(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”
Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored
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Source: Black Past
Mar
10
1923
Nigeria: Senate Passes U.S.$2.8 Billion Supplementary Budget
[Premium Times] President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, wrote to the National Assembly seeking the consideration of the supplementary budget, a day after it was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
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Source: allAfrica.com
(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”
Francis J. Grimke was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina on November 4, 1850.  After the war he and his older brother, Archibald, went north to Lincoln University.  Francis graduated from Lincoln in 1870.  After working briefly at Lincoln, Grimke attended Princeton Theological Seminary from
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Source: Black Past
Nov
4
1850
(1966) Robert F. Kennedy, “Day of Affirmation Address"
On June 7, 1966, New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy became one of the first major American politicians to take a public stand against South African Apartheid when he delivered an address to the National Union of South African Students in New York City.  His address appears
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Jun
7
1966
Louis Vuitton's Virgil Abloh accused of stealing design for Pop Smoke cover
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(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr., “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
The following speech, a sermon Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, was the last public appearance before his assassination the next day.  King, in Memphis to support a strike by garbage workers, gives a poignant vision of the victorious future of the
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Source: Black Past
Apr
3
1968
No reason why SA should stop selling arms to Turkey - Mapisa-Nqakula
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said nothing prevents South Africa from exporting arms to Turkey, despite reports that it might be used in conflicts in countries like
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(1867) John Sella Martin, A Speech Before the Paris Antislavery Conference
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Aug
27
1867
Standard Bank customer wins K10m in Switch Your Salary and Win promo - Malawi News Network
After making four customers millionaires and transformed lives with fabulous cash prizes, Standard Bank Plc has made a Mchezi-based customer, Elemiya Mariko K10 million richer in the Switch Your Salary and Win promotion. He emerged a grand winner during the final draw of the promotion that was
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Source: Malawi News Network -; Malawi's trusted news source
Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest
Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest -three fined after pleading guilty to breaching COVID-19 restrictions
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Algeria
National name: Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah
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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo
In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Panic as Guests, Staff Attacked at Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa
[Capital FM] Diani -- Fear has gripped staff at Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa in Diani, Kwale County, after several of their colleagues sustained injuries after an attack by armed goons.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Venture capital is in the middle of a reset, but no one is changing | TechCabal
If anything happens to the macro-economics of the foreign investors investing in African startups, it will have an effect in Africa. So what needs to change?
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Source: TechCabal | Leading Africa’s Tech Conversation
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Events leading to
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(1879) John Mercer Langston, “The Exodus: The Causes Which Led The Colored People of the South to Leave Their Homes – The Lesson
? In 1879 an unanticipated migration of nearly seven thousand African Americans from Mississippi and Louisiana to Kansas prompted a debate among national black leaders.  Frederick Douglass thought it unwise that black women and men would leave the South.  John Mercer Langston disagreed.  As in this
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Source: Black Past
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Who Gets to Be an American? On the Evolution of US Citizenship
As we approach Election Day, just days before another potential government shutdown, we must reflect on how white supremacy has historically limited U.S. citizenship and threatened participation in our democracy.
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Source: Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community | Common Dreams
Liberia
Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/  (  listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of
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Source: ThoughtCo
Jul
26
1847
Andrea Tovar
Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velásquez (born 3 September 1993) simply known as Andrea Tovar, is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Colombia
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Source: Black Past
The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis. Based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker, the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th
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Source: BlackHistory.com
Sep
9
2004
(1861) Alexander H. Stephens, “Cornerstone Speech”
On March 21, 1861, after seven states had seceded from the United States, two weeks after the inauguration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, but three weeks before the firing on Fort Sumter, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens delivered what would be called the Cornerstone Speech in
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Source: Black Past
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Mar
21
1861
Castel Malawi offers employees post devaluation bail-out package - Malawi News Network
Giant alcoholic beverages producer Castel Malawi has responded to the recent 44% devaluation of the kwacha by offering its employees the 15% on the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (Cola) and a once-off shopping voucher worth K150,000 for its 620 strong workforce effective 1 December 2023. In an internal
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