Paul Revere Williams, renowned architect, born

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph was childhood pals with Gwyneth Paltrow — their fathers were old friends… Maya Rudolph has two children with film director Paul Thomas Anderson: Pearl (b. 2005) and Lucille (b. 2009).

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Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artis

Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artists. It is Robesons first starring movie role and the first major Hollywood production starring an African American with whites in supporting roles

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Sep

16

1933

Toyota Makes Million Dollar Commitment To Youth And Family Programs At New Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy

Kids and families in North Texas will soon have more opportunity for learning and play. The Texas Rangers and Toyota, the Official Truck Sponsor of the Texas Rangers, have announced an additional partnership that will greatly enhance the experience and programs at the new Texas Rangers MLB Youth

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Freeman, Paul (1936- )

Paul Douglas Freeman has conducted outstanding classical orchestras in many countries during his long career. One of the few African American conductors in the field of classical music, he is best known for his founding of the Chicago Sinfonietta, a classical orchestra widely recognized during the

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Source: Black Past

Jan

2

1936

King, Horace (1807-1885)

Horace King, born a slave on September 8, 1807 in Chesterfield District, South Carolina, was a successful bridge architect and builder in West Georgia, Northern Alabama and northeast Georgia in the period between the 1830s and 1870s. King worked for his master, John Godwin who owned a successful

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Source: Black Past

Feb

3

1846

Vaughan, Míceál

Míceál Vaughan recently retired as Professor of Comparative Literature and English at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he has served on the faculty since

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Pilgrim Baptist Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1863- )

Pilgrim Baptist Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is the oldest African American church in the state of Minnesota. A group of escaped slaves began worshiping together in 1863, and under the leadership of fellow escaped slave Robert Thomas Hickman, the church officially became Pilgrim Baptist Church

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Nov

15

1866

Ben Jonson

Jonson was born two months after his father died. His stepfather was a bricklayer, but by good fortune the boy was able to attend Westminster School. His formal education, however, ended early, and he at first followed his stepfather’s trade, then fought with some success with the English forces in

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Source: Brittanica

FIGHTING THE ENEMY WITHIN | The Crusader Newspaper Group

One of these schisms is between two different groups of Black people: the “maskers” and the

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Death of Trinidad Prime Minister

Death of Eric Williams (79), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in Port of Spain. Dr. Williams was also a historian and the author of the classic work, Capitalism and Slavery.

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Mar

29

1981

Daniel Hale Williams

Daniel Hale Williams was born on January 18, 1856 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He was the fifth of seven children born to Daniel and Sarah Williams. Daniel’s father was a barber and moved the family to Annapolis, Maryland but died shortly thereafter of tuberculosis. Daniel’s mother realized she

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Trump: "When the looting starts, the shooting starts"

Historically, the phrase was used by Miami’s police chief, Walter Headley, in 1967, when he addressed his department’s “crackdown on … slum hoodlums,” according to a United Press International article from the

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Paul Cuffe & other black taxpayers of Massachusetts protest to the statelegisl

Paul Cuffe & other black taxpayers of Massachusetts protest to the state legislature against taxation without representation, demanding the right to vote.

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Nov

16

1780

First Black Elected to the American College of Sur

The first Black elected to the American College of Surgeons was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams who was also the first person to perform openheart surgery.

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Nov

13

1913

Actor Billy Dee Williams born

Actor Billy Dee Williams, known in such works as Mahogany and two Star Wars sequels, was born in New York city.

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Apr

6

1937

Williams, Camilla (1919-2012)

Professional opera singer Camilla Williams was born October 18, 1919 in Danville, Virginia to Fannie Carey Williams and Cornelius Booker Williams. The youngest of four siblings, Williams began singing at a young age and was performing at her local church by age eight. At age 12, she began taking

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Source: Black Past

Jan

29

2012

Paul cuffe (1759-1817).

In 1784, Paul Cuffe was the first black to sail as master of his won ship. Born near Bedford, Massachusetts, Cuffe went to sea at a young age and became involved in the coastwide trade. He later developed trade with Sierra Leone, where he encouraged missionary work and

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Jan

0

1759

Mauritius

In Feb. 2002, Mauritius went through four presidents in succession. Two resigned within days of each other, each after refusing to sign a controversial anti-terrorism law that severely curtailed the rights of suspects. The law, supported by the prime minister, was ultimately signed by

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OP-ED: Joe Biden attacks freethinking Black Americans while President Trump empowers them

At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you

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Johnson, Jeh (1957 - )

Jeh (pronounced “Jay”) Charles Johnson, a civil and criminal trial lawyer, is the current U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Johnson received his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1979 and obtained his J.D. from Columbia University in 1982. Nominated by President Barack Obama in October

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Howard University

Howard University (HU or simply Howard) is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university (HBCU) in Washington, D.C. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with high research activity and is accredited by the Middle States

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Mar

2

1867

Arthur Ashe Stadium

Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis stadium located in the Queens borough of New York City. As part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year — and is the largest

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Aug

25

1997

Death of Paul Laurence Dunbar (33), Dayton, Ohio

Death of poet and novelist Paul Laurence Dunbar (33), Dayton, Ohio.

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Feb

9

1906

African American History and Women - Timeline 1950-1959

[Previous] [Next] • Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen) • Althea Gibson became the first African American to play at Wimbledon • Juanita Hall became the first African American to win a Tony Award, for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific • (Ja

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Dec

21

1959

Paul Cuffee, merchant, shipbuilder and Black nationalist, born

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Jan

17

1856

African History: Biographies

African History: Biographies | FactMonster

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Merriwether, Raymond (1924–2011) - Birthday

Raymond (Ray) Merriwether, prominent Seattle, Washington African American architect, real estate developer, and newspaper owner, was born in Taylor, Texas on June 19, 1924 to Colie and Annie Merriwether.

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Jun

19

1924

Cut payroll tax for a year, reward work and incentivize job creation: Newt Gingrich

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Birthday of tennis sensation Serena Williams

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Sep

26

1981

Alexander, Archie Alphonso (1888-1958) - Birthday

African American engineer, architect, and mathematician Archie Alphonso Alexander was born on May 14, 1888 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the oldest of Price Alexander’s and Mary Hamilton Alexander’s nine children.

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14

1888

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