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President Eisenhower established Government

President Eisenhower established Government Contract Compliance Committee to supervise anti-discrimination regulations in government contracts.

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Trump blames China for 'mass worldwide killing'

US President Donald Trump again lashed out at China Wednesday over the coronavirus pandemic, blaming Beijing for "mass worldwide

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Gammon Theological Seminary Recognizes Graduates on May 6, 2020

In spite of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic placed on the institutions in the Atlanta University Center, Gammon Theological Seminary managed to recognize it’s graduates in a special

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A Very Short History of Tanzania

It is believed that modern humans originate from the rift valley region of East Africa, and as well as fossilized hominid remains, archaeologists have uncovered Africas oldest human settlement in

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President Eisenhower

President Eisenhower named J. Earnest Wilkins of Chicago assistant secretary of labor.

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Mar

4

1954

African American History and Women Timeline 2000-

[Previous] • (July) Venus Williams became the first African American to win the womens title at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson (1957-58) • Condoleezza Rice named as the next Secretary of State, the first African American woman to hold that position • Arkansas named a state holiday for Daisy Bates, th

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George, Zelma (1903-1994)

Zelma Watson George, philanthropist, opera singer, and political activist was born December 8, 1903 in Hearne, Texas to Samuel E.J. Watson and Lena Thomas Watson. George’s father was a Baptist minister, and because of the requirements of his profession, moved frequently. In 1917 the family moved to

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Jul

3

1994

Anthony Fauci vs. Donald Trump – Who’s Right?.

“If states reopen their economies too soon, there is a real risk that you may trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control,” said

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A Brief History of the African Country of Lesotho

Basutoland was founded in the 1820s by Moshoeshoe I, uniting various Sotho groups who had fled predation by the Zulu. Having escaped the Zulu, Moshoeshoe brought his people to the stronghold of Butha-Buthe, and then the mountain of Thaba-Bosiu (about 20 miles from what is now the capital of

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African-American History and Women Timeline 1990-1999

More of the Timeline: 1980 - 1989 / 2000

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(1955) Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., "Speech on Civil Rights"

On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress, rose to argue that his colleagues should support two pending civil rights bills then before the House of Representatives. His speech appears

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Feb

2

1955

The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African

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The ultimate betrayal

In a tell-all interview, the first he has given since he was removed from the Office of the Majority Leader, Mr Kipchumba Murkomen has termed President Kenyatta’s treatment of his deputy as extreme provocation, a betrayal of the highest order, and one that was “totally

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Businesses count losses during Idd

Businesses in Mombasa, including at Mackinon market, the city centre and Kibokoni in Old Town, would be booming at this

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Flake, Floyd Harold (1945- )

Floyd Harold Flake was born to Robert Flake, Sr. and Rosie Lee Johnson-Flake on January 30, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. Flake, though born in California, grew up in Houston, Texas and attended public schools there until his move to Ohio to attend Wilberforce University. He graduated from

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President Obama on JFK's political courage

President Barack Obama says JFK faced many challenges from civil rights to nuclear war, but his courage to stand up for the greater good kept the nation together. At the Profile In Courage Award dinner, the President called on Americans to do the

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The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since reconstruction was passed by

The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since reconstruction was passed by President Eisenhower, 1957

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Sep

9

1957

Covid-19: Brazil president roots for malaria drug

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro neatly sums up how thoroughly politics has hijacked the debate over using malaria drugs against the new coronavirus: "Right-wingers take

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Geography of Jamaica

Population: 2,847,232 (July 2010

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Ambassador Caroline Kennedy honors President Barack Obama

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy says President Barack Obama inspired a generation to take action in their communities just as her father did almost 60 years before. She says the Presidents record and convictions embody the Profile In Courage

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African-American Tennis Champion Althea Gibson Quotes

Althea Gibson, a sharecroppers daughter raised on welfare mostly in New York City, learned tennis through public clubs. She rose to become the first African-American to play at in the Forest Hills and in the Wimbledon championships, and the first African-American to win either. Althea Gibson broke

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Little Richard laid to rest at Alabama alma mater

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Little Richard was remembered not just as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer but a man of generosity and faith at a memorial service at his alma mater where he was laid to rest

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield

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President Eisenhower ordered federalized National

President Eisenhower ordered federalized National Guard removed from Central High School, Little Rock.

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May

8

1958

Biography of the African Statesman: Sir Seretse Khama

Seretse Khama was the first prime minister of Botswana, and from 1966 to his death in 1980, he served as the countrys first

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List of African-American Republicans

Houston A.P. Bassett (1857–1920), member of the Texas House of Representatives

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James Brown Top 20 Career Highlights

When James Brown passed away on December 25, 2006 at the age of 73 from congestive heart failure resulting from complications of pneumonia, elaborate public memorial services were held at The Apollo Theater in New York City and the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia. They were officiated by his

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Barack Obama Jokes - Funny Late-Night Jokes about Obama

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Robert L. Brokenburr: Civil Rights Activist & First Black Elected to Indiana Senate

Robert L. Brokenburr made history in 1940 by becoming the first African-American elected to the Indiana

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Trump Threatens 'Funding' To States Expanding Mail-In Voting During The Pandemic

Trump, who previously said he was “allowed to” vote by mail in Florida’s March 17 primary, has railed against Democratic-led states offering that same opportunity to their

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A Definition of Grand Apartheid

Apartheid is often loosely divided into two parts: petty and grand apartheid. Petty Apartheid was the most visible side of Apartheid. It was the segregation of facilities based on race. Grand Apartheid refers to the underlying limitations placed on black South Africans’ access to land and political

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