West Virginia State College is founded in Institute.

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Black private equity banker pays off HBCU students tuition

Another Black equity banker and his wife are donating $1 million dollars to Spelman College to assist in offsetting the cost of nearly 50

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

HBCU Love: Morehouse Was ‘The Best Decision’ Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Ever Made

The day Steven Louis Reed became Montgomery, Alabama’s first Black mayor, the country, the city, the civil rights leaders who recognized the auspicious occasion for what it was, celebrated with

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Reagan and North Division recognized for excellence in NAF program

Congratulations to Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School for earning Distinguished Level and to North Division High School for earning Model Level from the NAF Education

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Hall Johnson: Violinist, Composer & Musical Director in New York and Hollywood

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Source: Black Then

Dove, Rita (1952- )

American poet laureate Rita Frances Dove was born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio. Rita’s father, Ray Dove, was the first African American chemist in the tire industry. Rita Dove excelled in school and in 1970 she received the Presidential Scholar Award. Dove completed a B.A. in English in three

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Source: Black Past

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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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Source: Black Past

Monday Night Politics: Meet the Candidates

Virtual political forum featuring candidates in the Runoff Election for U.S. Senator: Royce West & Mary

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

PM Gonsalves gives Windies tour of England his blessing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chairman of the CARICOM sub-committee on cricket, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has thrown his support behind the West Indies’ proposed tour of England once all the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

‘Zim in gridlock under ED’

THE ruling Zanu PF has failed to deal with Zimbabwe’s multifaceted crisis as the socio-economic situation continues to deteriorate since 2018 elections, a survey has

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Researchers to Study COVID-19 Impact on S.C. Restaurants

Researchers from the College of Charleston’s School of Business and Lander University’s College of Business are currently studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on restaurant owners and operators in South

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Former Seattle Black Community Festival President Michael Taylor Passes

Here, Taylor attended South Seattle Community College, and worked at the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA and the Girls Club, serving Seattle youth through mentorship and enrichment

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Georgianna Glose, a Nun and Activist for the Poor, Dies at 73

If you passed Georgianna Glose on the streets of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, you might have known her as that renegade nun, the one who left her convent to live among the poor and then blew a whistle on sexual abuse in the Catholic

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Source: Unpublished Black History

It’s now or never for the MEAC

But NCCU has been the dominant team in men’s basketball lately and, as we know, football is king so it wasn’t a huge loss for the

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Benjamin Spencer becomes the first Black dean of America’s oldest law school

A. Benjamin Spencer has made history by becoming the new dean of the oldest law school in America – The William & Mary Law

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Wins CEO Of The Year Award

Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College, was recently recognized as the 2020 Chief Executive Officer of the Year by the Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) for her transformational leadership, commitment to equity, and development of partnerships that

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Nike joins the companies making Juneteenth an annual paid holiday | The Atlanta Voice

Nike is adding June 19, a holiday called Juneteenth, to its list of official, paid company

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Kemar Roach back in business

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach is happy to be back in the swing of things as he prepares for the proposed tour of England starting next

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Palmer, Larry L. (1949- )

On November 1, 2011, President Barack H. Obama appointed Larry L. Palmer the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. On March 30, 2012, the U.S. Senate confirmed Palmer’s nomination and he reported to his post in Bridgetown, Barbados. Born in Augusta, Georgia, on July

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Source: Black Past

Donald Julian Reaves

Donald Julian Reaves career in higher education of more than 35 years, started in the classroom and concluded after serving as Chancellor of Winston Salem State

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Source: Savoy Network

Debbie Pollock-Berry

Debbie Pollock-Berry is senior vice president of human resources for XO Communications. She oversees recruitment, compensation, benefits, training and development, performance-management and implementing human resources policies and strategies in support of the XO nationwide workforce, supporting

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Source: Savoy Network

Cameroon: South West - COVID-19 Testing Centres Now Available

Alim Hayatou, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Health in charge of Epidemics and Pandemics inspected the facilities last

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Source: allAfrica.com

Shorter AME Church, Denver, Colorado (1868- )

Shorter AME Church was organized in 1868. Two women, Mary Smith and Mary Randolph founded the church. The original members met on the South Platte River in 1863 until the Church was given land located at 19th and Holiday (now Market Street) by a major Fillmore, an officer in the Union Army during

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Source: Black Past

Virginia’s COVID-19 Cases Still Going Up, But Positive Results Down: Report

Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases has increased but the percentage of positive test results has

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Source: The Washington Informer

10 Black Scholarship Programs in 2020 That Are Still Open Despite COVID-19

Learn more at – Walmart Foundation First Generation Scholarship For HBCU Students: Offered through Walmart’s foundation, the program specifically helps students who are enrolled at any HBCU or PBI (Primarily Black Institution) across the

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Nation’s Capital Set To Begin A Gradual Reopening On Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Muriel Bowser says the nation’s capital will begin a gradual reopening Friday, even as she warns that it probably will result in will be permitted to seat guests outdoors, barbers and hair salons will open and nonessential businesses will be allowed to offer curbside or

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Source: Black America Web

Julian Bond

Horace Julian Bond was a civil rights activist and politician. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 14, 1940 to Julia Agnes and Horace Mann Bond. His father was a respected professor who later became the first black president of Lincoln University and later the president of Atlanta

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Source: Black History Resources

Aug

15

2015

Playing cat and mouse with Covid-19

Kenyans are on the spot for providing wrong contacts during Covid-19 testing, hampering efforts to trace suspected

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Black Women Leaders Launches Fund To Support State’s Black Community

On Tuesday, a group of anchor leaders announced a first-of-its-kind fund to support the Black community in Washington

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

The General Virginia Court decides the "Emmanuel" case, which involves a black

The General Virginia Court decides the Emmanuel case, which involves a black man who, along with sixwhite servants participates in a conspiracy to escape;when captured, the whites are all sentenced to extrayears of service while Emmanuel is whipped, brandedwith an R, and required to wear shackles

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