Bonhams : Bonhams to Offer Rare Painting by Groundbreaking African American Artist Henry Ossawa Tanner

First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Georgia (1867- )

The First Congregational Church of Atlanta, Georgia, the largest Congregational church in the South, began as a “gathered church” on May 26, 1867. After being baptized, local formerly enslaved African Americans joined members of the mostly white congregation that met at the Storrs

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1867

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovahs Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell , whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of Christ. The Witnesses believe that the event has already commenced they also believe the battle of Armageddon is

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

To Help Distance Learning Absentees, Educators Go Sleuthing | Afro

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — After a knock on his door, third-grade student Jamie-Lee emerged to see his school principal smiling at him from his

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Sammy Watkins Talks Battling Depression and the World Currently Going Through the 'Dark Ages' In New Interview

Sammy Watkins, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, talked about battling depression, abusing alcohol and the world going through a dark period during a recently published interview with Bleacher

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Spike Lee & Ray Allen Eyeing Zion Williamson For A “He Got Game” Sequel

The original He Got Game featured 2-time NBA champion Ray Allen when he was a fresh-faced 23-year-old on the Milwaukee Bucks in

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Martin Luther King, Jr.

{SPEECH} MARTIN LUTHER KING - I HAVE A DREAM | with BIG SUBTITLES - Duration: 3:56. English Speeches 11,024 views

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Source: Black History Resources

Aug

27

1967

NYC Mayor To Have “Black Lives Matter” Painted In Front of Trump Tower, Racist-In-Chief Big Mad

According to the New York Daily News, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has greenlit the painting of “Black Lives Matter” in giant yellow letters in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Ave between 56th and 57th streets in Midtown Manhattan and Cheeto Jesus is cursing the heavens for the

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Source: The Urban Daily

Eka, David W. (1945– )

David William Eka, engineer, elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), first president of the Aba Nigeria stake, was born in Etinan, Nigeria, on May 20, 1945. His father, William Udo, was a carpenter, and his mother, Lucy Eduok Inyang Eka, was a homemaker. William and Lucy had

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Sep

8

1979

Five African-American Male Writers to Remember

Jupiter Hammon is considered one of the founders of the African-American literary tradition. Hammon was a poet who would be the first African-American to publish his work in the United

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(1963) George Wallace, “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever”

By 1963 Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace had emerged as the leading opponent to the growing civil rights movement. Six months later he gained international notoriety for his stand in the door of the University of Alabama to block the entrance of two black students, Vivian Malone and James

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Source: Black Past

Jan

14

1963

Howell, Abner Leonard (1877-1966)

Abner Leonard Howell was a star athlete in Utah whose accomplishments went largely ignored during the peak of his football career because of his

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Source: Black Past

Aug

9

1877

Sentamu, John (1949- )

In 2005, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu was installed as the Anglican Church’s Archbishop of York. Sentamu was born on June 10, 1949, the sixth of 13 children of Rev. John and Ruth Walakira in a village outside Kampala, Uganda. Taught by British missionaries and expatriates who encouraged his

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10

1949

Early African-American Poets

Civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell pronounced that Paul Laurence Dunbar was “the poet laureate of the Negro race,” at the height of his fame as a critically acclaimed poet. Dunbar explored themes such as identity, love, heritage and injustice in his poems, which were all

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James, Jane Elizabeth Manning (1813-1908)

Jane Elizabeth Manning was born in Wilton, Connecticut, one of five children of Isaac and Phyllis Manning, a free black family. Although Jane was a member of the local Presbyterian Church, she remained spiritually unfulfilled until 1842 when she heard the message of a missionary for the Church of

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Source: Black Past

The Forsythes’ love defies all odds

Imagine planning a grand wedding that forms the perfect replica of dreams of your big day, having your honeymoon getaway booked, having the man/woman of your dreams by your side, and envisioning everything flowing as you intended

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr., “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”

The following speech, a sermon Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, was the last public appearance before his assassination the next day. King, in Memphis to support a strike by garbage workers, gives a poignant vision of the victorious future of the

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Apr

3

1968

a history timeline when African Americans begin using the Internet

Arthur McGee’s Black Online Directory hotlinks and his energy in keeping them straight was THE FIRST open-source list of Black Online User Communities at the time and he knew every SYSOP

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Source: Blacksoftware.com - the Black software source for African Amerian made software and software engineer jobs..

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2020

Spencer Williams's 1942 movie Blood of Jesus is among the third group of 25 fil

Spencer Williamss 1942 movie Blood of Jesus is among the third group of 25 films added to the Library of Congresss National Film Registry.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

25

1991

LWVSPA launched a multi-part campaign to help citizens get ready to vote by mail

ST. PETERSBURG — The League of Women Voters of St. Petersburg Area (LWVSPA) had to stop doing in-person voter registration and education events in mid-March; their last outing was helping clients at Daystar Life Center on March

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role

Mitt Romney’s participation in a racial justice march Sunday brought the startling sight of Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee avowing that “black lives matter” – a rare statement for a federal lawmaker in his

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Source: South Florida Times

Jupiter Hammon, the Father of African American Poetry

While Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) has been celebrated as America’s first published African-American poet, a slave named Jupiter Hammon may have been published before

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Source: ThoughtCo

Dec

25

1760

Jupiter Hammon, 1st Black poet

Jupiter Hammon, New York slave who was probably the first Black poet, published An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries.

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Dec

25

1760

Radio Talk Show Co-Host Ken Gordon Survived Heartbreak, Deception and Politics

Being called to provide leadership and a voice is nothing new for Ken Gordon, co-host of the “Commitments with Ken + Leslie” radio talk show, along with his

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Mozambique: Matavel Murder - Man Who Lent the Getaway Car Testifies

Maputo — Ricardo Manganhe, a teacher who works for the Chibuto Municipal Council in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, on Friday confirmed that he had lent the car used in the murder of civil society and election observation activist, Anastacio Matavel, to a member of the death

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(1797) Prince Hall Speaks To The African Lodge, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Five years after his presentation at Charles Town, Prince Hall again addresses his fellow Masons. In an address delivered to the African Lodge at West Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 1797, Hall challenges those Masons to work for the elimination of slavery and the establishment of full civil

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Source: Black Past

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24

1797

'I'm borne down': She’s lost more than 30 friends and acquaintances to the coronavirus

For weeks, Marsha Music's Facebook feed has brought a stream of death notices as COVID-19 tears through the black community in her hometown of

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Source: News from California, the nation and world - Los Angeles Times

Actress Lynn Whitfield Talks 'Greenleaf,' Divorce, and Her Own Journey of Faith (Video)

Since its 2016 premiere, loyal fans have followed the scandals, secrets, and lies within the Greenleaf family and their Memphis megachurch on OWN’s hit series

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Spiritually Speaking: Tough Day? Reread Paul’s Letters – Free Press of Jacksonville

By James Washington (Dallas Weekly Publisher) - In reviewing the letters of Paul ( I recommend it for everyone), I was constantly reminded that one cannot look at Paul without really seeing Jesus’ amazing handiwork. [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

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Source: Black Past

Jan

10

1945

Huston-Tillotson University (1881- )

The collaboration of diligent black people and concerned white philanthropists from the North was the impetus behind the formation of what is now Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. Chartered in 1877 and opened in 1881 under the name of Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute by the

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