Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa award.

Kurt L. Schmoke

Kurt L. Schmoke is the President of the University of Baltimore. Prior to his current role, Schmoke’s commitment to public service led him to focus on increasing Howard University’s bar passage rate where he served as the law school’s dean and to expand its clinical law program to emphasize

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Jacques Rabemananjara - Birthday

Jacques Rabemananjara , (born June 23, 1913, Tananarive, Madagascar—died April 1, 2005, Paris, France), Malagasy politician, playwright, and poet.

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23

1913

Gina F. Adams

Gina F. Adams - Savoy Network

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Lorde, Audre (1934-1992) - Birthday

Audre Lorde, born February 18, 1934 in New York City, was an American feminist poet.

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Feb

18

1934

Melvin T. Stith

Melvin T. Stith was Dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University from 2005 until July 2013. Prior to that, Stith was the Dean Emeritus and Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration at Florida State University for thirteen

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Romar, Lorenzo (1958- ) - Birthday

Longtime University of Washington head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar was born November 13, 1958, and grew up in Compton, California, where he went on to play at Cerritos Community College after high school.

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Nov

13

1958

'Great day in my life': Spike Lee is marathon grand marshal

He’s a noted filmmaker, a teacher, an honorary Oscar winner, a crazy New York sports fan and now this: Spike Lee is the next grand marshal of the New York City

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Pamela L. Carter

Pamela L. Carter was President of Cummins Distribution Business at Cummins Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of diesel engines and related components and power systems. Carter joined Cummins in 1997 as Vice President – General Counsel and held various management positions before her

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Julia Brown

Julia Brown is Chief Procurement Officer & Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for Mondelēz International following the split of Kraft Foods. At Kraft Foods, Julia was the Chief Procurement Office & Senior Vice President of Global Procurement since 2008 and was responsible for Kraft

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Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is Executive Vice President and Treasurer for Wal-Mart

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Ali, Holder, rapper Nas among 2015 DuBois Medal recipients

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois

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Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor (1932-2004) - Birthday

Musician, composer, and conductor Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was born on June 14, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City.

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Jun

14

1932

First African-American Dean at B.U.

Hubert (Hubie) Jones became the first African-American dean at Boston University when he was appointed to head the School of Social Work in 1977. Since 1980 he has served also as a distinguished social commentator on public affairs every Sunday morning on the Channel 5 TV program, 'Five on Five.'

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Orlando Ashford

Orlando Ashford is President of the Talent Business Segment at Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments. Previously, Mr. Ashford led the firm’s Leadership & Organization Performance

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Cynthia Augustine

Cynthia Augustine is Executive Vice President, Global Chief Talent Officer for DraftFCB, one of the largest, global advertising agency networks in the world. In this role, Augustine is responsible for leading all aspects of human resources, including recruiting, talent development, benefits and

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N. Cornell Boggs

Boggs began his career as a judicial clerk for the Court of Appeals of Indiana, followed by an appointment in the Attorney General’s Honor Program, where he served as a trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice. Boggs currently serves on the Board of directors of Valparaiso

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Michael A. Todman

Michael A. Todman was Vice Chairman of Whirlpool Corporation. Todman held a number of positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure, including President, Whirlpool International; President, Whirlpool North America; and Executive Vice President and President, Whirlpool Europe. Todman also

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Literary Giant

William Stanley Brathwaite (1878-1962) of Boston was a significant force in the development of creative American literature from 1906 to 1936. He was a poet, journalist, essayist, and pioneering anthologist of American poetry, writing some 31 books of poetry and prose. In 1918 he received the

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Shirley Chisholm - Birthday

Hill (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.

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Nov

30

1924

Colin Powell - Birthday

Colin Luther Powell was born on April 5, 1937 in Halem, New York City.

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Apr

5

1937

Johnson, Jeh (1957 - ) - Birthday

Johnson was born on September 11, 1957 in New York, New York.

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Sep

11

1957

Debra L. Lee

Debra L. Lee is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Networks. In this role, Lee runs the leading provider of entertainment for the African-American audience and consumers of Black culture globally. Under Lee’s leadership, BET Networks has become a successfully reinvigorated brand with

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Toyota's James Colon Received Honorary Doctorate Degree From Grambling State University

Grambling State University (GSU) awarded James Colon, vice president of African American Business Strategy at Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., an honorary doctorate degree at its 2014 Spring Commencement ceremony, Friday, May 9. It is the most prestigious degree the historically black university

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Shirley C. Franklin

Shirley C. Franklin is Executive Chair of the Board for Purpose Built Communities, Inc., an organization established to transform struggling neighborhoods into sustainable communities since 2011. Also, Franklin has served as the Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor at the University of

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Juanita Hall, Singer, Actress is born - Birthday

Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York.

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Nov

6

1901

Washington, Ruth V. (1921-1990) - Death

She died in an auto accident on January 20, 1990, near her home in Greenburg, New York, at the age of 69.

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Jan

20

1990

Tracey T. Travis

Lauder Companies. In this role, Travis has current responsibilities for Global Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, Information Technology, and Strategy and New Business

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Williams, Franklin Hall (1917-1990) - Death

Williams died at his home in New York City on May 20, 1990, at the age of 72.

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May

20

1990

First Black Harvard College Graduate

Richard Theodore Greener, class of 1870, was the first Black to graduate from Harvard College. He became a professor of mental and moral philosophy at the University of South Carolina and U.S. Consul at Vladivostok during the Russo-Japanese War.

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Butts, Cassandra Quin (1965-- ) - Birthday

Butts was born on August 10, 1965, in Brooklyn, New York, and at age nine moved to Durham, North Carolina.

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10

1965

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