*Probable date of Prince Hall's birth

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Source: TIME

Felix Eboué: First Black Man Appointed Governor in the French Colonies

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Source: Black Then

Born in Jefferson City, Tennessee on March 2, 1957, Mark Dean found that success ran in his bloodlines. His grandfather was a high school principal and his father worked as a supervisor for the Tennessee Valley Authority Dam. A bright and energetic child, he often endured questions from grade

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Source: Black History Resources

Prince Hall Masonry founded

Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

3

1775

Arthur Allen Fletcher, “The Father of Affirmative Action”

Arthur Allen Fletcher is known to many as the father of affirmative action. In the following account historian David Hamilton Golland describes the career of Fletcher, a Republican civil rights activist during the last half of the 20th

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Source: Black Past

Slave states and free states

An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789-1861 (see also: separate yearly maps below). The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 1865, abolished slavery in thje

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Samuel " Black Sam" Fraunces

George Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in NYC owned by ,Samuel Black Sam Fraunces a wealthy West Indian of African and French descent who aided Revolutionary forces with food and money

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

4

1783

Ben Affleck apologizes for lobbying 'Finding Your Roots' to exclude slave-owning ancestor from show

The Arcadian calm of PBS was shattered Tuesday in the wake of leaked Sony emails that revealed Ben Affleck had demanded references to a slave-owning ancestor be excised from a segment on him in the program, “Finding Your Roots.” The System — which has no role in the production of this

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Source: Savoy Network

African Americans in France

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans, Afro-Americans) in France are a subgroup of the larger American population in France, it may include people of African American heritage or black people from the United States who are or have become residents or citizens of France as well as

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Marcus Garvey

Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940),[2] was a proponent of Black nationalism in Jamaica and especially the United States. He was a leader of a mass movement called Pan-Africanism and he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League

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Source: ThoughtCo

Five men arrested in relation to Clarendon double murder

Five men were taken into custody on Friday after being intercepted by Clarendon Police at the Mineral Heights Toll Plaza in the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

100 Greatest African Americans

100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in no particular order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002.

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Cyrus Foster, 'griot' of Boston

Cyrus Foster was the 'griot' (storyteller) of Boston in the 19th century, known for his tales of New England Blacks during the Revolutionary War and early period of America's nationhood. A Revolutionary War veteran, Foster spent much of his time walking the streets and talking about his

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Decolonization

Decolonization (US) or decolonisation (UK) is the undoing of colonialism: where a nation establishes and maintains its domination over dependent territories. The Oxford English Dictionary defines decolonization as the withdrawal from its colonies of a colonial power; the acquisition of political or

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Source: ThoughtCo

African Americans in Alabama

African Americans in Alabama are residents of the state of Alabama who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 26.5% of the states population, the majority of whom are descended from slaves of West and Central African

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Source: ThoughtCo

Working the Quincy Mill: African American Lumber Mill Workers in Northern California, 1926-1955

Economic opportunity motivated millions of early 20th Century African Americans to leave the segregated South. Most of the people of the Great Migration found better jobs and better pay in northern factories in World War I and western defense industries in World War II. However, at least a few

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Source: Black Past

Five African-American Male Writers to Remember

Jupiter Hammon is considered one of the founders of the African-American literary tradition. Hammon was a poet who would be the first African-American to publish his work in the United

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Source: ThoughtCo

The Longview Chamber Partners with the U.S. Chamber to Launch a National Initiative on Inequality of Opportunity

The Longview Chamber is proud to announce they are partnering with The U.S. Chamber of Commerce to host a national townhall on June 25th as part of an ongoing initiative to address inequality of opportunity through education, employment, entrepreneurship, and criminal justice

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Crispus Attucks

Crispus Attucks | FactMonster

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Two women killed in Trench Town gun attacks

A grief-stricken Claudia McNeil fought to overcome emotions as she attempted to paint a picture to The Gleaner of the unbreakable bond she had with her deceased daughter, 28-year-old Shannakay Ebanks, who was shot and killed at her home on Fourth Street in Trench Town, Kingston, around 3 a.m. on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

HBO’s Human By Orientation Launches Digital “Pride” Site With Daily LGBTQIA+ Programming And Events Through The Month Of June

HBO’s Pride 2020 festivities kick off this Thursday night with Por Detroit x Ostbahnhof, two of LA’s most notorious warehouse parties coming together to show off the city’s diverse and colorful

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

#AAMAM: “The Great Black Way” – Celebrating African Americans on Broadway (LISTEN)

But African-American artists have made a tremendous impact, primarily as writers and performers, but also as creators of source material for Broadway shows and

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Death of Prince Hall

Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

4

1807

South End Physician

Dr. John B. Hall, Sr., served as the secretary of the South End Medical Society (a group of white physicians) from its beginning in 1926 until 1952. During his career as a prominent South End physician, Dr. Hall held posts as medical examiner for the Massachusetts Insurance Department and with the

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Prathia Hall: Tough Platform Speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Preferred Not to Follow

One day, Hall traveled along with her sisters to visit their grandparents in the South; it was the first time that Hall encountered

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Source: Black Then

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (or Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable)[n 1] (before 1750[n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent resident of what became Chicago, Illinois. Little is known of his life prior to the 1770s. In 1779, he was living on the site of

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Source: BlackHistory.com

South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans;[9] [10] [11] on the north by the neighbouring

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Agrippa Hull: Revolutionary Patriot

In the following article, University of California at Los Angeles historian Gary B. Nash describes little-known Revolutionary War soldier who was attached by General George Washington to serve with Polish military engineer Tadeuz Kosciuszko. This account is part of a larger history of three

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Source: Black Past

May

21

1848

Hall, Arsenio (1956- )

Born February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, Arsenio Hall is a comedian, talk show host, writer, producer, and actor. He hosted the late night show Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to

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Source: Black Past

Bubba Wallace Rolls on Despite Incident

By Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

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