Tavis Smiley was born today

Tiger Woods Signs Multi-year Deal with Bridgestone Golf

Bridgestone Golf, a leading manufacturer of premium golf balls, clubs and accessories – announced today that it has signed Tiger Woods to a multi-year agreement to exclusively play and promote its high-performance golf

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(1974) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's Statement: The Richard Nixon Impeachment Hearings

Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was selected to give the Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 1974, as it began its momentous proceedings on the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Her statement appears

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Celebrating Black History Month

While the accomplishments of African-Americans should be celebrated all year long, February is the month when we focus on their contributions to American

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Talladega College (1867- )

Talladega College was founded in 1867, and is Alabama’s oldest private historically black liberal arts college. Located on 50 acres in the city of Talladega, Alabama, the wooded campus sits on a plateau about 700 feet above a valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Talladega College was founded by two

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HBCU Timeline: 1837 to 1870

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education established with the purpose of providing training and education to

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Morgan State University [Baltimore] (1867- )

Morgan State University is the largest historically black college in Maryland. Located in Baltimore, the school was established in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Members of the Methodist Churches in Baltimore recognized the

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HBCU Timeline: 1900 to 1975

As the Jim Crow Era raged on, African-Americans in the South listened to the words of Booker T. Washington, who encouraged them to learn trades that would allow them to be self-sufficient in

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(1963) George Wallace, “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever”

By 1963 Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace had emerged as the leading opponent to the growing civil rights movement. Six months later he gained international notoriety for his stand in the door of the University of Alabama to block the entrance of two black students, Vivian Malone and James

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14

1963

Ex-Ethiopian minister jailed 6 years for corruption

May 8: Simon jailed 6 years

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Benjamin Thornton

In 1935, Benjamin Thornton created a device that could be attached to a telephone and could be set to record a voice message from a caller. By utilizing a clock attachment, the machine could also forward the messages as well as keep track of the time they were

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Mar

28

2016

Tuskegee University (1881-- )

Tuskegee University, one of the largest historically black universities in the United States, is a private university located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded by Lewis Adams, a former slave, and George W. Campbell, a former slave

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FIRST REPUBLIC SET UP BY FREED SLAVES

After departing New York Port in 1820 the first group of freed blacks landed first in Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone and later moved on to Bushrod Island in what is today in Monrovia and established a state. By the 1847 the country declared its independence.

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Jul

27

1847

Union Bethel AME Church, Great Falls, Montana (1890- )

The Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in Great Falls, Montana, is one of the state’s oldest active

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Russell Wilson Returns as Host of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2016

Nickelodeon today announced that Seattle Seahawks’ two-time Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson clinched his second straight title as host of Kids’ Choice Sports 2016, the only show that celebrates kids and families’ love of sports and top professional athletes. Also announced today is this

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AiR's Latest e-book 'FEAR - False Expectations Appearing Real' Addresses the Current Crisis and Shows the way Forward

BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA, May 10, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / -- Atman in Ravi's e-book titled 'FEAR' has captured the essence of the current crisis of

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Johnson, Robert Louis (1946 - )

Robert Louis Johnson, founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Entertainment Television (BET), is also the majority owner of the Charlotte (North Carolina) Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the first African American billionaire. He was born in

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Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley is a well known talk show host and media personality. He was born on September 13, 1964 in Gulfport, Mississippi to a single teenaged mother named Joyce Marie Roberts. Joyce married a US Air Force Officer named Emory Garnell Smiley, and Tavis was named after his stepfather. He did not

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13

1964

Lilongwe, Malawi (15th Century?- )

Lilongwe, named after the Lilongwe River that runs through the town, became the official capital of the landlocked country of Malawi in 1975. In 2012 Lilongwe city had an estimated population of 781,000 people making it the largest city in the country. Lilongwe is located in the center of this

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Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1824 - )

Early 19th Century African American Methodists in Cincinnati, Ohio initially worshipped at the local Methodist Episcopal churches, but were treated in a discriminatory manner. In response to this treatment Rev. James King and Rev. Phillip Brodie, after contacting leaders of the new AME Church

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Oct

19

2013

League of Women for Community Service

The League of Women for Community Service was founded in 1918 as a 'comfort home' for World War I Black soldiers in Boston. Still operating today at 558 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, this Black women's group has consistently provided charitable, cultural, and educational services. For more than

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Andrew J Beard puts patents on the jerry coupler, still used today to connect ra

Andrew J Beard puts patents on the jerry coupler, still used today to connect railroad cars, 1897

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Nov

23

1897

Gaborone, Botswana (1880- )

Gaborone is the capital and largest city in the African country of Botswana. Formerly known as Gaberones, the name was changed and the town was declared the capital of the country shortly after Botswana won its independence from Great Britain in 1966. Its history, however, extends back much

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DRC: Deadly landslide infuriates residents near Goma

At least one child died and two others missing in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo following

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Singer/television & stage star Nell Carter was born today

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Alexander Du Toit

...fragmented, and the parts began to move away from one another. Westward drift of the Americas opened the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian block drifted across the Equator to merge with Asia. In 1937 Alexander L. Du Toit, a South African geologist, modified Wegener’s hypothesis by suggesting two

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National Pan-Hellenic Council

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to as the Divine Nine. The member/partner organizations have not

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May

10

1930

(1870) Henry O. Wagoner, Jr., Celebrates The Ratification Of The 15th Amendment To The United States Constitution

In May, 1870, Henry O. Wagoner, Jr., the twenty year old son of one of black Denvers leading civil rights advocates, was given the rare privilege of addressing a local audience gathered to celebrate the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Wagoner congratulated the

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May

4

1870

Smithsonian's African-American History Museum an 'Opportunity for Understanding'

Ground was broken Wednesday on the National Mall for the Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in 2015. Jeffrey Brown discusses the pivotal moment in the long, $500 million effort to showcase the stories and experiences of black Americans with journalist

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Left of Black with Brittney Cooper and Treva Lindsey

Left of Black - Season 3, Episode 21

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(1993) Clarence Thomas, “The New Intolerance - Law Day Address”

Thank you all so much. Thank you, Judge Bell for your kind words, and I also thank you for all the kind things youve done for me in my life, especially over the last three or four years. I -- This is a real pleasure to be here. I didnt thing so many people would be interested in what I had to

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