Duke Ellington Born

Gloster B. Current Jr.

Gloster B. Current Jr. retired in 2009 from Northwestern Mutual of Milwaukee, WI, as Vice President-Corporate Affairs and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. He also held the positions of Vice President-Corporate Planning, and Vice President of the company’s policy owner services

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Trailblazing Dancer

Born in Roxbury in 1900, Mildred Davenport became a trailblazing dancer and renowned dance instructor. Her first career was in show business. In 1938 she danced her interpretation of the African-American spirituals with the Boston Pops. She appeared on Broadway with such reviews as 'Blackbirds' and

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

National Negro Business League: Fighting Jim Crow with Economic Development

During the Progressive Era African-Americans were faced with severe forms of racism. Segregation in public places, lynching, being barred from the political process, limited healthcare, education and housing options left African-Americans disenfranchised from American

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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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Source: Black Past

Activists Demand D.C. ‘Defund’ Police Amid Peaceful Protests after City Renames Street ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ – Voice and Viewpoint

Just one person was arrested, according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.Washington

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Phi Beta Sigma Founders day

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male

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Eric Reid Rips NFL Teams For Posting Black Squares On Twitter: 'Hypocrisy'

Eric Reid did not let NFL teams get away with posting black squares on Twitter Tuesday in purported solidarity with the fight for racial justice while quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned in the

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

Frazer, Victor O. (1943- )

Victor O. Frazer, attorney and politician, was born May 24, 1943 in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Albert Frazer and Amanda Blyden. He graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School in 1960. In 1964, he earned a B.A. degree from Fisk University. In 1971, he received his

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Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., And The Next Dimension to Star In "Up, Up & Away! a musical fable"

Music icons Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., will make their debut in the new musical, Up, Up & Away! a musical fable. World premiere for the highly-anticipated theater production, is Thursday, January 21st 8:00 P.M., at the prestigious McCallum Theatre, which this season will present

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How Colin Kaepernick's Critics Missed the Mark

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked controversy after he was spotted sitting as the national anthem played during a preseason game Aug. 26. Asked why he chose to sit during the “Star-Spangled Banner,” the athlete said the move was a political statement against

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D.C. Mayor honors Black Lives Matter with street renaming, road mural

"Black Lives Matter" is seen painted on 16th Street in Washington

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PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers brave D.C rain as America enters a civil rights summer – Voice and Viewpoint

One woman led hundreds down Pennsylvania Avenue while belting Beyoncé’s “Freedom” anthem at the top of her lungs through a bullhorn.After weeks of media coverage about rioters and looters who hijacked protests following George Floyd’s death, Washington D.C. held its breath as Juneteenth marches

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Wilkinson, Sharon P. (1947- )

Sharon P. Wilkinson is an American diplomat. She served as United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 1996 to 1999 and United States Ambassador to Mozambique from 2000 to 2003. She has extensive experience in foreign affairs and has served all over the

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Source: Black Past

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth , legal name Isabella Van Wagener (born c. 1797, Ulster county, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 26, 1883, Battle Creek, Mich.), African American evangelist and reformer who applied her religious fervour to the abolitionist and women’s rights

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VIDEO: Chaos as police clash with George Floyd protesters at White House | Afro

Chaos ensued outside the White House Saturday night as anti-police brutality protesters fought with Secret Service, Parks Police, and Military

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993)[1] was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.[2] Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert

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Ellington, Duke

Ellington, Duke (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899–1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in 1916. By 1918 he had formed a band, and after appearances in nightclubs in Harlem he became one of the most famous

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Savoy Magazine Announces The Most Influential Black Lawyers of 2015

Savoy Magazine releases their Spring issue featuring the 2015 Most Influential Black Lawyers. This comprehensive list features the top partners from leading national law firms and corporate counsel from Fortune 1000

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Amazon features children's shirt with image of cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck

A T-shirt branded with the image of ex-cop Derek Chauvin with his knee on the neck of George Floyd was for a short time up for sale on Amazon, but has since been pulled

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John Baxter Taylor: 1st African-American Gold Medalist

John Baxter Taylor was the first African-American to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the first to represent the United States at an international sporting

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Source: ThoughtCo

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1882

Report Claims Russia Paid Bounties to Afghan Militants for Killing U.S. Troops, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Denies it

The New York Times revealed in its recent dossier of dirt that NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan were the targets of this bounty program and Taliban-linked militants were the

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Source: Your Black World

Anti-police violence protesters take to the streets

At the beginning of last week, news of the May 25 Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd dominated headlines as black America came to grips with the latest in a string of video-recorded

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have A Dream Speech

Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the familys long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until

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How Jazz Helped Fuel the Civil Rights Movement

Starting with the age of bebop, jazz ceased to cater to popular audiences and instead became solely about the music and the musicians who played it. Since then, jazz has been symbolically linked to the civil rights

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Brooklyn Artists Hook First “Black Lives Matter” Mural NYC, More To Come

Source: Nina Flowers / press handout

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George Floyd killing sparks national outrage and international disgrace

From Detroit to Atlanta, and from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., protestors took to the streets in record numbers to express their discontent over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis who was the most recent – and most visible – victim of lethal force from a police

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These Creatives Are Demanding Companies Formally Recognize Juneteenth - Blavity

Hella Creative is an organization started by Miles Dotson, Quinnton Harris and Brian

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DC Mayor Orders 'Black Lives Matter' Message On The Road To The White House

(CNN) — Washington D.C. is painting a message in giant, yellow letters down a busy DC street ahead of a planned protest this weekend: BLACK LIVES

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Lynch, John Roy (1847-1939)

John Roy Lynch, congressman, soldier, and author was born in Concordia Parish, Louisiana on September 10, 1847 to Patrick Lynch, an Irish immigrant and Catherine White, a slave. Lynch’s father died soon after his birth. Lynch and his mother were then traded to a plantation in

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Source: Black Past

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Coleman, William T. Jr. (1920-2017)

William T. Coleman, Jr., a prominent Republican lawyer and businessman, served as Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford. Born in 1920 to a middle class Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family, Coleman attended a segregated elementary school. When he moved to Germantown High School he

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