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Jackson, Alphonso R. (1946- )

Alphonso R. Jackson cultivated a three-decade career in public service that included an appointment as head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the administration of his long-time friend, President George W. Bush. Born in Marshall, Texas, in 1946, Jackson grew up in

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28 Unknown Facts: Black History

Black History is American History. This piece cites many amazing African Americans whos contribution to our nation often go unrecognized. This video is brought to you by S4T Works, a multimedia education non profit, specializing in workshops that fuse education and the

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Ray, Charles Aaron (1945- )

Ambassador Charles Aaron Ray was born in Center, Texas in 1945. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1972 from Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas, and his Master’s of Science from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a Master’s of Science in National Security Strategy from

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Staples, George McDade (1947-- )

George McDade Staples was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, where he served from 1998 to 2001. He was later appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as ambassador to Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. He served in that post between 2001 and

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Foster care ministry recruiting new black families

LOS ANGELES — A faith-based group formed to encourage more black families to become involved in the foster care system observed National Foster Care Month with a webinar highlighting the need for more foster

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Voices of the Civil War Episode 12: "Emancipation Proclamation"

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after issuing a draft back in September 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation laid the foundation for what would become the 13th Amendment, issued two years later on January 31, 1865. Consequently, the proclamation

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Parker, Maurice S. (1949- )

Ambassador Maurice S. Parker is a career Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Department of State. On April 30, 2007 Parker was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Swaziland. After U.S. Senate confirmation, Parker

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Monday Night Politics

A judge is responsible for overseeing the courtroom and is responsible for making decisions that impact a victim who has unfortunately found themselves in the criminal justice

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News About BlackPast.org

We have assembled below links to various journal, magazine, and newspaper articles and encyclopedic reference works about BlackPast.org compiled since its launch on February 1, 2007. They are listed in order of appearance with the most recent at the top of the

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Lewis G. Clarke: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Forgotten Hero

In the article below Seattle historian Carver Clark Gayton describes his most prominent ancestor, Lewis G. Clarke, who is widely considered to be the model for one of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s main characters in her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Here Gayton describes Clarke’s evolving relationship with

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US Officials Blame Iran For Sending Emails From Proud Boys Account Threatening Democratic Voters - Blavity

Government officials blame Iran for distributing an email that threatened Democratic voters who won't change their registration to Republican.

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Trump Defied The 2013 GOP Autopsy. So Was It A 'Failure'? : NPR

Seven years ago, Republicans wrote a plan for long-term electoral success. Then, President Trump won in 2016 without following some of its key tenets.

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NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games | The Michigan Chronicle

By Stacy M. Brown When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem to bring awareness to social and other injustices faced regularly by Black and Brown individuals in America, the National Football League, President Donald Trump, and others wrongly associated the

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Austin, Roy L. (1939- )

Ambassador Roy Leslie Austin spent most of his life as a university scholar before becoming a U.S. diplomat at the age of 61. When Austin was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago he was a sociology professor at Pennsylvania State University. After

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Wells, Barry L. (1942- )

Ambassador Barry L. Wells has had an extensive career in international affairs with the United States Foreign Service after an earlier period as a university professor and administrator. Wells was born in 1942 in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from East High School in that city in 1959. He received

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Chadwick Boseman is an icon who played icons | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. The late actor Chadwick Boseman had a wealth of film experiences under his belt, and he was marvelous in all of them, including many others in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise besides “Black Panther,” which included “Captain America: Civil

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Washington Redskins Wide Receiver Cody Latimer Arrested On Assault & Multiple Firearm Charges

Cody Latimer, who is a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins, was arrested on assault and firearm charges on Saturday after reportedly firing shots inside an

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Brazeal, Aurelia Erskine (1943- )

Ambassador Aurelia Erskine Brazeal was a career diplomat and the first black woman to be named ambassador by three Presidents. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush appointed her ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. Three years later President Bill Clinton named her ambassador to

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NFL will play Black National Anthem at games | The Atlanta Voice

When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem to bring awareness to social and other injustices faced regularly by Black and Brown individuals in America, the National Football League, President Donald Trump, and others wrongly associated the quarterback’s actions as

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The Speech that Made Obama President

In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their

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Can Donald Trump Pull a Truman? - ThyBlackMan

(ThyBlackMan.com) On July 22, 1988, after the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, the party nominee, Gov. Michael Dukakis, enjoyed a 17-point lead over Vice President George W. Bush. Five weeks later, on Labor Day, Dukakis was down eight points, the same margin by which he would lose the

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This Day in History - July 6

Today is the 188th day of 2020. There are 178 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2005: New York Times reporter Judith Miller is jailed for refusing to divulge a confidential source to a grand jury investigating the Bush Administration's leak of an undercover Central Intelligence Agency

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How to Grow a Church: 3 Tips for Increasing Church Attendance.

In fact, according to a Gallup poll, between the years 1998-2000, 69 percent of adult Americans were members of

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Brown, Gayleatha Beatrice (1947-2013)

On July 2, 2009 President Barack Obama appointed Gayleatha Beatrice Brown to be the United States ambassador to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa. This was her second ambassadorial appointment. Previously, Brown had been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. Ambassador to

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Voices of the Civil War Episode 11: "Prelude to the Emancipation Proclamation"

Voices of the Civil War Episode 11: Prelude to the Emancipation Proclamation - YouTube

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Baltimore, Richard Lewis, III (1947- )

Ambassador Richard Lewis Baltimore III was born on December 31, 1947 in New York City, New York to Judge Richard Lewis Baltimore, Jr. and Lois Madison-Baltimore. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1969 and earned

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How you can stir up some 'good trouble' through causes John Lewis supported

… 3. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Lewis first … the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum …

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Monday Night Politics: Meet the candidates

In my own neighborhood, I have served as a precinct chair for over a decade and have worked to help elect strong Democratic leaders in Dallas and across the State, including County Judge Clay Jenkins, Congressman Marc Veasey, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke and many

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(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

On May 19, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed an audience in his city as a backdrop and explanation of the city’s recent decision to remove statutes of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate military and political leaders from public squares in New Orleans. His speech

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Fulton County Commissioners create task force to review elections process

Task force created to address lines, voting machine issues, and delays experienced by voters who requested absentee ballot

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