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Peter Salem: A free slave, Peter Salem, a private in Captain Simon Edgels company at the battle of Bunker Hill, was the first military hero of the War of Independence against British rule. On June 17, 1775, at a crucial moment in the battle, when British major John Pitcairn, had rallied the

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Rihanna celebrates 15 years since 'Pon De Replay' release: ‘This is trippy’

Recording artists Jay-Z and Rihanna attend Roc Nation and Three Six Zero Pre-GRAMMY Brunch 2015 at Private Residence on February 7, 2015 in Beverly

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Little Richard’s Funeral And Burial To Take Place At An Alabama HBCU

Little Richard, who passed away last weekend, will have a private funeral and burial at an Alabama historically black college next

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Source: MadameNoire

Kathleen Battle, operatic soprano

1948 : Kathleen Battle, operatic soprano, winner of Grammy awards in 1987 and 1988, born

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Aug

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1948

Sell Off!! Here’s What We Can Expect From The Beenie Man vs. Bounty Killer Verzuz Sound Clash

A face-off between two of the most celebrated artists in dancehall: Beenie Man vs. Bounty

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Tracee Ellis Ross Says Being Diana Ross' Daughter Made Her Afraid to Sing

Ellis Ross plays a singer in the film “The High Note,” which debuts on-demand, Friday, May

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Rihanna’s Lawsuit Against Dad Put On Hold

Recording superstar Rihanna and her dad, Ronald Fenty were set to face off in a Los Angeles federal courtroom next month, but due to the Coronavirus shutdown, the singer and her father will have put their differences on hold for the time

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Nigerian police close ruling party headquarters over infighting

Abuja – Nigerian police on Tuesday closed the headquarters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to "maintain peace" as an intra-party legal battle raged over the appointment of an acting national

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Ruto allies in Kakamega caution Uhuru

Allies of Deputy President William Ruto in Kakamega County have cautioned President Uhuru Kenyatta "not to be misled" to sideline his Deputy William Ruto and scuttle his presidential bid in

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

First Battle of El Alamein- World War II (North Africa)

First Battle of El Alamein - Conflict

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The ancestry of teh British people we know today as the Scotch can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians, who used to visit

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770

Rihanna's court battle with dad postponed | New York Carib News

Rihanna’s court battle with dad postponed

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Source: The New York Carib News

Cleopatra klēəpă´trə, –pā´–, –pä´– [key], 69 BC–30 BC, queen of Egypt, one of the great romantic heroines of all time. Her name was widely used in the Ptolemaic family she was Cleopatra VII. The daughter of Ptolemy XII , she was married at the age of 17 (as was the family custom) to her younger

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Battle, Anthony Michael (1950– )

Michael Battle is an educator, religious leader, and diplomat. Born on July 28, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was one of twelve children from Jessie Battle Sr., a Pentecostal pastor, and Mary Battle. Michael received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (1973), his Master of Divinity

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1950

First Kansas Colored Infantry (1862-1865)

The First Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment was established through the efforts of James H. Lane, the U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1861 to 1866. As Kansas joined the Union on the eve of the Civil War in 1861, Lane recruited African-Americans to fight against the Confederacy. He called for all

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Source: Black Past

Post-lockdown: The new normal in Africa! [Interview]

You can certainly say that the world has literally changed

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Libya's UN-recognised government says seizes 3 barracks

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government said Saturday they seized three barracks from fighters aligned with strongman Khalifa Haftar south of the capital, in an apparent new victory against their

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Africans at Hadrian's Wall

Hadrians Wall, named after Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), was built between 122 and 128 AD as the frontier fortification for the northernmost region of the Roman Empire, near what is the current border of England and Scotland. During their time on the island of Britain the Romans garrisoned

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Battle of Waterberg (1904)

The Battle of Waterberg on August 11, 1904 in German South-West Africa (Namibia), triggered the annihilation decree by German military of the Herero people, the indigenous nomadic inhabitants of the area. An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 people perished during and after The Battle of Waterberg which

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1904

Congressional Medal of Honor Winner

Sergeant William Carney of New Bedford, a member of the famed 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War, was the first African-American awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of Fort Wagner in July 1863. The U.S. flag he saved during the battle still hangs in the

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Village People Singer Asks Trump To No Longer Play Their Music At Rallies

Although the 1970s disco group the Village People has previously been OK with Donald Trump playing its music at rallies, the band just changed its

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World War I "Battle of Henry Johnson"

World War I Battle of Henry Johnson, Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts are the first Americans to be awarded the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military award

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1918

Sugar Ray Robinson - Death

Robinson died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes on April 12, 1989, in Los Angeles, California.

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1989

Fort Pillow Massacre (1864)

On April 12, 1864, some 3,000 rebels under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest overran Fort Pillow, a former Confederate stronghold situated on a bluff on the Tennessee bank of the Mississippi, some 40 miles north of Memphis. The garrison consisted of about 600 Union soldiers, roughly evenly

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Battle at Milliken's Bend

Three regiments and small detachment of white troops repulsed division of Texans in hand-to-hand battle at Millikens Bend, Louisiana.

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7

1863

Seminole Indian force defeated by American troops

Seminole Indian force defeated by American troops at Battle of Okeechobee. Black chief John Horse shared command with Alligator Sam Jones and Wild Cat.

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T.M. Aluko , in full Timothy Mofolorunso Aluko (born June 14, 1918, Ilesha, Nigeria—died May 1, 2010, Lagos), Nigerian writer whose short stories and novels deal with social change and the clash of cultures in modern

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Billboard names Beenie Man winner of Verzuz battle | New York Carib News

Billboard names Beenie Man winner of Verzuz battle

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School Enrollment in Apartheid South Africa

It is well known that one of the fundamental differences between the experiences of Whites and Blacks in Apartheid era South Africa was education. Whilst the battle against enforced education in Afrikaans was eventually won, the Apartheid governments Bantu education policy meant that Black children

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55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (1863-1865)

The 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment made up of men who wanted to enter the already full 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 54th was the first officially recognized black military unit in the United States. When

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