GFF president Forde makes donation to blood bank

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Nov

10

1999

Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Te

Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas. A skilled pianist and composer, Joplin started a 20-year ragtime craze with the release of his composition Maple Leaf Rag in 1897, during the Gay Nineties. Ragtime-scored piano music-at the time was considered

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

1

1917

Do Black Lives Matter On Every Block? The Contradiction Between Street Murals And Street Realities In Black America - Blavity

Just a few blocks away from Black Lives Matter Plaza lies Union Station, where dozens of tents line the streets, sheltering the city’s disproportionately Black homeless

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Source: Blavity News

How South Sudan military brass wrung state golden goose’s neck

Even as the spotlight shone on the South Sudan political class over what was described as unbridled looting of state resources, a new report points fingers at military leaders, including former army chief of staff Paul Malong, accusing them of joining in the thieving

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Source: The East African

Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach

Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach, Florida. Blacks constituted 15 per cent of the delegates. The convention nominated Sen. George S. McGovern for president. Rep. Shirley Chisholm received 151.95 of 2,000-plus ballots on the first roll call.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

10

1972

More than one hundred delegates from six states

More than one hundred delegates from six states held a Black convention in Philadelphia. John Mercer Langston, one of the first Blacks to win public office, elected clerk of Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1856 he was elected clerk of the township of Russia, near Oberlin. In 1857 he was

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

16

1855

Philips, 1st Black nominated president

Rev. Channing E. Philips of Washington, D.C., became first Black nominated for president by a major national party. Philips was nominated as favorite son candidate by District of Columbia delegation at Democratic convention in Chicago and received 671/2 votes.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

28

1968

Africa: What Becomes of Africa As the Foreign Aid Taps Run Dry?

DfID has, in the years of its existence, been key to offering development assistance to countries with high numbers of people living in poverty in the areas of primary education; access to reproductive health care; and the tackling of infant, child, and maternal deaths, and this role substantially

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Source: allAfrica.com

Stars And Strife:The Racial Collision That Involved The Flag, School Buses, And A Photo That Shocked The Nation

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Source: Black Then

Ida B. Wells Barnett

Ida Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells. The oldest in a family of four boys and four girls, she acquired from her parents a love of liberty and self-sufficiency that characterized her

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

25

1931

President Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in rebel states with exception of thirteen parishes (including New Orleans) in Louisiana, forty-eight countries in West Virginia, seven countries (including Norfolk) in Eastern Virginia. Proclamation did not apply to slaves in

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

1

1863

Race riot in Ohio

Race riot, Cincinnati, Ohio. Three hundred persons were arrested, and the National Guard was mobilized.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

12

1967

first Black professional hockey player

Grant Fuhr, goalie for the world champion Edmonton Oilers, is picked in the first round of the National Hockey League draft to become the first Black professional hockey player

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

18

1981

Historian Charles H. Wesley dies

Death of scholar, historian, author and former president of Central State College. Charles H. Wesley was known for such works as The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

16

1987

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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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

19

1941

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected St

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

May

10

1994

Mrs. Evers Prays Husband’s Death ‘Was Not In Vain

Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi is a bitter state meeting pleas for equality with bigotry and

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Kenya: Politicians in Kakamega-Nandi Incitement Allegations to Face NCIC

Commissioners Sam Kona and Philip Okundi met the county security team in Kakamega, led by county commissioner Pauline Dola for a briefing on what had triggered confrontations between the Kalenjin and Luhya communities last

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Source: allAfrica.com

A commemorative stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor Henry Ossawa

A commemorative stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African American artist elected to the National Academy of Design

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

10

1973

Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ronald H Brown was appoint

Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ronald H Brown was appointed head of the Department of Commerce by President-elect Bill Clinton, 1993

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

1

1993

The U.S. Protest Police Brutality 2020

The leaders and followers of the civil rights movement marched peacefully and protested against violence to the same deaf ears but were often met with tear gas, vicious dogs, officers in riot gear, the U.S. military and hatred and bigotry just like

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Source: The Florida Star

Draft Act Passed

During the height of the Civil War, Congress passed this act which mandated military service for all men between the ages of twenty and forty five.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

3

1863

These Are The Minneapolis Activists Leading The Push To Abolish The Police

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Source: Stories About Black History

‘The Blood Is Rushing to My Head, Lawd’: Masika Shuts Down the ’Gram with Her Seductive Pics

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Help save lives at the Atlanta Hawks Blood Drive in partnership with Budweiser

Help save lives this summer at the Atlanta Hawks Blood Drive in partnership with Budweiser

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

National Guard mobilized to quell disturbances at

National Guard mobilized to quell disturbances at Ohio State University. Black and white students were demanding an end to ROTC programs and the admission of additional Black students.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

May

21

1970

American Red Cross Testing Blood Donations for Coronavirus Antibodies

American Red Cross says blood donations are being tested for coronavirus antibodies in the District and Baltimore areas and the donors are informed of the

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Source: The Washington Informer

National Baptist Convention

These Baptist groups, the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the American National Baptist Convention, the Baptist National Education Convention, Merged and established the National Baptist Convention at an Atlanta meeting.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

28

1895

The First Black Woman President Of The American Medical Association Wants Black Women To Prioritize Heart Health

Dr. Patrice A. Harris, the 174th President of the American Medical Association, has been doing the acclaimed work of addressing each layer to lessen the number of Black women dying of cardiovascular diseases and increase the number of Black women who are well-versed in their own heart

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Urban League President

Vernon E. Jordan resigned as president of the National Urban League and announced plans to join a Washington law firm. He was succeeded by John E. Jacob, executive vice president of the league.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

9

1981

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