North Carolina Riots

Gillespie, Dizzy

Gillespie, Dizzy (John Birks Gillespie) gəlĕs´pē [key], 1917–93, American jazz musician and composer, b. Cheraw, S.C. He began to play the trumpet at 15 and later studied harmony and theory at Laurinburg Institute, N.C. He played with the bands of Cab Calloway and Billy Eckstine. Gillespie and

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Rep. Karen Bass makes Biden’s list as potential VP candidate

LOS ANGELES — Add Rep. Karen Bass to the list of potential vice president candidates being considered by Joe Biden’s search

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The first National Black Theater Festival closes in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Aug

20

1989

Oppression of the National Grade Six Assessment continues

In the dysfunction of Guyana where ‘all parties’ go one day to fight Venezuela, and then another day to fight with each other the oppression of the National Grade Six Assessment

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Anchored in Milwaukee, 2020 Democratic National Convention will be a "Convention Across America"

The DNCC reiterated the Democratic Party’s commitment to holding a convention that would protect public health while transforming the convention experience for delegates and

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Howard N. Lee and Charles Evers are elected the first African American mayors of

Howard N. Lee and Charles Evers are elected the first African American mayors of Chapel Hill, N.C. and Fayette, Miss., respectively

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Nov

4

1969

“Black Lives Matter” Painted In Front Of Trump Tower In New York City

Today New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio fulfilled his promise to paint "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in giant yellow letters right in front of the Racist-In-Chief's Fifth Avenue Trump Tower building in Manhattan. Something that caused Donald Trump to have a meltdown on Twitter after it was announced.

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Bob Jones University v. United States (1983)

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

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Edwards calls for more local footballers on the national setup

Edwards calls for more local footballers on the national setup - says it will serve as inspiration for others

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

George Floyd remembered at powerful memorial service in Minneapolis

One of the most powerful moments during the memorial service Thursday for George Floyd occurred near the end of the ceremony as attendees stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

African Sun reopens Troutbeck

AFRICAN Sun Hotels and Resorts says it has completed refurbishments at its Troutbeck Resort which reopened its doors

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Actress, Writer

Born on this day in Winston-Salem, N.C., USA. Pamala Suzette Grier is one of the most important African American actresses of the 1970s

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May

26

1949

National Guard Deployed To Atlanta After 31 People Shot Over Weekend

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Monday, authorizing the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta.

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Local composer to conduct Mass concert in New York

Local composer, author and music specialist at Elm Creative Arts School in Milwaukee, Wallace McClain Cheatham will be conducting Franz Peter Schubert’s Mass In G Major for solo voice, chorus and full orchestra in May, 2021 at New York’s prestigious Carnegie

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Dash, Julie (1952- )

Filmmaker Julie Dash was born on October 22, 1952 in Queens, New York. She received her B.A. in film production from City College of New York in 1974 and went on to earn a two-year fellowship to the Center for Advanced Film Studies at the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles. At AFI, Dash

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Source: Black Past

Oct

22

1952

Morehouse School of Medicine Awarded $40 Million Federal Grant to Fight COVID-19 – Free Press of Jacksonville

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) selected the Morehouse School of Medicine as the recipients of a $40 million initiative to combat the coronavirus outbreak in vulnerable

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

COVID-19 blamed for one-year construction delay for MoBay bypass

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been blamed for pushing back, by a year, the start of construction on the highly anticipated US$22-million Montego Bay bypass

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Salt Spring residents protest councillor’s ouster

Scores of residents in Salt Spring, St James, yesterday staged a protest to voice their opposition to the motion moved earlier this month to boot their councillor, Sylvan Reid, and his Catadupa Division counterpart, Gladstone Bent, from the St James Municipal Corporation

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Howard N. Lee and Charles Evers are elected the first African American mayors of

Howard N. Lee and Charles Evers are elected the first African American mayors of Chapel Hill, N.C. and Fayette, Miss., respectively.

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Oct

4

1969

Texas Southern University modifies fall academic calendar

Texas Southern University will move to a modified 13-week schedule for the upcoming fall semester, which has students completing the term prior to the traditional Thanksgiving

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

9th Annual ParkScore Released As Park Use Increases During COVID - Milwaukee Ranked 28th

The Trust for Public Land announced that reclaimed its position as the nation’s best park system

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Telcos, health ministries partner on a Covid-19 mobile platform

The initiative dubbed Africa Communications Information Platform (ACIP) is based on a partnership between ECA, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), telcos and ministries of

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Source: The East African

Coltrane, John

Coltrane, John kōltrān´, kōl´trān [key], 1926–67, American jazz musician, b. Hamlet, N.C. He began playing tenor saxophone as an adolescent. Coltrane worked with numerous big bands before emerging in the mid-1950s as a major stylist while playing as a sideman with Miles Davis . Originally

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Bolton: Trump's denial of Russian bounty intelligence briefing shows his 'fundamental focus' is not on US security | The Atlanta Voice

Bolton, who has authored a book highly critical of Trump and his administration, told Tapper that the President’s denial on Sunday “is part of the problem with Trump’s … decision-making in the national security

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Derrick Smith tells all

The former senator and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, who served the people of that Corporate Area constituency for 35 unbroken years, also held Cabinet appointments in National Security; and Mining & Telecommunications in Jamaica Labour Party

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DC Health Link Continues to ‘POWERUP’ Small Businesses

DC Health Link in partnership with the Washington Business Journal, The Washington Informer, DC Chamber of Commerce, Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, and the POWERUP DC Small Business Brain Trust partners are hosting POWERUPDC

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Source: The Washington Informer

Black leader of the Union League Lynched

Wyatt Outlaw, Black leader of the Union League in Alamance County, N.C., Lynched.

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Feb

26

1870

Texas NAACP, Houston Urban League, LULAC to host virtual 'Unity Rally Against Racism'

The Texas NAACP, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Houston Area Urban League will commemorate the anniversary of the signing of Civil Rights Act of 1964 by hosting a virtual Unity Rally Against Racism on Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 at 6:00

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Blacks held mass meeting in Norfolk (Va.) and

Blacks held mass meeting in Norfolk (Va.) and demanded equal rights and ballots. Other equal rights meetings and conventions were held in Petersburg, Va., June 6; Vicksburg, Miss., June 19; Alexandria, Va., August 3; Nashville, Tenn., August 7-11; Raleigh, N.C., September 29-October

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May

11

1965

National Guard Deployed To Atlanta After 31 People Shot Over Weekend

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Monday, authorizing the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta. According to Forbes, Kemp made the declaration after the

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