Letter: Why keep mentioning pro golfer is African American?

Sharpless, Mattie R. (1943- )

On October 1, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Mattie R. Sharpless to be the next United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Sharpless was at her post in the nation’s capital at Bangui by mid-December 2001. Sharpless served in Bangui

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2001

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

Twilight, Alexander (1795-1857)

Reputed to be the first African American in the United States to graduate from college, Alexander Twilight was born on a farm in Corinth, Vermont to a white or fair-skinned mother, Mary Twilight, and a mixed-race father, Ichabod Twilight, who had served as a private in the American Revolution. The

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19

1857

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

Segars, Joseph Monroe (1938–2014)

Ambassador Joseph Monroe Segars was born in Hartsville, South Carolina on November 6, 1938. He remained with his aunt and uncle in South Carolina while his parents moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the Great Migration to the North in search for better job opportunities. Upon graduating

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Dixon, Charles Dean (1915-1976)

Charles Dean Dixon, conductor, was born January 10, 1915 in New York, New York to West Indian parents Henry Charles Dixon and McClara Rolston Dixon. Dixon’s parents exposed him to classical music at an early age and his mother taught him to play the violin, along with a number of other

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Nov

4

1976

Pollard, Fritz (1894-1986)

Fredrick Douglas “Fritz” Pollard, born in 1894, was raised in Chicago, Illinois. In high school he was an all-around athlete excelling as a running back, a three-time Cook County track champion, and a talented baseball player. Upon graduation, for a short time, he played football for

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Isaacs, Cheryl Boone (1949---)

Veteran publicist Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first African American to serve as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, followed the path of her pioneering sibling as a top-tier executive in the Hollywood motion picture industry. Ashley A. Boone Jr. (1939-1994),her brother, had

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2013

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovahs Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell , whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of Christ. The Witnesses believe that the event has already commenced they also believe the battle of Armageddon is

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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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1968

Egypt

National name: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah

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States Remove Monuments To Racist Traitors Following Nationwide Protests

As protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, continued this week, some state and local leaders are removing monuments honoring the

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Algeria: Fight Against COVID-19 - Benbouzid Stresses Need to Respect Prevention Measures

[Algerie Presse Service] Blida -Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform Abderrahmane Benbouzid stressed Monday, in Blida, the need for citizens' mobilization and to respect prevention measures to fight against the coronavirus.

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Egypt

Unrest spread throughout the Middle East in January 2011. First, Tunisias president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down amid widespread protests against corruption, unemployment, and the repressive police state. Demonstrations followed in Yemen and Algeria. In Egypt, opposition groups and

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Tunisia: HPR Considers Bill On Approval of Credit Agreement Signed With AfDB

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The House of People's Representatives (HPR) held on Tuesday a plenary session to examine a bill on the approval of the credit agreement signed on November 6, 2019 between Tunisia and the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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Drake Shares His Coronavirus Test Results On Instagram

He quarantined himself after Kevin Durant tested positive.

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Ali, Duse Mohamad (1866-1945)

Scholar, playwright, journalist, and African nationalist, Duse Mohamad Ali was born in Alexandria, Egypt on November 24, 1866 to an Egyptian father, Ali Abdul Salam and a Sudanese mother, whose name is unknown. At a very young age Ali was sent to study in England under the tutelage of Captain Duse

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Jun

25

1945

Angola: President Regrets Death of Cote d'Ivoire Premier

[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço Thursday in Luanda regretted the death on Wednesday of the Prime minister of Cote d'Ivoire, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.

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Turner, James Milton (1840-1915)

James Milton Turner was an African American Missourian who was a prominent politician, education advocate, and diplomat in the years after the Civil War. Turner was born a slave in St. Louis, Missouri in 1840. His father, John Turner (also known as John Colburn), was a well-known “horse

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Diddy Shares Emotional Message On The Passing of Andre Harrell

The Bad Boy mogul started his career under the label genius.

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St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City (1809- )

St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church was the first African American Episcopal parish in New York City, New York. It was also one of the largest Christian congregations in the United States at one

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Black History Month Special Feature, 2012 - Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

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What's Going on | New York Carib News

The David Gelles 6/7 NYT essay, “Corporate American Has Failed Black America,” with comments and insights by “elite Black executives” like Darren Walker, Ford Foundation; Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments; Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO/Chair; billionaire Robert Smith, Class of 2019 Morehouse

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Somalia: At Least 3 Soldiers Killed in Car Bomb in Mudug

[Dalsan Radio] At least three soldiers have been confirmed dead and several others wounded after a suicide car bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near a military base in Ba'ad Weyne of Mudug region on Sunday, police confirm.

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D.L. Hughley Talks About His COVID-19 Diagnosis On The Daily Show [VIDEO]

Legendary comedian, actor, author and radio host D.L. Hughley recently gave us all a scare including The Daily Shows Trevor Noah. After news broke of Hughley passing out and the subsequent news that he tested positive for COVID-19. Thousands of people around the world have been sending love and

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Amo, Anton Wilhelm (1703? -1753)

Anton Wilhelm Amo, also known as Antonius Guilielmus Amo Afer ab Aximo in Guinea, was the first intellectual of African ancestry to study in Germany. He obtained a doctorate degree in philosophy and held lectures at the universities of Halle and Jena. Having spent forty years of his life in

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Rock, John S. (1825-1866)

John S. Rock was born to free black parents in Salem, New Jersey in 1825. He attended public schools in New Jersey until he was 19 and then worked as a teacher between 1844 and 1848. During this period Rock began his medical studies with two white doctors. Although he was initially denied

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Dec

3

1866

Teaching Race in Schools in the 21st Century

In the essay below, Douglas Edelstein, a Social Sciences instructor at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, describes the challenges faced by instructors of all backgrounds in sensitively teaching issues of race in public and private

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(1920) Archibald Grimke, “The Shame of America, or the Negro’s Case Against the Republic”

Archibald Grimke was born enslaved in Charleston, South Carolina in 1849. After the Civil War, Archibald and his younger brother Francis, enrolled at Lincoln University. Archibald graduated in 1872 and then entered Harvard Law School. After graduation he practiced in Boston. By the 1880s Grimke

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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — June 26, 2020 | Afro

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