William ("Bill") Henry Cosby was born on this day.

C. Delores Tucker: Social Activist and Politician

Cynthia Delores Tucker was a civil rights activist, politician and advocate for African-American women. Best known for her participation in theand later for taking a strongly condemning misogynistic and violent rap lyrics, Tucker advocated for the rights of women and minority groups in the United

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Source: ThoughtCo

Oct

12

2005

Rideshare and Delivery Workers Deemed Essential but Companies Insist They are Not Employees. | Post News Group

App-based companies like Uber, Lyft, Postmates, and Doordash classify their workers as independent contractors, not employees, under the guise that they are an app-based platform focused on technology and

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Source: Post News Group | PNG

KISERO: Parliament must reject tax on pension

Parliament must reject tax on pension

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Source: Business Daily

Nearly 200 participants in MLBC Virtual COVID-19 Small Business Relief Town Hall – A $300 million package. ‘Time is of essence,’ urges Sen. Horhn | The Mississippi Link

Nearly 200 business owners and others woke up Saturday morning, May 16, to join an important virtual town hall hosted by the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus

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Source: The Mississippi Link

William & Mary Law School Appoints First Black Dean

A. Benjamin Spencer has been named the new dean of William Mary Law School, the institution

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Source: NewsOne

William and Ellen Craft escaped from slavery

William and Ellen Craft escaped from slavery in Georgia. Mrs. Craft impersonated a slave holder and her husband, William, assumed the role of her servant in one of the most dramatic of the slave escapes.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

26

1848

Suggestion made for more groups to look out for sexual harassment

ONE of the suggestions being made to improve the Sexual Harassment Bill is widening the scope of people who have a duty of care to address complaints of sexual harassment, including the crew of public transportation such as the State-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company

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Bussa Rebellion (1816)

The Bussa Rebellion was the largest slave revolt in the history of Barbados. The rebellion took its name from the African-born slave, Bussa, who led the uprising. The Bussa Rebellion was the first of the three major slave uprisings that took place in the British West Indies between the

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Source: Black Past

Kenya: Ruto Allies Make U-Turn, Say They Are Pro-Development

Days after threatening to frustrate government's agenda in both the National Assembly and the Senate, Deputy President William Ruto allies have made a U-turn and are now promising to support President Uhuru Kenyatta until he finishes his

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Emory O. Jackson, the Birmingham World, and the Fight for Civil Rights in Alabama

In the article below, Kimberley Mangun, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, describes her ongoing research on the Birmingham (Alabama) World and its longtime editor, Emory O. Jackson. Mangun is writing a cultural biography of Jackson and the

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Source: Black Past

How an African-American led a campaign to have 176-year-old slave auction block removed

Eventually, the block which sat at the corner of William and Charles streets with a small, ground level, bronze plaque reading: “AUCTION BLOCK, Fredericksburg’s Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property,” was removed by the City of Fredericksburg on Friday, June

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McCrary, Warner (c.1810–n.d.)

Warner McCary, slave, musician, performer, self-identified prophet, and physician, was born in Natchez, Mississippi, circa 1810. His mother, Franky, was a slave, and his father, James McCary, was a slave owner and cabinetmaker who migrated to Natchez from Pennsylvania. Throughout his life, Warner

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Source: Black Past

Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul,[1] [2] is an American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner,[3] Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group

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Source: BlackHistory.com

May

28

1944

Twenty Million Dollar Gift to Spelman College

Bill and Camille Cosby gave an unprecedented gift of $20 million to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

4

1988

Tanzania ban on public interest litigation bad for human rights – PIN

Paradigm Initiative, PIN, avers that human rights and the ordinary citizen stood as the main victims if the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, No. 3 of 2020 is assented

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Jake Fromm apologizes for 'elite white people' text | The Atlanta Voice

Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Jake Fromm has apologized after images surfaced of him referring to “elite white people” in a text conversation from a year

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Man Who Recorded Video of Ahmaud Arbery's Shooting Death Charged with Felony Murder: ‘His Involvement In the Murder of Mr. Arbery Was Obvious’

William Roddie Bryan, the man who recorded the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery’s life, has been arrested for

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Bouchet, Edward Alexander (1852-1918)

Edward Alexander Bouchet was born on September 15, 1852 in New Haven, Connecticut to William Francis and Susan Cooley Bouchet. Edward attended the segregated primary school in New Haven and later finished his secondary education at Hopkins Grammar School in 1870. An outstanding

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Source: Black Past

Oct

28

1918

Pratt , Edwin T. (1930-1969)

Edwin Thomas Pratt had been a leader in Seattle, Washington’s civil rights movement for a decade when he was assassinated at the front door of his home on January 26, 1969. At the time, Pratt was Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League. His murder remains

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Source: Black Past

William "Willie the Pro" Thrower (1930-2002)

William ‘Willie the Pro” Thrower was the first African American to play as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Thrower was born on March 22, 1930, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Although his statistics as a college and high school football player are good, and his pro

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Source: Black Past

Mar

22

1930

Uganda Executive, MPs in tussle over use of Covid-19 funds

Despite seeming to have softened his stance on the Ush10 billion ($2.6 million) that Ugandan legislators allocated themselves as part of the Covid-19 supplementary budget, President Yoweri Museveni is said to have ordered an audit of the

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Source: The East African

BIKO INTERVIEW: Glovo Chief: How I Packaged My Success

Glovo Chief: How I Packaged My Success

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Source: Business Daily

No studies; we need action –

One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, was a plan for a study of 18

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Source: Daytona Times

Beyoncé to give graduation speech alongside the Obamas

Beyoncé has been added to the list of guest speakers for YouTube’s virtual commencement ceremony that will also feature the

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Wells, Nathaniel (1779 – 1852)

Nathaniel Wells, a former slave, plantation owner, and businessman who lived during the 18th and 19th centuries, was also the first person of African ancestry to become a High Sheriff in England. Wells was born on September 10, 1779 on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean to William

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Source: Black Past

May

13

1852

Carter, W. Beverly (1921-1982)

Ambassador William Beverly Carter is the first Ambassador-at-Large, and the second African American, to be appointed an ambassador by three Presidents. In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon appointed him ambassador to Tanzania. Four years later, President Gerald R. Ford named him ambassador to

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Source: Black Past

Jan

16

1981

KRA gets Sh10bn to nail tax cheats

FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Source: Business Daily

Venus Williams Launches New Sunscreen Collection With Credo Beauty

Now she is teaming up with retailer Credo Beauty for a new line for sunscreen products aimed for women of

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Taylor, John (1952- )

John David Beckett Taylor, the Baron of Warwick, was born on September 21, 1952 in Birmingham, England. His parents, Derief, a professional cricket player, and Enid, a nurse, were originally from Jamaica. Taylor was educated at Moseley Grammar School and later studied English Literature and Law at

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Source: Black Past

Sep

21

1952

Trotter, William Monroe (1872-1934)

WilliamMonroe Trotter was a major early twentieth century civil rights activist knownprimarily for launching the first major challenge to the political dominance ofTuskegee Institute founder Booker T. Washington and as an inspiration for the formation of theNational Association for the Advancement

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Source: Black Past

Apr

7

1934

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