Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority (1922- )

Norton, Eleanor Holmes (1937- )

Eleanor Holmes Norton was born on June 13, 1937 in Washington, D.C. to parents Coleman and Vela Holmes. Both her parents were government employees. Growing up in a well educated and politically conscious household caused Eleanor Holmes to be very aware of the surrounding struggles for African

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1937

Nigeria coronavirus: 24,567 cases, eased lockdown phase II extended

Confirmed cases = 24,567

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Florida Nonprofits Band Together For Live, Online Event Encouraging Communities To Care For At-Risk Children

All Pro Dad Partners with the NOMORE Foundation to Host the NOMORE Orphans Virtual Experience on June 28

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Spelman College [Atlanta] (1881- )

Spelman College, a historically black, liberal arts college for women, opened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1881. The previous year, a fledgling New England organization called the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society secured funds for a college for freedwomen in the city. Approximately one

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African American Women Writers: Novelists, Poets, More

African American women writers have helped to bring the black womans experience to life for millions of readers. Theyve written of what it was like to live in slavery, what Jim Crow America was like, what 20th and 21st century America have been like for black women. On the following pages, youll

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Guyana's president reaffirms strong ties with US, Western Hemisphere

The head of State, in a recent interview, emphasised that the United States of America is a friend and has worked closely with Guyana over several decades through several organisations such as The Carter Center, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Agency for International

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Survivor Working To Close Gap In Breast Cancer Deaths In African American Community

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A mother who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer when her sons were young is hoping her story helps empower other

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Kamala Harris Will Be In The Room Where It Happens, But Will Others Be Included? - Blavity

What is the impact of an African American woman being elected as Vice President.

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Joe Biden Takes Firm Stand Against Police Murder of George Floyd

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Special Covid-19 testing equipment gifted to UKZN reduces turnaround time by 18 hours

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) says its turnaround time for Covid-19 testing has been drastically reduced thanks to the donation of advanced instrumentation donated by Gift of the

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Riley, George Putnam (1833--1905)

George Putnam Riley, a native of Boston, participated in both the California and Canadian Northwest Territory Gold Rushes. In 1869, Riley along with 14 other Portland, Oregon residents--11 African American men, two African American women, and one white man--formed the Workingmen’s Joint Stock

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Two African American women, Alice Walker and Gloria Naylor win American Book Awa

Two African American women, Alice Walker and Gloria Naylor win American Book Awards for fiction

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Meet the Visionary Bringing Aretha Franklin’s Biopic ‘Respect’ to Life

The card-carrying member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences worked several seasons on Queen Sugar, creating the lush sightscapes that distinguish that show from many

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US group saddened by Mottley's position in Guyana elections impasse

NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment by what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley's “misguided” position on Guyana's March 2 elections

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Waters: 'Trump more focused on saving statues of slaveholders and Confederate generals than protecting Americans from coronavirus' | The Atlanta Voice

Instead, we are left with Donald Trump, an incompetent and heartless man who is more focused on saving statues of slaveholders, Confederate generals, and racists, than protecting the health of living and breathing

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2014 Top Influential Women in Corporate America List Announced by Savoy Magazine

Savoy Magazine released their 2014 Top Influential Women in Corporate America (Savoy Top Women) listing in their latest Fall issue. The Savoy Top Influential Women in Corporate America feature is the definitive listing of African American Women achievers impacting corporate America. With expertise

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A Large Mural Of Breonna Taylor Was Painted In Annapolis, Maryland

A group of artists have painted a large mural in honor of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black woman who was murdered by police officers.

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Reed, Judy W. (c. 1826- ? )

Little is known about Judy W. Reed, considered to be the first African American woman to receive a United States

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23

1884

'Remember Who We're Fighting For': The Uneasy Existence Of Seattle's Protest Camp

Jim Urquhart for NPR

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Walker, Alice M. (1944- )

The first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker was born the eighth child of sharecroppers Willie Lee and Minnie Lou Grant Walker, on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. Walker became the valedictorian of her segregated high school class, despite an accident at

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Feb

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1944

Telling Secrets, Spying Freedom: A Novel Account of Mary Bowser's Civil War Espionage

In the following account historian and novelist Lois Leveen describes how she came to write her critically acclaimed novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, the account of a black woman who served as a Union spy in the Confederate White House during the American Civil

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (1913- )

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Delta), one of four college sororities for African American women, was founded on January 13, 1913, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. by 22 co…

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Xavier Submits Official Request to City of New Orleans to Rename South Jefferson Davis to Norman C. Francis

NEW ORLEANS – Reynold Verret, current President of Xavier University of Louisiana, yesterday resubmitted the official request to rename South Jefferson Davis Parkway in honor of President Emeritus Norman

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Chain of command during McClain death investigation involved 2 Aurora police chief candidates

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) – The man who oversaw the Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Bureau during the investigation into Elijah McClain’s death is competing against his former immediate supervisor for a chance to become the next chief of

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LAFC Launches Petition To Recognize Juneteenth As National Holiday

Petition Part of Club’s Commitment to Support the Black Community; Goal is to Gather 100,000 Signatures Through Change.org Petition

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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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Black school

Black schools originated under legal segregation in the southern United States after the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, in southern states public policy to keep races separated and maintain white supremacy. In the United States white opposition to African-American success resulted in

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Women at Risk as COVID-19 Strikes State Prisons in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties | Black Voice News

Across California there are at minimum 436 incarcerated persons—men and women—confined and struggling to stay alive with active cases of

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State of Illinois Cancels Summer Events at McCormick Place Including Black Women's Expo; New Dates Scheduled for 2021

Black Women’s Expo (BWe) founder Merry Green and her team held on to hope that the country’s largest and longest-running exposition targeting African American women would take place on the rescheduled dates this

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'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With Intro By Expert In African American Film

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to film scholar Jacqueline Stewart, who provided a new introduction with historical context to the film Gone with the Wind for its re-release on HBO

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