Hundreds by Rohit, Jadeja help India weather early wobble

Zephaniah, Benjamin (1958 - )

Benjamin Zephaniah, poet, playwright, novelist and activist, was born on April 15, 1958, the first of eight children, in Birmingham, England. Zephaniah grew up in Wandsworth until the age of nine when his mother, a Jamaican nurse, fled his father, a postman from Barbados. Leaving behind his twin

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15

1958

Wells, Nathaniel (1779 – 1852)

Nathaniel Wells, a former slave, plantation owner, and businessman who lived during the 18th and 19th centuries, was also the first person of African ancestry to become a High Sheriff in England. Wells was born on September 10, 1779 on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean to William

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May

13

1852

‘Gayle’s worth the gamble’ - Barbados Today

Former West Indies fast bowler turned analyst, Richard ‘Prof’ Edwards, believes veteran batsman Chris Gayle could still add plenty of value as an x-factor, with the team set to continue preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup.The big-hitting left-handed was included in the 18-man squad for

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(1923) Bishop Randall Albert Carter, “Whence and Whither”

By the standards of African American history, Bishop Randall Albert Carter is a little known figure. Born in Fort Valley, Georgia on January 1, 1867, he was educated at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina and Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. An active pastor in the Colored (later

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Lewis, Q. Walker (1798–1856)

Quack Walker Lewis, black abolitionist, barber, AND elder (priest) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on August 3, 1798. His father, Peter P. Lewis, was a free black yeoman farmer in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and his

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Oct

26

1856

Death of Prince Hall

Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in

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Dec

4

1807

African American Shakespearean actor Morgan Smith

African American Shakespearean actor Morgan Smith dies in Sheffield, England. Smith had emigrated to England in 1866.

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Mar

22

1882

Phillis Wheatley freed

Poet Phillis Wheatley, born a slave in 1754, was freed and her first book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published. The book of poetry is said to have been widely acclaimed in the United States and England.

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Jan

21

1773

Kissi, Emmanuel Abu (1938– )

Emmanuel Abu Kissi, a prominent convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), was born in 1938 in Abomosu, Ghana. He married Benedicta Elizabeth Bamfo in June 1970, and they are the parents of seven children. Kissi attended medical school in London, England, and there came into

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The 'smart and cheeky' Aboriginal boy teaching Australia a lesson - The New York Beacon

A documentary about a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy's experience in school, In My Blood It Runs, has reignited a debate about Australia's failure to give indigenous children a good education and a fair start in life. 'Listen carefully,' the teacher tells the class. 'This one

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Tuskegee Airmen initiated

The Army Air Corps all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, was activated at Tuskegee Institute. The squadron served honorably in England and in other regions of the European continent during World War II.

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Feb

19

1942

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 [4] – February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in

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Feb

20

1895

John C. Norman Jr: Cardiovascular Surgeon and Artificial Heart Pioneer

In 1962, Dr. Norman was a National Institutes of Health fellow at England’s University of Birmingham and, in 1964, he joined the surgical staff at Boston City Hospital while serving as an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical

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John Boyega Says He's Not Sure What Will Happen with His Career After Igniting Crowd During London Protest Against Police Brutality

A megaphone is all John Boyega needed to ignite a crowd of London protesters who gathered for George Floyd on Wednesday in the city’s Hyde

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Timeline of African-American history

Timeline of African-American history - Wikipedia

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William Plomer

William Plomer , (born Dec. 10, 1903, Transvaal, S.Af.—died Sept. 21, 1973, Lewes, East Sussex, Eng.), South African-born British man of letters, whose writing covered many genres: poetry, novels, short stories, memoirs, and even opera

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First Prizefighter Bill Richmond born

Bill Richmond, son of a slave, became the first African American to distinguish himself as a prizefighter. On this date, Richmond knocked out Jack Holmes in England.

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Jul

8

1805

Cricket Australia hopeful of 'full crowds' for Ashes series

Cricket Australia said they were hopeful of staging an Ashes series in front of full crowds later this year.

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Dan Jacobson - Birthday

Dan Jacobson , (born March 7, 1929, Johannesburg, South Africa—died June 12, 2014, London, England), South African-born novelist and short-story writer who wrote with both humour and pathos of the troubled land of his birth and of his eastern European Jewish heritage, though in his later work he

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Mar

7

1929

A history of policing in America

It is a confluence of the watch groups in the northern colonies and the slave patrols in the southern

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Sarah Parker Remond, African American Abolitionist

Known for: African American abolitionist, women’s rights advocate

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Maji Maji Uprising (1905-1907)

The Maji Maji Uprising in Tanganyika was the most significant African challenge to German colonial rule during the brief period when Germanyhad African colonies. The Uprisinglasted two years and involved people over 10,000 square

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Oct

21

1905

Craig Arnold

Craig Arnold is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation. Arnold was appointed to his current position in June 2016, upon the retirement of the previous Chairman and CEO Alexander

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Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker was one of the first well known African American scientists and mathematicians. He was born on November 9, 1731 to an ex slave named Robert, and Mary Banneky, the daughter of an Englishwoman and a free African slave. He grew up on his parents farm along with three of his sisters

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Oct

9

1806

The World's Anti-Slavery Convention

The Worlds Anti-Slavery Convention convenes in London, England.

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Jun

12

1840

South Africa: MEC David Maynier On Reports of South Africa's Removal From the UK 'Red List' Welcomed

Press Release - Reports of South Africa's removal from the UK 'red list' welcomed

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Marcus Garvey - Death

Ann’s Bay, Jamaica—died June 10, 1940, London, England), charismatic black leader who organized the first important American black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s Harlem.

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Jun

10

1940

60 Million People Will Fall Into Extreme Poverty Due to Coronavirus According to World Bank

The World Bank Group announced 60 million people could fall into extreme poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic, erasing three years of progress

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Beyonce to premiere new visual album 'Black is King' on Disney+ in July

A screenshot of a video promoting Beyonce's forthcoming visual album, 'Black is

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Ben Okri

Ben Okri , (born March 15, 1959, Minna, Nigeria), Nigerian novelist, short-story writer, and poet who used magic realism to convey the social and political chaos in the country of his

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Mar

15

1959

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