President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act

Anthony R. Chase

Anthony R. Chase is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChaseSource, LP. Chase is also Co-Founder and Chairman of SBC Communications Inc. Previously, Chase was an Executive Vice President and Principal of Crest Investment Corp. Chase was also Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of

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civil rights: Civil Rights in the United States

Since the Civil War , much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. The first legislative attempts to assure African Americans an equal political and legal status were the Civil Rights Acts of

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Gloster B. Current Jr.

Gloster B. Current Jr. retired in 2009 from Northwestern Mutual of Milwaukee, WI, as Vice President-Corporate Affairs and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. He also held the positions of Vice President-Corporate Planning, and Vice President of the company’s policy owner services

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Definition of Reconstruction

The period of Reconstruction took place in the southern United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until 1877. The era was marked by intense controversies, which included the impeachment of a president, outbreaks of racial violence, and the passage of Constitutional

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Nelda J. Connors

Nelda J. Connors is Founder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Pine Grove Holdings, LLC, which operates growth oriented manufacturing companies that offer original equipment, manufactured and remanufactured products, and after market services. Previously, Connors served as President and Chief

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Juanita T. James

Juanita T. James was Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for Pitney Bowes Inc. Prior to Pitney Bowes, James built a progressive 20-year career in the media and entertainment industry with Time Warner, Inc. and Bertelsmann, Inc. Currently, James is President & Chief Executive Officer at

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Agostinho Neto

Agostinho Neto , in full António Agostinho Neto (born Sept. 17, 1922, Icolo e Bengo, Angola—died Sept. 10, 1979, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), poet, physician, and first president of the People’s Republic of

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Dorothy West

Dorothy West , (born June 2, 1907, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 16, 1998, Boston), American writer who explored the aspirations and conflicts of middle-class African Americans in many of her works and was one of the last surviving members of the prominent group of black

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Aug

16

1998

Fireworks harm the quality of life in our neighborhoods - Milwaukee Community Journal

statement from Common Council President Cavalier Johnson With the upcoming 4th of July celebrations, Common Council President Cavalier Johnson is encouraging residents to have a safe summer by refraining from buying and using fireworks in the City of Milwaukee. President Johnson said fireworks

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Whitney M. Young, Jr., Executive Director of the National Urban

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Aug

28

1963

Mary J. Blige - (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman

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Susan E. Chapman-Hughes

Susan E. Chapman-Hughes - Savoy Network

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Jack Schlossberg on President Obama and political courage

JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, says President Barack Obama inspired a new generation to public

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Jan

25

1961

Robert L. Johnson

Robert L. Johnson is Founder & Chairman of The RLJ Companies. In this role, Johnson heads a business network that owns or holds interests in a diverse portfolio of companies in the consumer financial services, private equity, real estate, hospitality, professional sports, film

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Eric Leon Holoman

Eric Holoman is the Operating Partner of Magic Johnson Enterprises and oversees the company’s day-to-day operations of its largest portfolio companies including President and CEO of EquiTrust, a $18 billion dollar life and annuity business, Managing Partner of JLC Infrastructure and Managing

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National Negro Business League: Fighting Jim Crow with Economic Development

During the Progressive Era African-Americans were faced with severe forms of racism. Segregation in public places, lynching, being barred from the political process, limited healthcare, education and housing options left African-Americans disenfranchised from American

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African American History and Women Timeline 1900-1919

[Previous] [Next] • (September) Nannie Helen Burroughts and others founded the Womens Convention of the National Baptist Convention • Regina Anderson born (librarian, Harlem Reaissance figure) • Local white protests of the appointment of Minnie Cos as postmistress of Indianola, Mississippi, led to P

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Freeman A. Hrabowski

Freeman A. Hrabowski is President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Hrabowski’s research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and

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A Conversation with Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte discussed his new memoir My Song with award-winning television host and journalist Liz

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Scenes from Djibouti, Camp Lemonier, and the U.S. military's Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

Scenes from Djibouti, Camp Lemonier, and the U.S. militarys Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

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Harris, Patricia Roberts (1924-1985)

Patricia Roberts Harris was born on May 31, 1924 in Mattoon, Illinois. She excelled academically and received a scholarship to Howard University. During her time at Howard, Roberts was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1945. While she was in college Roberts participated in

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Source: Black Past

Mar

23

1985

Herbert R. Brown

Herbert R. Brown was Senior Vice President, PR & Corporate Communications of Western & Southern Financial Group. Brown began his career in 1963 at Western & Southern and rose through the ranks to Senior Vice President in

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Famous Examples of Early Interracial Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court did not lift the nationwide ban on interracial marriage until June 12, 1967. But years before the high court’s pivotal decision, dozens of celebrities in and out of Hollywood partnered with couples of different racial backgrounds. This list includes 12

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Sandra A.J. Lawrence

Sandra A.J. Lawrence is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. She is responsible for the Hospital’s finance, accounting, managed care, admissions, medical records, billing, patient financial services, human resources, information

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A Brief History of Equatorial Guinea

Early Kingdoms in the

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Aug

11

1968

Voices of the Civil War Episode 5: "A White Man's War"

Voices of the Civil War Episode 5: A White Mans War - YouTube

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Organization of Afro-American Unity

The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was a Pan-Africanist organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964. The OAAU was modeled on the Organisation of African Unity, which had impressed Malcolm X during his visit to Africa in April and May 1964. The purpose of the OAAU was to fight for the

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Smythe-Haith, Mabel Murphy (1918-2006)

The daughter of college graduates, Mabel M. Smythe-Haith is so far the only black American woman who was named a U.S. ambassador after her husband had earlier served in the same capacity. Mabel Murphy was born into a family of four siblings on April 3, 1918 in Montgomery, Alabama. At age 15 she

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Apr

3

1918

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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Profile In Courage Award Ceremony with President Barack Obama

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, present the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to former President Barack H. Obama as part of the centennial celebration of John F. Kennedy’s birth. Held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, the

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