Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ronald McNair

Ronald McNair , in full Ronald Erwin McNair (born October 21, 1950, Lake City, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 28, 1986, in flight, off Cape Canaveral, Florida), American physicist and astronaut who was killed in the Challenger

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Commander at Pearl Harbor

Edward O. Gourdin commanded the 372nd Regiment during World War II and was commander of ground defense at Pearl Harbor. After the war he served as a member of the Secretary of War's Discharge Review and later as Acting Judge Advocate of the Massachusetts National Guard. He later became a judge in

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Noted Immigration Lawyer

Attorney John W. Schenck (1869-1962), admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1914, was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston in 1920 and held that position until 1933. During that time he handled most of the immigration cases in the Commonwealth.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Fullilove v. Klutznick (1980)

November 27, 1979, Argued

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Distinguished Female Dentist

Dr. Mary Crutchfield Wright was the only woman to pass the Massachusetts Civil Service examination for dentists in state institutions in 1932.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Fourth of July could create 'the perfect storm' for spreading coronavirus, infectious disease doctor warns | The Atlanta Voice

As the Fourth of July weekend nears, an infectious disease doctor said the United States could be heading into “the perfect storm” for a spike in new coronavirus

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Doley, Harold, Jr (1947- )

Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr is the founder of Doley Securities, LLC, the oldest African American owned investment banking firm in the nation. Doley is the only African American to have owned a seat on the New York Stock

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Commissioner of Community Affairs

Julian Steele, a Boston Latin School and Harvard graduate, as the director of the Robert Gould Shaw House in the 1930s, was the leader in the expansion of social, recreational, and educational programs for the youth of the South End and lower Roxbury. From 1938-49 he directed the

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Africa: US Undue Meddling in African Development Bank Leadership

The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) is mortified by the ongoing blatant US interference in the African Development Bank (AfDB) leadership under President Akinwumi

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Nigeria: Buhari Nominates Okonjo-Iweala As Nigeria's Candidate for World Trade Organisation's DG Election

Nigeria has nominated a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its candidate for the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) election coming up next

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Source: allAfrica.com

High drama for Clarendon teen actor - Seeks helping hand to attend UK theatre school

Young Jamaican actor Sule Kamu Thelwell is among the cohort of 17 students accepted to The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London for the upcoming academic

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Medical Director

In 1949 Dr. Charles D. Bonner (1917-1990) became the first Black physician appointed to the staff at Boston City Hospital. In 1968 he was appointed Medical Director of Youville Hospital in Cambridge. In 1979 he was elected president of the Massachusetts Heart Association. Dr. Bonner gained national

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

(1857) Abraham Lincoln, “The Dred Scott Decision and Slavery,"

? The Dred Scott Decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857 was supposed to end the decades-long debate about slavery in the United States. It did just the opposite, inflaming passions particularly in the North. In the follow speech, Abraham Lincoln, then a private citizen, p

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First U.S. Senator since Reconstruction

In 1962 Edward W. Brooke, a Boston attorney, became the first African-American to be elected Attorney General for the Commonwealth. Two year later, in 1964, he became the first African-American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.

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Who Are the Notable African-American Architects?

Harvey B. Gantt (born January 14, 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina) fused a love of urban planning with the policy decisions of an elected official. Beginning his career, Gantt was forced to take legal action in order to study architecture in the state of his birth. In 1963, Gantt won the lawsuit

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Lydia H. Kennard

Lydia H. Kennard is President & Chief Executive Officer of KDG Construction Consulting. In this role, Kennard leads a company that provides program and construction management services to public and private sector clients throughout California and the Western United States. Kennard has also

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Source: Savoy Network

First on Parole Board

In the 1930s Matthew Bullock became the first Black appointed to the Massachusetts Parole Board.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Africa: Public Space a 'Lifeline' for Post-Lockdown Cities

As urban areas start to reopen, some are looking at their sidewalks, squares, parking lots and even streets as a hidden asset in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda's Fablab Shifts Focus to Production of Face Shields

A team of young tech innovators comprised of engineers, product developers, and designers in separate rooms is working to make sure that they hit the target of producing urgently needed face

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Source: allAfrica.com

Left of Black with Martha Biondi

Left of Black - Season 3, Episode 19

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Free African Society

The Free African Society, founded in 1787, was a benevolent organisation that held religious services and provided mutual aid for “free Africans and their descendants” in Philadelphia. The Society was founded by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones. It was the first Black religious

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Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American

Public health experts say the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color should be seen as an exclamation point in the national conversation about the systemic barriers to racial

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Source: Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post

Nicholas Johnson is Princeton University’s First-Ever Black Valedictorian – Your Black World

For the first time in the higher education institution’s 274-year history, Princeton University named a black

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Jarrett, Valerie (1956- )

Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, was born on November 14, 1956. She is a Chicago, Illinois attorney, businesswoman, and community leader most prominently known for her role as one of the three campaign co-chairs of Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential

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Smith, James McCune (1813-1865)

Although many twenty-first century readers are aware of his work only through his introduction to Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, Dr. James McCune Smith was one of the most broadly accomplished black intellectuals and activists in antebellum America. Born in New York on April

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Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold

Mwea Ngurubani County, Kenya — Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at Oklahoma State University in the United States as a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow – Kenyan

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Kay M. Madati

Prior to Twitter, Madati was Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. Madati lead the teams responsible for all aspects of digital, social and mobile strategy and oversees operations, content creation, technology, product development, and third-party

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Black pride

Black pride is a movement in response to dominant white cultures and ideologies that encourages black people to celebrate black culture and embrace their African heritage.[1] In the United States, it was a direct response to white racism especially during the Civil Rights Movement.[2] Related

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Voices of the Civil War Episode 20: "Medal of Honor"

Voices of the Civil War Episode 20: Medal of Honor - YouTube

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Book review of ‘Being Property Once Myself’ –

BY DR. GLENN ALTSCHULER

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