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Morgan Park’s legendary coach Nick Irvin heads to college ranks | The Crusader Newspaper Group

After leading the Morgan Park Mustangs to four IHSA State Titles in 12 seasons, Coach Nick Irvin, along with his strong resume, is taking his coaching talents to Western Illinois University in the Fall of

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First round of applications to open for business recovery grants | The Crusader Newspaper Group

$85 million available for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, civil unrest

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Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign

Fifty thousand demonstrators participated in Solidarity Day March of Poor Peoples Campaign. Marchers walked from Washington Monument to Lincoln Monument, where they were addressed by Vice-president Humphrey, presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy.

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Jun

19

1968

W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

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Dec

22

1943

Five African-American Women Writers

In 1987, writer Toni Morrison told New York Times reporter Mervyn Rothstein the importance of being an African-American woman and writer. Morrison said, Ive decided to define that, rather than having it be defined for me....In the beginning, people would say, Do you regard yourself as a black

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Hampton University (1868-- )

Hampton University, located on the shore of Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Virginia, was founded in 1868 by Samuel Chapman Armstrong, the son of a prominent missionary family that settled in Hawaii in the early 1800s. Armstrong was enrolled at Williams College in Massachusetts when the Civil War

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Source: Black Past

Braun, Carol Moseley (1947- ) - Birthday

Carol Moseley Braun was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 1947.

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Source: Black Past

Aug

16

1947

Illinois governor announces 1.8 million SNAP recipients will be able to buy food online | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced Wednesday the state’s plan to enable 1.8 million SNAP recipients to purchase food from participating grocery retailers online has been approved by the federal

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Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Professor Arthur Lewis of Princeton. He was the first Black cited in a category other than peace.

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Nov

15

1979

World Middleweight Title

Thomas Hit Man Hearns wins the World Middleweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes.

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Apr

15

1985

William Levi Dawson

William Levi Dawsons Symphony No. 1, Negro Folk Symphony, was the firsty symphony on black folk themes by a black composer to be performed by a major orchestra.

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Nov

14

1934

Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) Convened

Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) convened. One Black congressman: George H. White, North Carolina.

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Mar

15

1911

Troops Played a Role in battle

Unions troops, with First Kansas volunteers playing leading role, routed rebels at Honey Springs, Indian Territory. Black troops captured colors of a Texas regiment.

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Jul

17

1863

Watch Russell Wilson’s Powerful Black Lives Matter Speech at ESPYs

The 2020 ESPYs aired last night (June 21) and the virtual show, which celebrates achievements in sports, was hosted by Russell Wilson, soccer player Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, who plays for the WNBA's Seattle

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

(1982) Audre Lorde, “Learning from the 60s”

In February, 1982, Audre Lorde delivered the address, “Learning from the 60s” as part of the celebration of the Malcolm X weekend at Harvard University. Her presentation appears

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Source: Black Past

U.S. Navy 1st Black Officer

In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissions its first black officer, Harvard University medical student Bernard Whitfield Robinson.

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Jun

18

1999

Did You Know That In...

1623 - William Tucker, of Jamestown, Virginia, is the first black child born in English colonies.

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Jan

0

1623

Howard Thurman, theologian and first black to hold a full time teachingpositio

Howard Thurman, theologian and first black to hold a full time teaching position at Boston University, is born.

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Nov

18

1900

Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Ser

Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Service, when President Franklin D Roosevelt signs Selective Service Act

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Sep

14

1940

John Hope, pres. Of Morehouse

John Hope became the first Black president of Morehouse College.

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Jun

30

1906

The first Black person admitted to the University of Mississippi, James Meredith

The first Black person admitted to the University of Mississippi, James Meredith, graduates from University of Mississippi, 1963

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Aug

18

1963

Cook County joins with the State of Illinois, City of Chicago and Forefront for Census Awareness Month this June | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Groups join forces to encourage all residents to self-respond The Cook County Complete Count Commission is joining with the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago to call attention to the 2020 Census and encourage all residents to be counted. June has been officially designed as Census Awareness

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The first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born, 1908

The first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born in Baltimore.

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Jul

2

1908

Reynolds, Melvin Jay “Mel” (1952- )

Politician, scholar and professor, Mel Reynolds was born on January 8, 1952, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, to parents J.J. and Essie May Reynolds. Reynolds attended John Marshall High School on the Westside of Chicago where he developed impressive academic credentials. He then enrolled in Chicago

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Source: Black Past

Oct

1

1995

Black Codes Issued in S.C.

South Carolina issues one of the first set of black codes to regulate the relations of persons of color. Among the codes included those of illegal interracial marriages, master apprentice relations and service contracts.

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Dec

21

1865

Marilyn Booker

Marilyn F. Booker serves as the Head of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s (MSSB) Urban Markets Group. In this new role, she will be running a financial advisory business within MSSB focusing specifically on the Harlem and Washington Heights sections of New York City. The Urban Markets Group’s mission

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(BPRW) 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars Announced | Press releases

(BPRW) 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars Announced

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Robert L. Johnson

Robert L. Johnson , in full Robert Louis Johnson (born April 8, 1946, Hickory, Miss., U.S.), American businessman, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), and the first African American majority owner of a major professional sports team in the United

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Source: Brittanica

Apr

8

1946

Pilot shot down Nazi plane

Lt. Charles Hall, Brazil, Ind., became first Black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane.

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Jul

2

1943

Great Queens of Africa

Queen Amina came to power between 1588 and 1589 in the Ancient Nigerian Kingdom of Zaria. A brilliant military strategist she fought many wars and won them all. She is credited with the building of the famous Zaria Wall. Today she is remembered as Amina, Yar Bakwa ta san rana meaning Amina

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Jan

0

1999

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