Ray Charles

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist who is best known for using non-violent civil disobedience tactics to secure equal rights for African Americans. He was named Michael King Jr. at birth but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January

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1929

Stokes, Carl B. (1927-1996)

Carl B. Stokes, lawyer, anchorman, U.S. diplomat and the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city, was born on June 21, 1927 to Charles and Louise Stokes in

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1927

Jones, Quincy

Jones, Quincy (Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.), 1933–, African-American musician, composer, bandleader, and music executive, b. Chicago. Jones played trumpet and sang gospel growing up, and studied briefly at Bostons Berklee College of Music (then called Schillinger House). After 1951 he played with

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NBA Coaches Association Condemns Racial Injustice, Forms Committee

The NBA Coaches Association – of which Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle is the president – recently released a statement condemning the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and also announced the formation of a committee on racial injustice and

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Foxx, Anthony Renard (1971- )

Anthony Foxx, the seventeenth United States Secretary of Transportation, was born April 30, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and raised by his mother, Laura Foxx, and grandparents James and Mary Foxx. He graduated from West Charlotte High School in 1989, and four years later received

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Jul

2

2013

'When Ray J Come Home?': Princess Love's Fruit Snack Challenge with Melody Derails When Ray J Pops Up

Celebrity parents, including actress Gabrielle Union, reality star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner, and now “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” reality stars Princess Love and Ray J Norwood, are among the many participating in the Fruit Snack

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Stokes, Louis (1925-2015) - Birthday

Ohio’s first African American Congressman, Louis Stokes was born to Charles and Louis Stokes on February 23, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended its public schools before joining the United States Army in 1943.

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1925

Andre Harrell to be Honored In Upcoming TV Special, Jamie Foxx, Babyface and Mariah Carey Scheduled to Appear

Andre Harrell‘s ex-wife Wendy Credle said her former partner once stated that he wanted a party to celebrate his life after he passed, not a sad

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Juneteenth: A Day of Joy and Pain – and Now National Action | Afro

By AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press

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Meet The Team Of Black Creatives Who Brought 'Soul' To Life

We’re already excited for Pixar’s first Black animated film, Soul, to be released this

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Setting Aside Race: Selected Books by Black Authors in Which Blackness is Not the Predominant Theme

Compiled by Robert Fikes, Jr., Librarian

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African American and Black History Blog

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James Earl Ray

Best Known

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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

2001 In January President-elect George W. Bush nominates Colin Powell to be Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice is also appointed to the positon of National Security Advisor for the Bush Administration. This is the first time either post has been held by African Americans. 2001

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The Mo'ne Davis brand

Mo’ne Davis is on fire. Not her baseball pitch, but her

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[Poem] Life by Henrietta Cordelia Ray

E’en a moment spun

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Maryland Library CEO Changes Name After Learning Its Racist Roots | Afro

For 67 years, he was Hampton Marshall

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Trio on bail after 200-lb ganja bust

Three men, who were allegedly busted with over 200 pounds of cannabis in vicinity of Sandaka, Canje River, where yesterday released on $350, 000 bail each after they were charged with possession of the illegal substance for

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African-American History Timeline: 1960 to 1964

Sidney Poitier wins an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film, Lilies of the Field. The achievement makes Poitier the first African-American to win an Oscar in the Best Actor

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Bartolomé de Las Casas

Bartolomé de Las Casas , (born 1474 or 1484, Sevilla?, Spain—died July 1566, Madrid), early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who was the first to expose the oppression of indigenous peoples by Europeans in the Americas and to call for the abolition of slavery there. His several works

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Hulu pulls 'The Golden Girls' episode referencing blackface

A scene from a 1988 episode of "The Golden Girls" where Rose, played by Betty White, and Blanche, played by Rue McClanahan, are wearing mud face and make a joke about not being

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Jamaican filmmaker to tell ‘Garvey: The Untold Story’

In addition to marking the nostalgia of the travesty, simultaneously Anderson surveyed the Brooklyn coast line and its relevance to documenting his mission to enlightening audiences about Jamaica’s first national

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Jennifer Hudson Stars As Aretha Franklin in 'RESPECT' — Watch Sneak Peek

Director Liesl Tommy makes her feature film debut with

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`He is going to change the world’: Funeral Held for Floyd – Voice and Viewpoint

By JUAN A. LOZANO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and ADAM GELLER Associated Press

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Abele, Julian F. (1881-1950)

The legacy of architect Julian Francis Abele was brought into focus in the mid-1980s when in the midst of a student protest at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, his great grandniece reminded the campus community that her long unsung ancestor was responsible for the eleven original

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Apr

21

1881

Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter is a hip hop and R&B singer, songwriter and actress who is currently one of the most successful recording artists in the music industry. She was born in Houston, Texas to Tina and Mathew Knowles on September 4, 1981. She was interested in music from a very young

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Sep

4

1981

BET To Air Special Coverage Of Rayshard Brooks' Atlanta Funeral Today

BET is bringing live coverage from the Ebenezer Baptist Church beginning at

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Jamie Foxx, Shaquille O’Neal Surprise 5-Year-Old Boy Who Stole His Parents' Vehicle

But for 5-year-old Adrian Zamarripa, it got him a trip to Los Angeles, where he got to meet Jamie Foxx and Shaquille

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Prim, John E. (1898-1961) - Birthday

He was born to Charles and Sara Prim in Nashville, Tennessee on September 15, 1898.

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Sep

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1898

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