Region Four woman, 80, dies of COVID

Africa: $107 Million Cash Injection to Fight COVID-19 in Africa

Cape Town — A group of philanthropic foundations founded by a music industry billionaire who was an early promoter of successful hip-hop artists has announced a multi-million dollar donation to fight COVID-19 in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mauritania reopens mosques after lull in virus infections

Mosques in Mauritania reopened after a week of no new coronavirus cases were

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

irst Black person to play in an NBA All-Star Game

Don Barksdale becomes first Black person to play in an NBA All-Star Game

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

13

1953

Black anarchism

Black anarchism is a loose term sometimes applied in the United States to group together a number of people of African descent who identify with anarchism. They include Ashanti Alston, Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Kuwasi Balagoon, Kai Lumumba Barrow, Greg Jackson, and Martin Sostre. Critics of the term

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Source: ThoughtCo

Nigerians take the law into their own hands to fight COVID-19 | Afro

Some Nigerians who rejected a government order to stay in place and left COVID-19 affected states for home are being turned in by their own

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Angola Play Indoor Soccer World Cup in 2021

Luanda — The five-a-side soccer World Cup, in which Angola will be present for the first time in Lithuania, has been postponed for September 13 to October 4 of 2021, one year after the initial date set by the International Federation of Associated Football

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Source: allAfrica.com

Did You Know That In...

1746 - Lucy Terry(1730-1821), a slave, writes Bars Fight, a commemorative poem recrating the Deerfield Massacre. This poem is the first known to be written by a black person in the United States and was not published until 1985.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

0

1746

Creating Political Opportunities

In 1986 the Black Political Task Force joined forces with the Rainbow Coalition, the Massachusetts Latino Democratic Committee, and the Asian Political Caucus to challenge the redistricting plan put forth by the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Redistricting is the process by which

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Peter Blair Henry

Peter Blair Henry is the youngest person to hold his current position and, to date, has raised over $200 million, more than any dean in the School’s history. Henry has focused fundraising on creating greater access to higher education by providing full scholarships for high-achieving, low-income

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Source: Savoy Network

Eight surprises in House Democrats' $3T coronavirus relief bill

House Democrats on Tuesday released their latest proposal for coronavirus relief — a massive package designed largely to press reluctant GOP leaders in the Senate and White House to get moving on another infusion of emergency

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Source: The Hill

Burundi: WHO Seeking Further Details On Staff Expulsion From Burundi

The World Health Organization (WHO) was on Thursday seeking to clarify why authorities in Burundi have expelled its top official in the country and three other staff members, the UN agency's Regional Director for Africa told journalists during a press briefing on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ethiopia coronavirus: 261 cases, president calls for global solidarity

May 10: 239 cases, Abiy appreciates US support

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Civil Rights Act (1875)

Whereas, it is essential to just government we recognize the equality of all men before the law, and hold that it is the duty of government in its dealings with the people to mete out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever nativity, race, color, or persuasion, religious or political; and it

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Source: Black Past

(1866) Civil Rights Act

An Act to protect all Persons in the United States in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their

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Source: Black Past

Apr

6

1866

Left of Black with William Jelani Cobb and Bassey Ikpi

Season 1, Episode 10

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Abbott, Robert Sengstacke (1870-1940)

Born in 1870 to formerly enslaved parents, Abbott attended Hampton Institute in Virginia and then went on to graduate from Kent Law School (now Chicago-Kent College of Law in Illinois) in 1899. In May 1905 he started publishing the Chicago Defender. In the early years he personally sold

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Source: Black Past

Laysha L. Ward

Laysha L. Ward is Executive Vice President and Chief External Engagement Officer for Target and a member of the company’s executive leadership

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Source: Savoy Network

Africa: COVID-19 Strategies Africa Can Learn From

There are of course huge differences between US states and African countries, but consider for a moment that the US has one international

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon: North West - Senator V.p, Nkeze Crusades Against COVID-19

The Vice President of the Senate, Emilia Nkeze offers Covid-19 prevention kits for population to stay safe and embrace the reconstruction of the North West

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Source: allAfrica.com

Six days of rioting

One person was killed in six days of rioting in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

29

1970

By winning the Long Beach Open, Charlie Sifford became the first Black person to

By winning the Long Beach Open, Charlie Sifford became the first Black person to win a major professional golf tournament, 1957

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

10

1957

Jackson, Jessie Louis, Sr. (1941- )

Long before he became a minister, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Operation Breadbasket, Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), and founder of the Rainbow Coalition, Jesse Louis Jackson impressed his family and close friends as a person destined for greatness. Born

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Source: Black Past

Oct

8

1941

Eritrea coronavirus: one active case left as 38 patients recover

April 18, 2020: Eritrea president likens COVID-19 to sudden war

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa: COVID-19 - a Threat to Peace Efforts in Africa

South Sudan's unity government of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which has been in power since March 12, reacted early and restricted the movement of its people to prevent the virus from spreading across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Democratic Nat. Convention

The rules committee of the Democratic National Convention approved the nomination of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke as co-chair person of the convention.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

24

1972

Cameroon: COVID-19 Brings Out Government's Ugly Side

The message of national solidarity around the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have been lost in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kobe Bryant and Nike Inspire Kids in Los Angeles to Get Moving

To give young athletes in Los Angeles an opportunity to understand the game as he learned it, Kobe Bryant created the Mamba League, a youth basketball program rooted in personal insights with the goal of empowering girls and boys ages 8-10 on the court and in

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Source: Savoy Network

Church Outbreak: A look at what’s next in WV’s effort to control COVID-19 in the state’s African American population

Church Outbreak: A look at what’s next in WV’s effort to control COVID-19 in the state’s African American May 8, 2020 / 06:45 PM EDT

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Source: WBOY 12 News | Clarksburg-Fairmont-Morgantown News & Weather | Clarksburg-Fairmont-Morgantown, WV wboy.com

Ambassador

Clifton Wharton is sworn in as ambassador to Norway. Clifton Wharton was the 1st Black person to earn a PhD in economics from University of Chicago in as well as the first Black president of Michigan State, predominantly White university.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

9

1961

Abducted in Kenya, freed in Somali: Italian flies home after 18-months

Silvia Romano lowered her mask briefly to display a broad smile after she stepped off an Italian government plane at Rome-Ciampino International

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