Travis Scott Hosts Houston Food Drive For The Holidays

Hunt, William Henry (1863-1951)

William Henry Hunt, African American U.S. diplomat, was born a slave in Tennessee in 1863. Hunt claimed to have been born on June 29, 1869, so he could get into school at the age of twenty-six posing as a twenty-year-old, a lie he kept to his grave. Although June 29 might have been his actual day

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Dred Scott Case

Dred Scott and his wife Harriet filed suit against Irene Emerson for their freedom. The Dred Scott case was first brought to trial in 1847 in the first floor, west wing courtroom of St. Louis Courthouse. A black slave from Missouri who claimed his freedom on the basis of seven years of residence in

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Apr

6

1846

Shelby Davidson

While Shelby Davidson could not viewed as a prolific inventor, he is significant in that he served as a great example of education, determination and

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Aba Women's Riots (November-December 1929)

The riots or the war, led by women in the provinces of Calabar and Owerri in southeastern Nigeria in November and December of 1929, became known as the Aba Womens Riots of 1929 in British colonial history, or as the Womens War in Igbo history. Thousands of Igbo women organized a massive revolt

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Jan

1

1914

Martin Luther King Jr. Marries

In 1953, King, Sr., performs the marriage ceremony of King, Jr., and Coretta Scott at the Scott home near Marion, Alabama.

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Jun

8

1953

Clarke, Yvette Diane (1964– )

Yvette Diane Clarke won her first political office when she was elected a member of the New York City Council representing part of Brooklyn in 2001. Clarke succeeded her mother, former City Councilmember, Dr. Una S.T. Clarke, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the history of the

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Nov

21

1964

Watson, Diane Edith (1933- )

Diane Edith Watson was born November 12, 1933 in Los Angeles, California and has spent the majority of her life in the Los Angeles area. Her father was a Los Angeles policeman and her mother worked nights at a post office after her parents divorced when Watson was

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Nov

12

1933

Orr, Eugene (1946– )

African American LDS activist Eugene Orr was born on March 16, 1946, to David Orr and Martha Wilder Orr in Ashburn, Georgia. The family was deeply religious and planned for young Orr to become a minister. As a child, Orr would sometimes put corn silk into bottle tops to form his congregation and

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Victoria, Seychelles (1772- )

Victoria is the capital city of the Republic of Seychelles, a country made up of 115 small islands in the Indian Ocean of which 46 are uninhabited. It has been the nation’s capital since the country gained its independence in 1976. Victoria is the country’s largest city and the least populous

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Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovahs Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell , whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of Christ. The Witnesses believe that the event has already commenced they also believe the battle of Armageddon is

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Newspaper Founded

Atlanta Daily World founded by W.A. Scott Jr. The newspaper became a daily in 1933.

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Nov

6

1928

Haile Selassie

Born: 7/23/1892 Ejersa Goro, EthiopiaDied: 8/27/1975 Addis Ababa, EthiopiaTafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopias regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 25 May 1963 to 17 July 1964 and 5 November

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Mitcham man charged with rape and kidnap of girl - Voice Online

KADIAN NELSON has now been charged with rape and kidnap over an alleged incident with... The post Mitcham man charged with rape and kidnap of girl appeared first on Voice Online.

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Washington, Harold (1922 – 1987)

Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a lawyer, Methodist minister and one of the first black precinct captains in Chicago. Washington’s mother Bertha Washington was a well-known singer in the

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Philly produce market fights to serve the community while facing hardship - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… also a member of the African American Chamber of Commerce and he … communities," Woodall said. The African American Chamber of Commerce says 75% …

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Louisiana Voters Endorsed Constitutional

Louisiana voters endorsed constitutional convention and elected delegates in first election under Reconstruction acts. The vote was 75,000 for the convention and 4,000 against. Elections for delegates to the conventions were held in other Southern states in October and November.

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Sep

27

1867

Frank Wills and Watergate Conspiracy

Frank Wills, Washington security guard, foiled break-in at offices of Democratic National Committee in first event of the Watergate conspiracy.

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Jun

17

1972

WOMEN’S FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION DONATES TO MOFFITT CANCER CENTER | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

WOMEN’S FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION DONATES TO MOFFITT CANCER CENTER The Daughters of Harram Court No. 96, donated 118 Blessing Bags to Moffitt Cancer Center during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ladies who supported the event were, left to right: Betty Baker, Vickie Young, Bessie

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Mocha Arcadia to host its first Market Day - Stabroek News

The Mocha Arcadia Multi-Purpose Agricultural Co-operative Society (MAMPA) will be hosting the village’s first Market Day on Sunday from 6am. The article Mocha Arcadia to host its first Market Day appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Carl B. Stokes

Carl B. Stokes elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana. Stokes was sworn in on November 13, and became the first Black to serve as mayor of a major American city.

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Nov

7

1967

First Black Daily Newspaper In Modern Times

Founded on this day by William A. Scott, III, the Atlanta Daily World was the first Black daily newspaper in modern times.

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Aug

3

1928

Scott eager to work with FINA, Sports Ministry - Stabroek News

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) on Saturday last made a left move by electing former national hockey player Dwayne Scott as its president. The article Scott eager to work with FINA, Sports Ministry appeared first on Stabroek News.

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CARICOM congratulates Biden - Stabroek News

CARICOM yesterday congratulated the President-elect of the United States, Joseph Biden, on his victory in the elections of 2 November. The article CARICOM congratulates Biden appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Crispus Attucks

On this day, Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave became the first man killed in the cause of Americas freedom. This event is better known as the Boston Massacre.

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Mar

5

1770

Nat Turner Executed.

Nat Turner was captured almost two months after the uprising in Southampton county, Virginia in 1831. He had dug a hole and remained there for weeks at a time, hiding from his would-be captures. On the morning of October 30th, Turner left his place of hiding in search of food and provisions. Soon

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Nov

11

1831

Coachman, Alice Marie (1923-2014)

Alice Coachman became the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Born November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia, to Evelyn and Fred Coachman, Alice was the fifth of ten children. As an athletic child of the

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Thomas, Gerald E. (1929- )

Former Naval officer Gerald Eustis Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Guyana and Kenya. Born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 23, 1929 to Walter and Leila Thomas, President Ronald W. Reagan appointed Gerald E. Thomas to both

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Fishburne, Lillian E. (1949- )

Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African American woman to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, was born on March 25, 1949 in Patuxent River, Maryland. Fishburne was raised in Rockville, Maryland where she attended Richard Montgomery High School. In 1971, she graduated from Lincoln

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Feb

1

1998

Reddick, Eunice S. (1951- )

Eunice S. Reddick, an American diplomat and United States Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, was born in 1951 in New York City, New York. Reddick received her Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs in 1975 and then worked for several

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Publication of the First Black Daily Newspaper

Founded by William A. Scott, III, the Atlanta Daily World began publication.

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Mar

13

1932

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