Rebecca Lee graduates from the New England

Odumegwu Ojukwu - Birthday

Odumegwu Ojukwu , in full Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (born November 4, 1933, Zungeru, Nigeria—died November 26, 2011, London, England), Nigerian military leader and politician, who was head of the secessionist state of Biafra during the Nigerian civil war.

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Renowned Chemist

Dr. Henry A. Hill (1915-1979) was a distinguished chemist locally and nationally from 1942 until 1979. He was the first African-American to become Chairman of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society and later became President of the American Chemical Society. In 1961 he

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African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs

African immigrants make up a small share of the nation’s immigrant population, but their overall numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau

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Paul T. Addison

In this role, Addison’s leadership was impactful as he served in a number of positions that maximized his expertise in utilities, at the intersection of investment banking and the financial services sector. Addison retired from Salomon Smith Barney in 2002. Addison contributes his leadership and

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Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the set of their new movie

Central Intelligence is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and written by Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, and Rawson Marshall Thurber. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart and is scheduled to be released on June

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M.D. Degree for Black Woman

The first African-American female graduate of a medical school was Rebecca Lee, who received an M.D. degree from the New England Female Medical College in Boston in 1864.

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Distinguished Athletes

Matthew Bullock, a graduate of Everett High, and John Shelburne, a Boston English graduate, both became All-American football players at Dartmouth College in the early 20th century. Bullock later returned to coach at Everett High, becoming the first African-American to serve as a head coach of

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New England Slave Trade

The year 1644 was a momentous date in the history of the New England slave trade. Before that time Massachusetts merchants had occasionally brought in Black Africans from the West Indies; but in that year Boston traders imported slaves directly from Africa, when an association of businessmen sent

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Africa: A24 Media Launches Yebo VoD Service Focused On History, Biography and African Discovery - Mobile Deals in the Offing

Two weeks ago pan-African TV content producer A24 Media launched its Yebo platform focused on history, biography and African

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Virginia Black Caucus Says Reopening State Would Treat Black and Brown People Like Pigs

The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus has sent a letter to Gov. Ralph Northam saying the move to reopen Virginia would be treating black and brown people like “guinea pigs for our

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Hendrik Verwoerd - Death

Hendrik Verwoerd , in full Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (born September 8, 1901, Amsterdam, Netherlands—died September 6, 1966, Cape Town, South Africa), South African professor, editor, and statesman who, as prime minister (1958–66), rigorously developed and applied the policy of apartheid, or

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1966

Goapele Prepares for New Album Release

Sultry singer, Goapele is making some last efforts before the debut of her upcoming album Strong As Glass due to hit shelves on October

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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938)

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, writer, activist, collector, and important figure of the Harlem Renaissance was born in Saturce, Puerto

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The Biggest Gospel Tour of the Year is Coming to a City Near You: The Festival of Praise Tour 2015

The biggest Gospel tour of the year is coming to a city near you. Festival of Praise, a 50-city concert tour features some of the best names in Gospel music including multiple GRAMMY®, Dove and Stellar Award-winning recording artists Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell, with Hezekiah Walker

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Tavis Smiley To Host Joint Interview With African American Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) And Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

Tavis Smiley on PBS, returning for its 12th season on Monday, Jan. 12, will feature a two-part, exclusive joint interview during its premiere week with the only two African Americans in the U.S. Senate – New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, and South Carolina Republican Tim

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National Federation of Afro-American Women

The National Federation of Afro-American Women was founded at Boston's Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1895. The following year it united with the Washington National League to form the National Association of Colored Women.

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African American History and Women Timeline 1860-1869

[Previous] [Next] Women and African American History: 1860-1869 • founded in 1832 and accepting male and female, white and black students, by 1860 Oberlin College had a student population that was one-third African American • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, autobiography of Harriet Jacobs, wa

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Wangari Maathai - Birthday

Wangari Maathai , in full Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya—died September 25, 2011, Nairobi), Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace, becoming the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize.

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Apr

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1940

Virginia Becomes 1st Southern State To Outlaw Hair Discrimination | Afro

Virginia has officially become the first southern U.S. state to ban hair discrimination based on racial identifiers including hair texture and hair

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Tennessee Voices, Episode 32: Steven Lewis, curator, National Museum of African American Music

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Tanzanian Doctors Sound Alarm Over Hidden Coronavirus Cases

The Tanzanian government's tepid response to COVID-19 and seeming lack of transparency over coronavirus cases is fuelling concern that it is covering up the true extent of the pandemic, according to doctors and health experts in the East African

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Vietnam War student massacre—50 years on

The campus fire was dealt with quickly, and then the police forced demonstrating students into the centre of the

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President Obama Appoints Dr. Michael Nettles to Key Administration Post

President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Dr.Michael Nettles to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African

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Debbie Pollock-Berry

Debbie Pollock-Berry is senior vice president of human resources for XO Communications. She oversees recruitment, compensation, benefits, training and development, performance-management and implementing human resources policies and strategies in support of the XO nationwide workforce, supporting

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Ruth First - Birthday

Ruth First , in full Heloise Ruth First (born May 4, 1925, Johannesburg, South Africa—died August 17, 1982, Maputo, Mozambique), South African activist, scholar, and journalist known for her relentless opposition to South Africa’s discriminatory policy of apartheid.

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May

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1925

Congratulations! Nick Cannon Graduates From Howard University And Speaks At Virtual Ceremony

Congratulations to Nick Cannon for graduating from Howard University last

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Oil Trade: Claude Wilfrid Etoka, CEO of SARPD OIL, Wins the Prize of « Builder of the African Economy

The CEO of Société Africaine de Recherche Pétrolière et de Distribution (SARPD OIL), Claude Wilfrid Etoka, received last Thursday the award of « Africa Economy Builder » during a ceremony held in Abidjan (Côte

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Telisa Yancy

Telisa Yancy is the Vice President of Marketing for American Family Insurance. In this role, Yancy and her team spearheaded a re-positioning of the 85 year old company. Yancy earned a Silver Effie Award in 2013 for the effectiveness of her team’s marketing and communications efforts in the

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Deborah C. Wright

Wright was Chairman of the Board of Carver Bancorp, Inc. where she served as Chairman, CEO and President. Carver Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered savings bank and the nation’s largest publicly traded African- and Caribbean- American

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Africa: Coronavirus - African Football 'Must Wait,' CAF President Says

While some European leagues are set to resume, CAF president Ahmad Ahmad told DW he wants the outbreak under control first before competitions

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