Africa: We Need a Clearer Roadmap to a Resilient Food System

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Africa: We Need a Clearer Roadmap to a Resilient Food System

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As climate change hits farmers and those who depend on them, creating a smarter food system is now critical

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Poet Phillis Wheatley, born a slave in 1754, was freed and her first book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published. The book of poetry is said to have been widely acclaimed in the United States and England.

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United States population: 5,308,483

United States population: 5,308,483. Black population 1,002,037 (18.9 per cent).

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Ralph J. Bunche received the Spingarn Medal for his contributions to the Myrdal study and his achievements as UN mediator of the Palestine conflict.

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1949

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Born: 0/29/938 Monrovia, LiberiaAfrica’s first female head of state won the 20 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting Liberian reconciliation and in atoning for Liberia’s history of civil war. She was re-elected for a second term the same year, reneging on an earlier promise to run for only

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The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseballteam to tour the United Sta

The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseball team to tour the United States.

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1860

James Cameron, Founder Black Holocaust Musem born

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1930

Dance, Pearl Primus dies

Primus, who founded her own dance company in 1946, was best known for her primitive dances. She was famed for her energy and her physical daring, which were characterized by leaps up to five feet in the air. Dance critics praised her movements as forceful and dramatic, yet graceful and deliberately

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1994

Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, chemist, is born

Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, chemist, Born May 29, 1914 in Mexia, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science from Wiley College in 1934 and a Master of Science from Atlanta University in 1936. Henry McBay earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1945. McBay served as an Instructor

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1914

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

Born: 7/1/1877 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 11/26/1970 Chicago, IllinoisBrigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Business / Schooling: Awards

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Wash., D.C. Slave Emancipation and Reparations

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this act came

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Senwosert I was a 12th Dynasty King of Egypt (1897BC). Also

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Olaudah Equiano Dies

Olaudah Equiano dies in London without ever getting to see Africa again.

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1797

Black Paul Revere

1781 - Nicholas, a free black patriot, rides to Dover, Delaware to alert United States troops that The British are coming!

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1781

George Washington Carver Day

January 5 is George Washington Carver Day in honor of

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1943

Charles Mahoney, first Black Americandelegate to the UN, dies

Charles Mahoney, first Black American delegate to the UN, dies

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Jan

29

1966

Shabaka was the brother of Piye, the Nubian

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740

Samuel L. Gravely is born

Samuel Gravely was appointed captain of the Navy Destroyer Escort, U.S.S. Falgout, the first African American to command a United States warship. He later received the rand of Rear Admiral, a first for an African American navyman.

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1922

Ghana became an independent state

March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great

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1957

Entertainer and singer, Josephine Baker, makes her Paris debut, 1925

Entertainer and singer, Josephine Baker, makes her Paris debut, 1925

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1925

Rebecca J. Cole--2nd Black Female Physician

Born: March 16, 1846

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1922

Andrew Young resigned under pressure

Andrew Young resigned under pressure as UN ambassador after unauthorized meeting with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Resignation created a storm of controversy and divided the Black and Jewish communities.

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1979

Timbuctu and Djenne

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1746 - Lucy Terry(1730-1821), a slave, writes Bars Fight, a commemorative poem recrating the Deerfield Massacre. This poem is the first known to be written by a black person in the United States and was not published until 1985.

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Nubia Chronology

CHRONOLOGY OF NUBIA 3800-3100BC Ta-Seti 2300-1550BC Wawat 2000-1550BC Kerma 1950-1100BC Under Egyptian Rule 747-200BC Naptan Kush (Nubian rule of Egypt) 200BC-300AD Meroitic Nubia 350-300AD The Noubadian Kingdom 550-1400AD Christian Nubia

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U.S. Marines landed in Haiti

U.S. Marines landed in Haiti and the country became a de facto protectorate of the United States.

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1915

Prince Hall Masonry founded

Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.

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1775

Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief US Delegate to the United Nations

President Jimmy Carter appoints Andrew Young Ambassador and Chief US Delegate to the United Nations

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1976

Norbert Rillieux, Inventor and Egyptologist, born

Norbert Rillieux, chemical engineer, inventor and Egyptologist, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of an inventor and engineer, Rillieux was educated in Paris schools and, at 24, became an instructor at LEcole Centrale and published papers on steam economy. Rillieux is best known for

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1806

Spingarn Medal: Damon J. Keith

Spingarn Medal awarded Damon J. Keith in tribute to his steadfast defense of constitutional principles as revealed in a series of memorable decisions he handed down as a United States District Court judge.

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1974

Josephine Baker born

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