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Tracye McQuirter, MPH, Launches 10,000 Black Vegan Women

Through a series of online 21-Day Vegan Fresh Starts throughout the year that include cooking videos, meal plans, vegan recipes, grocery shopping lists, meal prep guides, and nutrition tips, vegan expert Tracye McQuirter, MPH, will give black women the support they need to go vegan, get

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Feb

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2020

André Philippus Brink

André Philippus Brink , (born May 29, 1935, Vrede, South Africa—died February 6, 2015, in an airplane traveling from the Netherlands to South Africa), South African writer whose novels, which he wrote in Afrikaans and English versions, often criticized the South African

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Feb

6

2015

Dellums, Ronald Vernie (1935- )

Ronald Vernie Dellums was born on November 24, 1935 in Oakland, California to Willa Terry Dellums and Vernie Dellums. His father Vernie Dellums was a longshoreman, and his mother was a labor organizer. As a child, Ron attended St. Patrick Catholic School in

Source: Black Past

Feb

6

1998

the Mayflower of Liberia

The first organized emigration back to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans as well as fugitive slaves.

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Feb

6

1820

A History of the Negro in America: The Civil War and Reconstruction

This video clip from a Black American history series talks about the election of Abraham

Source: Black History and Culture

Feb

6

1990

Natalie Maria Cole, the daughter of R&B legend Nat King Cole, was born on February 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. She has followed in her father’s footsteps to become one of the most heard-of R&B, soul and pop musicians of all time. An acclaimed, singer, songwriter and pianist, Cole

Source: Black History Resources

Feb

6

1950

Peabody Fund established

The Peabody Fund for Black education in the South established.

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Feb

6

1867

Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens

Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens, is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Feb

6

1972

Arthur Ashe is born - Death

He died February 6, 1993 in New York.

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Feb

6

1993

About African-American Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek

Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek (born April 15, 1926 in Harlem, New York) worked behind the scenes on some of the largest architectural projects in America. Notable in architectural history as the first African-American woman registered architect in New York and California, Sklarek was also the

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Feb

6

2012

Martin Luther King Press Conference

Source: Black History and Culture

Feb

6

1990

Walter E. Fauntroy born

Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.

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Feb

6

1933

Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when

Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when students refused to pay fines and requested jail sentences. Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee urged south-wide Jail, No Bail campaign.

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Feb

6

1961

Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae star is born.

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Feb

6

1945

Haynes, Inez Maxine Pitter (1919-2004)

Inez Maxine Pitter Haynes, the middle sibling of the Pitter sisters, was born February 06, 1919 to Edward A. Pitter and Marjorie Allen Pitter, in Seattle, Washington. In 1936 she graduated from Garfield High School and entered the University of Washington as a pre-nursing major, later changing to

Source: Black Past

Feb

6

1919

Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born

Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born

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Feb

6

1898

Arthur Ashe dies

Tennis player Arthur Ashe dies. Ashe was the first African American to win at Wimbledon.

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Feb

6

1993

United States population: 9,638,453

United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.

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Feb

6

1820

Nat King Cole’s daughter from his second marriage, Natalie Cole (February 6, 1950 -- December 31, 2015), also became a singer; she had a hit “duet” with her late father’s recording of “Unforgettable” in 1991… Nat King Cole played W.C. Handy in the 1958 movie St. Louis Blues.

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Feb

6

1950

Jonathan Jasper Wright

On this day, Jonathan Jasper Wright was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

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Feb

6

1870

Bob Marley - Birthday

Bob Marley , in full Robert Nesta Marley (born February 6, 1945, Nine Miles, St.

Source: Brittanica

Feb

6

1945

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