Effortless Elegance: Smart Doors for Busy Lives

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Feb

22

1950

Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president

Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president.

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Nov

8

1932

President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802

President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 which forbade racial and religious discrimination in war industries, government training programs and government industries. Randolph called off scheduled march.

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Jun

25

1941

President Roosevelt wanted demonstration ended

President Roosevelt conferred with A. Philip Randolph and other leaders of the March on Washington movement and urged them to call off a scheduled demonstration. Randolph refused.

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Jun

18

1941

African-American History & Women Timeline 1930-1939

Women and African American History: 1930-1939

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Apr

8

1938

Disturbance Investigation

President Roosevelt appointed a committee, including Emmet J. Scott, to investigate disturbances in Liberia.

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Mar

18

1909

Negro Baseball Leagues - Birthday

Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Ga.

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Jan

31

1919

Selma Burke

Scupltor and educator Selma Burke was born on this day in Mooresville, North Carolina. She is commissioned to create a profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt after a national competition sponsored by the Fine Arts Commission in Washington, D.C.; the completed project, a plaque, is unveiled and

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Dec

31

1900

Defenders of Roosevelt Statue Converge on Natural History Museum

For more than a dozen years, Marion Reid, 77, had walked past the statue of Theodore Roosevelt on his way to work in information technology at the American Museum of Natural History, an employer that he said often failed to treat African-Americans with

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Anderson, Marian

Anderson, Marian, 1897–1993, American contralto, b. Philadelphia. She was the first African American to be named a permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, as well as the first to perform at the White House. Anderson first sang in Philadelphia church choirs, then studied with Giuseppe

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Hugo Black

Hugo Black , in full Hugo La Fayette Black (born February 27, 1886, Harlan, Clay county, Alabama, U.S.—died September 25, 1971, Bethesda, Maryland), lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937–71). Black’s legacy as a Supreme Court justice derives from

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Activists call for Star Spangled Banner to be replaced as national anthem

The first verse of the poem has become the national anthem of America, but scholars and activists are asking for the song to be replaced. The post Activists call for Star Spangled Banner to be replaced as national anthem appeared first on TheGrio.

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President Roosevelt established a Fair Employment Practices Committee to monitor

President Roosevelt established a Fair Employment Practices Committee to monitor discrimination against Negroes in defense industries.

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Jul

19

1941

Without Help, Black-Owned Businesses Might Not Survive The Pandemic | The Michigan Chronicle

By Eugene Cornelius Jr. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Black communities in the United States not only represent a disproportionate share of casualties from coronavirus, but they have also been deeply affected by the economic impact of the disease. Longstanding racial discrimination in economic and housing

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Quit Playin’: Virus In, Vanity Out!

“Don’t break a dollar to spend a dime” was Big Mama’s caveat of caution; think before you part with your hard-earned

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Lawmakers propose sweeping relief to homeowners, renters | Black Voice News

As missed rent payments and delinquent mortgages pile up across the state, California Democratic lawmakers Tuesday introduced a series of sweeping proposals aimed at shielding homeowners, renters and landlords from the economic fallout of the COVID-19

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Booker T. Washington, African-American Educator

Booker Taliaferro Washington grew up the child of a slave in the South during the Civil War. Following emancipation, he moved with his mother and stepfather to West Virginia, where he worked in salt furnaces and a coal mine but also learned to read. At age 16, he made his way to Hampton Normal and

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Apr

5

1856

Museum To Remove Roosevelt Statue Decried As White Supremacy | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said

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Death of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator/activist

Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona

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May

18

1955

Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Ser

Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Service, when President Franklin D Roosevelt signs Selective Service Act

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Sep

14

1940

Lewis, John Llewellyn

Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880–1969, American labor leader, b. Lucas co., Iowa son of a Welsh immigrant coal miner. He became a miner and after 1906 rose through the union ranks to become president (1920) of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW). Forceful and determined, Lewis fought vigorously

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Watchdog Calling for Reform During National Minority Mental Health Month

African American children make up about 33% organization, “in the United States, African-American and Hispanic children in predominantly psychotropic drug.” [7] Given that “African American children make up approximately 33%

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The Military Makes Advancements

Tenth Cavalry made charge at El Caney and relieved Theodore Roosevelts Rough Riders. Four Black regiments in regular army were conspicuous in fighting around Santiago in Spanish-American War. Sixteen regiments of Black volunteers were recruited during the war.

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Jul

1

1898

Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the

Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the National Defense Program met with President Roosevelt. National Newspaper Publishers Association founded. Spingarn Medal presented to Dr. Louis T. Wright for his civil rights leadership and his contributions as a surgeon.

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Oct

25

1940

How African-Americans Came About Supporting the Democratic Party

The events of the Civil Rights movement were a catalyst for blacks to leave the Republican Party in

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(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts”

In 1848 Benjamin Roberts filed a lawsuit against the city of Boston on behalf of his five year old daughter, Sarah, who was denied admission to schools in her neighborhood and instead assigned to the lone all-black school in the city. Two attorneys, Robert Morris, one of the first black lawyers in

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Feb

15

1793

The class of 2020 marks Roosevelt’s last graduation | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The one-hour ceremony included comments from Roosevelt alumni who graduated from the school in various

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Federal Lawsuits Allege Systemic Bank Lending Biases In COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program

While this legal process unfolds, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95 percent Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program

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SECU Supports the African-American Credit Union Coalition with $125,000 Donation

/EIN News/ -- RALEIGH, N.C., June 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce a donation of $125,000 to the African-American Credit Union Coalition

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Adam Roosevelt has become the first black CEO of SEM North America – The Black Chronicle

Adam Roosevelt, a 28-year-old politician and combat veteran, is adding to his illustrious résumé by becoming the first African American to be chosen as SEM North America’s first

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