Thurgood Marshall

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Willard Ransom: Pioneer in Civil Rights Movement in Indianapolis

Willard Ransom chose to follow in his father’s footsteps becoming a pioneer in the civil rights movement in

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Sergeant William Carney of New Bedford, a member of the famed 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War, was the first African-American awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of Fort Wagner in July 1863. The U.S. flag he saved during the battle still hangs in the

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Don Hardin Spearheads the Construction of the National Museum of African American Music

BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke with Don Hardin, founder of the Don Hardin Group and project manager of the construction

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May

6

2020

Actor Chadwick Boseman Rushed to Emergency Room in a Wheelchair With Noticeable Weight Loss

Nationwide — Photos of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman being rushed to the hospital obviously much skinnier than before have surfaced on the Internet and his fans are getting

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Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal , original name Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined blues and other African-American music with Caribbean and West African music and

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May

17

1942

Rosalind G. Brewer

Rosalind G. Brewer is Group President and Chief Operating Officer, for Starbucks Corporation. In this role, Brewer will serve as a member of Starbucks senior leadership team and she will continue to serve on the Starbucks Board of Directors. As Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Brewer

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Dwayne Johnson Decides to Black Adam over Shazam

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has finally confirmed his decision to play antihero, Black Adam, in the upcoming adaptation film of the DC

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Noted Immigration Lawyer

Attorney John W. Schenck (1869-1962), admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1914, was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston in 1920 and held that position until 1933. During that time he handled most of the immigration cases in the Commonwealth.

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Ali, Holder, rapper Nas among 2015 DuBois Medal recipients

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois

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Angola: Journalists Union Lashes Out Suspension of Contracts

Luanda — Angolan Journalists Union (SJA) criticised Sunday the decision of the Media Nova Group to suspend the employment contract of some professionals in the State of Emergency

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Savoy Magazine Announces The Most Influential Black Lawyers of 2015

Savoy Magazine releases their Spring issue featuring the 2015 Most Influential Black Lawyers. This comprehensive list features the top partners from leading national law firms and corporate counsel from Fortune 1000

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Nelda J. Connors

Nelda J. Connors is Founder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Pine Grove Holdings, LLC, which operates growth oriented manufacturing companies that offer original equipment, manufactured and remanufactured products, and after market services. Previously, Connors served as President and Chief

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Spingarn Medal

Spingarn Medal presented to Thurgood Marshall, director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, for his distinguished service as a lawyer before the Supreme Court.

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Dec

5

1946

(1987) Thurgood Marshall, “A Colorblind Society Remains an Aspiration”

On August 15, 1987 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke to a gathering of federal judges. Reflecting on his two decades on the Court and particularly on recent affirmative action rulings by the High Court, Justice Marshall reminded his audience that the United States had not yet

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Aug

15

1987

Harry A. Blackmun

Harry A. Blackmun , in full Harry Andrew Blackmun (born Nov. 12, 1908, Nashville, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 1999, Arlington, Va.), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1970 to

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Mar

4

1999

Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner , (born Jan. 6, 1811, Boston—died March 11, 1874, Washington, D.C.), U.S. statesman of the American Civil War period dedicated to human equality and to the abolition of

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Mar

11

1874

Distinguished Chemical Engineer

In 1979 chemical engineer James Porter (Ph.D.) founded his own firm, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Inc., in Cambridge, which became the first minority-owned firm in the nation to receive U.S. Environmental Agency laboratory contracts. Before founding his own firm, he established the

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1st Black Supreme Court Justice

Thurgood Marshall, U.S. solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30 and became the first Black Supreme Court justice.

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Jun

13

1967

Thurgood Marshall, dies

First Black Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall, dies, 1993

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Jan

24

1993

Henry Richardson: Key Figure in Amending the State Constitution to Integrate the National Guard

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The first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born, 1908

The first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born in Baltimore.

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Jul

2

1908

James C. Johnson

James C. Johnson was General Counsel for Loop Capital Market, LLC. Johnson has extensive experience in executive management in numerous leadership positions during his career that encompasses a number of industries including aerospace, defense and financial services. Johnson has expertise in a wide

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Thomas, Clarence (1948- )

Clarence Thomas, the second African American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in Pin Point, Georgia, a small community south of Savannah. His mother, Leola Williams, a single parent, raised Thomas until he was seven. He and his brother, Myers, were sent to Savannah where they were

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Joia M. Johnson

Joia M. Johnson is Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary of Hanesbrands, Inc., a leading marketer of innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel. In this role, Johnson oversees the legal and corporate social responsibility functions at Hanesbrands

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Arthur H. Harper

Arthur H. Harper is Managing Partner of GenNx360 Capital Partners. In this role, Harper heads a private equity firm that is focused on business-to-business companies. Previously, Harper was President and Chief Executive Officer at General Electric Corporation, Equipment Services Division from 2002

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This Day in Black History: June 13, 1967

Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson, becoming the first Black U.S. Supreme Court

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Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest , (born July 13, 1821, near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, U.S.—died October 29, 1877, Memphis, Tennessee), Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War (1861–65) who was often described as a “born military genius.” His rule of action, “Get there first

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Jul

13

1821

Joyce Cacho, Ph.D.

Joyce Cacho, Ph.D., CAMS is Principal, Adinura Advisory, an integrative strategy and accountability consulting firm for corporate and public sector clients. Experienced in finance and risk management, Joyce excelled in matrixed organizations structures in manufacturing, and banking

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Elders, Joycelyn Minnie (1933- ) - Birthday

Surgeon General, was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933 to Curtis and Hailer Jones; she added the name Joycelyn when she was in college.

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1933

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