford, Connecticut), the first black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century. On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke the decades-old colour

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Source: Brittanica

David Robinson

David Robinson is a retired professional basketball player who is colloquially known as ‘The Admiral’ thanks to his prior service to the United States

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Source: Black History Resources

Aug

6

1965

Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives

Prologue: Selected Articles

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Source: Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)

Should I know my MP’s health status? - Insiders weigh in on balancing accountability and privacy when politicians fall ill

The curtain on a new era of transparency in public service appeared ready to be lifted when three months before his February 2016 election win, then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness promised to publicly release his health

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

New Juneteenth meaning for Black Texans, while push to make holiday goes national

The activist and educator will lead her community on foot for two and a half miles — a distance that represents the number of additional years it took before enslaved people in Texas were informed of their freedom after the signing of the Emancipation

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Time for new competition in telecoms market, says Opposition

THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) believes the time may be ripe for new competition in the telecommunications market, with inefficiencies in service and the increasing demand for data over voice having been brought even more sharply into focus during this COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Obama sends message of hope to black youth

The former president was joined by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, President of Color of Change Rashad Robinson, Minneapolis City Council member Phillipe Cunningham, and My Brother’s Keeper youth leader Playon Patrick in a conversation moderated by Campaign Zero co-founder Brittany

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Source: Homepage -

(1787) Jupiter Hammon, “An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York,"

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Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson is a famous American singer and songwriter, who had a successful career both as part of the group “The Miracles” and as a solo artist. He was born as William Robinson, Jr. on February 19, 1940 to a poor family in Detroit. His mother died when he was very young so he was

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Source: Black History Resources

Feb

19

1940

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