Black Facts for April 22nd

Krystian Legierski (1978– )
Krystian Legierski, an LGBT activist, politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur, is the first openly gay person elected to public office in Poland. He was born on April 22, 1978, in the village of Koniakow in southwestern Poland. His mother is Polish and his father is from Mauritania. Legierski, known
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
Apr
22
1978
One Students' Protest
Trinity college student occupied school administration building to protest campus bias.
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Apr
22
1964
Death of Charles Hamilton Houston
Death of Charles Hamilton Houston (54), architect of the NAACP legal campaign Washington, D.C.
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Apr
22
1950
S.H. Love patents improvement to miltary gun
S. H. Love, born in 1893 in Colt, Arkansas, served
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Apr
22
1919
Blacks Holding Elective Offices
Joint Center for Political Studies reported that 2991 Blacks held elective offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia, compared with 2621 in April, 1973, and 1185 in 1969. The Center reported 108 Black mayors. Michigan had the largest number of Black elected officials (194), followed by
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Apr
22
1981
Houston, Charles Hamilton (1895-1950)
Charles Hamilton Houston, a renowned civil rights attorney, was widely recognized as the architect of the civil rights strategy that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.  He was also a mentor to Thurgood Marshall who successfully litigated the pivotal Brown
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Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
22
1950
The first recorded slave revolt
The first recorded slave revolt occurs in Stono, S.C.
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Apr
22
1596
Black Woman Convicted of Witchcraft
In Salem, Massachusetts, Mary Black, a slave, was convicted of sorcery and jailed after a trial.
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Apr
22
1692
"One Love" Concert
Bob Marleys famous One Love concert
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Apr
22
1978
Black Economist and Dean
Death of Brailsford Reese Brazeal (76), economist and former dean of Morehouse College, in Atlanta.
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
22
1981
Charles Mingus - Birthday
Charles Mingus , byname Charlie Mingus (born April 22, 1922, Nogales, Arizona, U.
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Source: Brittanica
Apr
22
1922
New York Police Arrest 294 at Worlds Fair
New York police arrested 294 demonstrators at opening of World Fair.
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Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
22
1964
Movement
Students protest at Yale University in support of the Black panthers.
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Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
22
1970
Charles Mingus Born
Charles Mingus, jazz musician, born.
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Apr
22
1922
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