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African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans[3]) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.[4] [5] The term may also be used to include only those individuals who are descended from enslaved
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DuBois, William Edward Burghardt (1868–1963)
Educator, essayist, journalist, scholar, social critic, and activist W.E.B. DuBois, was born to Mary Sylvina Burghardt and Alfred Dubois on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.   He excelled in the public schools of Great Barrington, graduating valedictorian from his high school in
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Aug
27
1963
Wyclef Jean
Name at birth: Nel Ust Wycliffe Jean
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Jamaica
Jamaica jəmā´kə [key], independent state within the Commonwealth (2005 est. pop. 2,732,000), 4,232 sq mi (10,962 sq km), coextensive with the island of Jamaica, West Indies, S of Cuba and W of Haiti. Jamaica is the largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba and Hispaniola. The capital and largest
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Tavis Smiley To Host Joint Interview With African American Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) And Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Tavis Smiley on PBS, returning for its 12th season on Monday, Jan. 12, will feature a two-part, exclusive joint interview during its premiere week with the only two African Americans in the U.S. Senate – New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, and South Carolina Republican Tim
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LisaRaye Claps Back At Turks And Caicos Islanders Who Bashed Her On Social Media
LisaRaye is defending herself after people took her comments about helping to improve Turks and Caicos as the star saying she is the reason the island is successful and well
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Gov't hiring 1,300 new community health aids
Approximately 1,300 new community health aids are being employed by the Government to strengthen the country's public health system under a new strategic framework designed to ensure that the population can live their normal lives despite the presence of the novel coronavirus
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Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About
From legislation to cut rents and mortgages across California to your right to order invisible braces for your teeth online, here are five pieces of legislation that could impact the African American community across California and meet the legislators who authored and introduced those
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Liberia
Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/  (  listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of
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Jul
26
1847
Alexander, Archie Alphonso (1888-1958)
African American engineer, architect, and mathematician Archie Alphonso Alexander was born on May 14, 1888 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the oldest of Price Alexander’s and Mary Hamilton Alexander’s nine children.  In order to help his educational opportunities, when he was 11 years old Alexander’s family
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Duncan, Todd (1903-1998)
Born Robert Todd Duncan in Danville, Kentucky in 1903, Todd Duncan was the first African American to perform in an otherwise all-white cast in the New York City Opera’s production of
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1998
Douglas, H. Ford (1831-1865)
Captain H. Ford Douglas was born in Virginia in 1831 to a white man named William Douglas, and an enslaved mother named Mary.  He escaped from slavery sometime after his fifteenth birthday, and moved to
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Jul
26
1862
Documentary Films on Blackpast.org - Global African History - Director
Films - By Director | Films - By Title | Films - Year | Films - By Subject | Entire Site Bibliography
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Timeline 1800-1859: African American History and Women
[Previous] [Next] • Ohio Constitution adopted, outlawing slavery and prohibiting free blacks from voting • James Callendar accused Thomas Jefferson of keeping as his concubine, one of his own slaves -- Sally Hemings. The accusation was first published in the Richmond Recorder. • (February 11) Lydia
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John Stephens Durham
John Stephens Durham, assistant editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, named minister to Haiti.
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1891
(1863) Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, “Freedom's Joyful Day”
African Americans throughout the North held meetings and church services on January 1, 1863 to celebrate the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Almost always the festivities revolved around a central speaker. One of those speeches was delivered by Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, pastor of the First
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Haiti
In late February 2012, just four months after he assumed office, Prime Minister Garry Conille resigned. The resignation came after weeks of tension with President Martelly. Conille was Martellys third choice for the position after Parliament rejected his first two nominees. Conille decided to
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Abolitionism
Anti-slavery redirects here. For the British NGO working for the eradication of slavery, see Anti-Slavery
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Aug
28
1833
Haitian Massacre: Organized Cleansing Against White Population in Haiti
The Haitian Massacre was an organized cleansing that was carried out against the remaining white population of French Creoles by the order of Jean-Jacques
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Afro-Latin Americans
Afro-Latin Americans or Black Latin Americans refers to Latin American people of significant African ancestry. The term may also refer to historical or cultural elements in Latin America thought to have emanated from this
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Holly, James Theodore (1829-1911) - Death
James Theodore Holly died in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 13, 1911.
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Mar
13
1911
AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY CELEBRATION: PART I | The Crusader Newspaper Group
This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day
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Biography of Frederick Douglass
The biography of Frederick Douglass is emblematic of the lives of slaves and former slaves. His struggle for freedom, devotion to the abolitionist cause, and lifetime battle for equality in America established him as perhaps the most important African-American leader of the 19th
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Igbo Americans
Igbo Americans, or Americans of Igbo ancestry, (Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ Ígbò nEmerịkà) are residents of the United States who identify as having Igbo ancestry from modern day Nigeria. There are primarily two classes of people with Igbo ancestry in the United States, those whose ancestors were taken from
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West Indies
West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago, sometimes called the Antilles, is divided into three groups: the
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Tyra Banks
Born on the December 4, 1973, Tyra Lynne Banks is one of the most famous American television personalities. Better known for her flawless career as a model, she has also been a producer, actress and author. She appeared twice on the cover for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was one of
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Dec
4
1973
CORONA-NNOUNCEMENTS
DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT GREYNOLDS PARK: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman and Feeding South Florida will host a drive-through food distribution on Friday, May 15, starting 9 a.m. at Greynolds Park, 18501 NE 22nd Ave., North Miami
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Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, New Haven, Connecticut (1844- )
Established on June 7, 1844, Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church of New Haven, Connecticut, is the fourth oldest black Episcopal Church in the United States.  Born of the righteous indignation of its founding members over continuing acts of racial discrimination meted out by the white vestry of Trinity
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Cape verde
National name: República de Cabo Verde
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