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Sinbad is born

David Adkins "Sinbad" was born on November 18, 1956. As a child, he was the consummate jovial jokester, performing constantly for his three brothers and two sisters.

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Whoopi Goldberg - Birthday

Whoopi Goldberg , original name Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955, New York, New York, U.

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Source: Brittanica

Nov

13

1955

Banda, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu (c. 1896-1997) - Death

HastingsBanda died on November 25, 1997, in South Africa.

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Source: Black Past

Nov

25

1997

Buck Leonard , byname of Walter Fenner Leonard (born September 8, 1907, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.—died November 27, 1997, Rocky Mount), American baseball player who was considered one of the best first basemen in the Negro leagues. He was among the first Negro leaguers to receive election

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Source: Brittanica

Nov

27

1997

Paterson, David A. (1954- ) - Birthday

David Paterson was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 20, 1954 to Portia and Basil Paterson.

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Source: Black Past

May

20

1954

The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Preserving African American Spirituals – Smithsonian Libraries / Unbound

The early history of the group is documented in Gustavus D. Pike’s The Jubilee Singers and their campaign for twenty thousand dollars (1873), held in the library of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum and that of the National Museum of American History, as well as available in our Digital

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Source: Smithsonian Libraries

Bassett, Ebenezer D. (1833-1908) - Death

Prior to this death on November 13, 1908, he returned to live in Philadelphia, where his daughter Charlotte also taught at the ICY.

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Source: Black Past

Nov

13

1908

Norman, Jessye (1945- ) - Birthday

Norman was born on September 15, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, the child of Silas Norman, an insurance broker, and Janie Norman, a schoolteacher.

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Source: Black Past

Sep

15

1945

Almost Christmas (2016)

Almost Christmas (2016) - Savoy Network

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Source: Savoy Network

Black Delivery Truck Driver Blocked from Leaving Gated Community By Man Who Thought He Was Suspicious

Nationwide — Travis Miller, an African American delivery truck driver from Oklahoma City, was brought to tears as he recorded his encounter with a white man who demanded to know why he was inside his gated

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Popcorn with Zenger: Comedic Premise of ‘Coffee and Kareem’ Sours – Free Press of Jacksonville

This time, he’s offering 84 minutes of a child speaking like a foul-mouthed adult in “Coffee

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

, ...Millville, Indiana, U.S.—May 30, 1912, Dayton, Ohio) and his brother Orville Wright (August 19, 1871, Dayton—January

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Source: Brittanica

Amadou Toumani Touré - Birthday

Amadou Toumani Touré , byname ATT (born November 4, 1948, Mopti, French Sudan [now in Mali]), Malian politician and military leader who twice led his country.

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Source: Brittanica

Nov

4

1948

Booker T. Washington, African-American Educator - Death

Dates: April 5, 1856 (undocumented) - November 14, 1915 Booker Taliaferro was born to Jane, a slave who cooked on a Franklin County, Virginia plantation owned by James Burroughs, and an unknown white man.

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Source: ThoughtCo

Nov

14

1915

CWI audit report raises questions about money laundering, conflict of interest with ex-employee

An audit report on Cricket West Indies (CWI) has raised serious concerns about a financial transaction that could appear to be money laundering and a conflict of interest with a loan pertaining to an employee no longer with

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Lil' Fizz - Birthday

His birth name is Dreux Pierre Frédéric and he was born on November 26, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Source: Black History Resources

Nov

26

1985

Shirley Chisholm - Birthday

Hill (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.

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Source: Brittanica

Nov

30

1924

Ne-Yo says quarantine inspired him to work on his marriage with estranged wife

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 14: Ne-yo and Crystal Renay attend "GCAPP Empower Party (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for

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Source: theGrio

Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, Jr. (1924-1983) - Birthday

Ferguson was born November 4, 1924 in Wilmington, North Carolina to Clarence Clyde and Georgena Owens Ferguson.

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Source: Black Past

Nov

4

1924

Tanzanian President Urges Public Not to Fear COVID-19 Pandemic

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday urged members of the public to stop fearing the COVID-19 pandemic but he said they should continue observing protective guidelines issued by health

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ismāʿīl Pasha

Ismāʿīl Pasha , (born Dec. 31, 1830, Cairo—died March 2, 1895, Istanbul), viceroy of Egypt under Ottoman suzerainty, 1863–79, whose administrative policies, notably the accumulation of an enormous foreign debt, were instrumental in leading to British occupation of Egypt in

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Source: Brittanica

Mar

2

1895

United Daughters of Zion

The United Daughters of Zion, organized November 6, 1845, was the first women's beneficial group - Black or white - in Boston.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Renee L. Glover

Renee L. Glover is Founder and Managing Member of The Catalyst Group, LLC., a national consulting firm that is focused on urban revitalization, real estate development and community building, urban policy, and business transformation. Previously, Glover served as President and Chief Executive

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Source: Savoy Network

Margaret Mitchell - Birthday

Margaret Mitchell , in full Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Marsh (born November 8, 1900, Atlanta, Georgia, U.

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Source: Brittanica

Nov

8

1900

Odumegwu Ojukwu

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

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Source: Brittanica

May

30

1967

Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas - Birthday

Shanks, the only child of educators David Sylvestus and Eliza Balfour Shanks, was born on February 9, 1902 in Round Rock, Texas.

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Source: Black Past

Feb

9

1902

John Vorster , original name Balthazar Johannes Vorster; also known as B.J. Vorster (born Dec. 13, 1915, Jamestown, Union of South Africa—died Sept. 10, 1983, Cape Town), far right Nationalist politician who served as prime minister (1966–78) and president (1978–79) of South Africa. He was forced

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Source: Brittanica

Jun

4

1979

Theological School President

Rev. David T. Shannon became the first African-American to head the 184-year old Andover Newton Theological School in Newton in 1991. This school is the nation's oldest Protestant graduate school of theology.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Stevie Wonder at 70: Blind but Blessed Beyond Measure

You know the story: Stevie Wonder, the man who brought us such classics as Hotter Than July and Songs In The Key Of Life, was born Steveland Morris six weeks

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Source: The Florida Star

Gibbs, Jr., George W. (1916-2000) - Death

Gibbs died November 7, 2000, on his 84th birthday.

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Source: Black Past

Nov

7

2000

Segars, Joseph Monroe (1938–2014) - Birthday

Ambassador Joseph Monroe Segars was born in Hartsville, South Carolina on November 6, 1938.

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Source: Black Past

Nov

6

1938

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