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City University of New York had open admissions
City University of New York inaugurated open admissions policy designed to increase the number of poor and minority students.
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Aug
14
1970
Basketball star Moses "The Mailman" Malone born
National Basketball Association star, Moses The Mailman Malone is born in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Mar
23
1954
Actress Cicely Tyson is born in New York, NY
Actress Cicely Tyson is born in New York, NY
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Dec
19
1933
Harry Belafonte born
Singer/Actor Harry Belafonte is born in New York.
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Mar
1
1927
Activist Faye Wattleton
Faye Wattleton, a rgeistered nurse and New York activist, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Wattleton served as president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1978 to 1992.
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Jul
8
1943
Curtis Mayfield, singer born
Curtis Mayfield was born on the 3rd of june 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, where he quickly
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Jun
3
1942
Race Riot in Atlanta
In a race riot in Atlanta, ten Blacks and two whites killed. Martial law proclaimed.
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Sep
22
1905
Viro "Black Sam" Small makes his wrestling debutat Owney's Bastile in New York
Viro Black Sam Small makes his wrestling debut at Owneys Bastile in New York; he is the first known black wrestler in the U.S.
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Jan
0
1870
Ota Benga, African native kept in zoo, kills self
An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. In 1906 the crowds thronged the monkey house exhibit at the Bronx Zoo (New York Zoological Park). Here were mans evolutionary ancestors - monkeys, chimpanzees, a gorilla named Dinah, an orangutan named Dohung and a African of
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Sponsored by Intellitech
Mar
20
1916
Peter Marray Marshall of New York
Peter Marray Marshall of New York appointed to American Medical Associations House of Delegates.
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Aug
11
1949
N.Y. against racial discrimination
New York became the first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market with adoption of Fair Housing Practices Law.
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Dec
5
1957
Singer Leslie Uggams born
Singer Leslie Uggams, who made her singing debut with the Lawrence Welk Band, was born in New York city.
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May
25
1943
Organization for Afro-American Unity
Organization for Afro-American Unity founded in New York by Malcolm X.
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Jun
28
1964
Lillian Evans, world famous opera star
Lillian Evans, world famous opera star and a founder of the National Negro Opera company, born
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Aug
12
1891
Six-day insurrection started in L.A.
Six-day insurrection started in Watts section of Los Angeles. National Guard was mobilized on August 13, Rebellion toll: 34 killed, 1,032 injured, 3,952 arrested, $35 million in property damage.
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Aug
11
1965
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and formergovernor of the Virgin I
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and former
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Jan
4
1958
Muhammad Ali Loses Boxing Championship Recognition
World Boxing Association and New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of Muhammad Ali as world heavyweight boxing champion because of his refusal to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
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Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
28
1967
Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
Atlantas Ebenezer Baptist Church , the nearby crypt containing the remains of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his boyhood home are dedicated as part of a memorial to be known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change.
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Jan
15
1970
In 1940, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. She became
In 1940, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. She became the first American woman to win 3 gold medals.
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Sponsored by Pride Academy
Jun
23
1940
Desmond Tutu Defys Apartheid Law
Defying apartheid laws, Bishop Desmond Tutu walks alone on a South African beach, 1989
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Aug
19
1989
The famous African painter EM Bannister, is awarded the gold medal of the paniti
The famous African painter EM Bannister, is awarded the gold medal of the paniting UNDER THE OAKS at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelpha.
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Jul
4
1876
Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race i
Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race in two consecutive Olympic games.
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Oct
15
1968
Marvin Gaye dies
Marvin Gaye dies in his parents Los Angeles home. Marvin attacked his father for verbally abusing his mother. His father responded by shooting his son to death. Since his death, the power and reach of Marvin’s music has increased.
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Apr
1
1984
Denzel Washington Born
Actor Denzel Washington was born on this day in Mount Vernon, NY. Washington will star in such films as Malcolm X, Glory, Much Ado about Nothing, and A Soldiers Story. He will have a start in television in his role on popular show St. Elsewhere. He will win an Academy Award for best supporting
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Dec
28
1954
Classical Conductor Dean Dixon born.
Classical Conductor Dean Dixon is born in 1915 in Harlem, NY. Fluent in Swedish, French and German, Dixon became one of Europes best known conductors after leaving the US in 1949. He conducted the Goteborg (Sweden) Symphony for 10 years before being named conductor for the Hessian Radio Symphony in
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Jan
10
1915
Frank Holoman born
Frank Holomon, elected to the California Assembly from the Los Angeles area in 1972, born in 1934.
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Jan
10
1934
Third national Black convention met
Third national Black convention met in Philadelphia with twenty-nine delegates from eight states. Henry Sipkins of New York was elected president.
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Jun
4
1832
Arthur Ashe is born
Arthur Ashe, Born July 10, 1943 in
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Jul
10
1943
Roland Hayes' Fifth American Tour
Roland Hayes opened his fifth American Tour at New Yorks Carnegie Hall packed with admirers.
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Nov
15
1928
Black Panther Leaders Killed
Two Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark - killed in Chicago police raid. Civil rights leaders said the two men were murdered in their
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Dec
4
1969
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