John Parker patents "Parker Pulverizer"

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Nov

21

1933

U.S. Government grants Atlanta $1 million

U.S. government granted Atlanta some $1 million to finance mental health and social programs in the wake of a mysterious series of abductions and slayings involving at least twenty two Black youths.

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Mar

5

1981

The famous inventor, J Standard, awarded patent for makeing the refrigerator, 18

The famous inventor, J Standard, awarded patent for makeing the refrigerator, 1891

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Jul

14

1891

Sharon J. Barnes, Chemist at Dow Chemical

Sharon J. Barnes, Chemist at Dow Chemical part of a team of five (two African Americans) who were assigned U.S. Patent #4,988,211 for an application in Infra-Red Thermography

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Jan

29

1991

4th black official

Fourth Black official, Treasurer Antoine Dubuclet, won elections in 1870 and 1874.

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Nov

4

1872

Colin L. Powell

Colin L. Powell was the first African American to hold the highest U.S. Military post. In August 1989 he was named chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Aug

0

1989

Gilead's $2,340 Price For Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Education CS Magoha cancels KCPE, KCSE as Covid-19 bites

The Covid-19 pandemic has rendered the school calendar lost, Education Secretary says.

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Source: Business Daily

Fourteenth Amendment

U.S. Supreme Court decision in Slaughterhouse cases began process of diluting the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court said the Fourteenth Amendment protected federal civil rights, not Civil rights heretofore belonging exclusively to the states.

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Apr

14

1873

Spingarn Medal: Edward W. Brooke

Spingarn Medal presented to Edward W. Brooke for his public service as the first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

7

1967

Death of Prince Hall

Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in

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Dec

4

1807

First Black Admiral

Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. became the first Black admiral in the U.S. Navy.

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Apr

28

1971

Passing of Civil Rights Bill

U.S. Congress pass Civil Rights Bill banning racial discrimination in sale or rental of approximately 80 per cent of the nations housing.

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Apr

10

1968

Canadian govt’ official ‘very concerned’ at delayed result

A senior Canadian government official last evening expressed grave concern at the length of time being taken to declare a final election result in

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump over Qassem Suleimani killing

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Suleimani and has asked Interpol for help, a Tehran prosecutor, Ali Alqasimehr, has

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which

Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which provided stiff penalties for public officials and private citizens who deprived citizens of the suffrage and civil rights. The measure authorized the use of the U.S. Army to protect the rights of Blacks.

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May

31

1870

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American to be elected governor in the U.S. Wilder won the election in Virginia by a mere 7,00 votes in a state once the heart of the Confederacy.

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Jan

13

1990

Charles Rangel, U.S. Congressman, born

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Jun

11

1930

U.S. Constitution Approved

U.S. Constitution approved at Philadelphia convention with three clauses protecting slavery.

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Sep

17

1787

Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened

Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened. One U.S. senator, Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi. Three U.S. congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Joseph H. Rainey, Robert Smalls, South Carolina. Jackson College (Miss.) established.

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Oct

15

1877

Grenadian Prime Minister killed

Grenadas U.S. educated Prime Minister Maurice Bishop killed in a military coup.

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Oct

19

1983

A missed opportunity - JTA president chides Government for not introducing school bus system for CXC students

Owen Speid, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is accusing the Government of failing to capitalise on a clear chance to introduce a national school bus system when schools were reopened on June 8 for students taking Caribbean Examinations Council

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Millions of African Women At Risk Because of COVID

In the usually bustling labyrinth of shops surrounding a bus terminal in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, she and other women sit idle in their open-air restaurant, waiting for customers who rarely

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M.V.B. Brown patents home security system

In 1969 Marie V. Brittan Brown designed a Home Security

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Dec

2

1969

Dr. Reginald Weir becomes the first black player to compete in the U.S. Indoor L

Dr. Reginald Weir becomes the first black player to compete in the U.S. Indoor Lawn Tennis Association Championship.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

11

1948

Dr. Fauci says US coronavirus cases to reach 'disturbing' 100,000 per day

(Photo by Al Drago - Pool/Getty

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Khupe changes congress date

THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T was yesterday forced to change its extra-ordinary congress date from September 4 to July 31 following legal advice from its lawyer Lovemore

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Hiram R.Revels First Speech

Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

16

1869

Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge

By EMILY SCHMALL and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

More ways to take our power back –

The combination of racism from banks, White business owners, and police forced us to circulate the Black dollar amongst

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Source: Florida Courier

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