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Booker T. Washington
Born: 4/5/856 Hales FordDied: /4/95 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 890 and 95, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last
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Guinea
Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte dIvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest
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Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993)
Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights activist with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is remembered as a lawyer who had one of the highest rates of success before the
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Chenault Promoted in American Express
Kenneth Chenault become the first Chief Operating Officer and President of American Express. By 2001, it is speculated that he will become CEO. This will be the first time an AFrican American heads one of the main financial companies.
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Jan
0
1997
Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)
Hercules Washington was the enslaved head cook at George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation home where he prepared meals for decades for the Washington family and the guests who visit the mansion. Hercules was most likely born in 1755 somewhere in Virginia although the exact place of birth and
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Madagascar
After a bitter power struggle with opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, the former mayor of the capital, Antananariv, Ravalomanana resigned as president in March 2009. He handed power over to the military, which in turn transferred control to Rajoelina, who then suspended Parliament. The turmoil
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(1963) John Lewis, “We Must Free Ourselves”
John Lewis, then the 23-year-old Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was asked to speak at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.  When A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders saw the draft of his speech which was critical of both the
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Aug
28
1963
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to Freedmens Bureau bill authorizing the distribution of public land and confiscated land to freedmen and loyal refugees in forty acre lots. The measure was defeated in the House by a vote of 126 to 37. A Black delegation, led by Frederick Douglas
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Feb
5
1866
Somalia
Al-Shabab formally declared allegiance to al-Qaeda in February 2010, sparking further concern that the group posed a global threat. It claimed responsibility for the July bombing at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, that killed about 75 people who were watching the final game of the World Cup. The
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Jun
28
2011
Bruce, Blanche Kelso (1841-1898)
Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia but was raised in Missouri. Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War, Bruce fled to Kansas, becoming a free man before Lincoln’s Emancipation
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Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, dies.
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Mar
28
1984
(1949) Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity at its 35th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Here Nnamdi Azikiwe, future first President of Nigeria, delivers an address to his fellow fraternity members at the Banneker High School Auditorium, Washington, D.C., on December 27, 1949, at the 35th Anniversary of the Phi Beta Sigma
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Dec
27
1949
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is a retired professional boxer who was the WBC Heavyweight Champion from 1978 to 1983. Holmes was also the Ring Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985, and the IBF Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985. Holmes is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all
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Mar
21
1973
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.
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Apr
13
1966
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position
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Jan
14
1975
1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.
Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.
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Aug
3
1957
Barack Obama
Born: 8/4/1961 Honolulu, HawaiiFirst US President of African origin. Obama served two terms as President and was awarded the Nobel Peace PrizeBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Glenn Harrington, Carmel, California
Glenn Harrington, is a native of Massachusetts, who has lived in the Seattle area since 1968.  He was educated at Gordon College and Suffolk University Law School, both in Massachusetts.  His business career was primarily as an Insurance Executive, serving as Vice President of Marketing and
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Proclamation on Violence
President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.
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Dec
21
1874
President Joseph Jenkins Roberts
President Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a native of Virginia, declared Liberia an independent republic.
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Jul
26
1847
Ragsdale, Marguerita (1948- )
Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale was born in April 1948 in Richmond, Virginia to Lillie and Vernon Ragsdale and raised alongside her five sisters on a farm in McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. After starting her undergraduate work at Virginia State University in Petersburg, she transferred to
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James, Charles A. (1922- )
Ambassador Charles A. James was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he attended public schools.  After high school, James enrolled at Westchester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania (now Westchester University) where he studied for one year before
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Sep
16
1976
U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the
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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm begins her campaign
Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm begins her campaign for President of the U.S.
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Jan
25
1972
First Black Appointed To a Presidential Cabinet
Robert Weaver became the first Black appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Lyndon B. Johnson named him to head the newly created Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.
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Jan
13
1966
Guinea-Bissau
A neighbor of Senegal and Guinea in West Africa, on the Atlantic coast, Guinea-Bissau is about half the size of South Carolina. The country is a low-lying coastal region of swamps, rain forests, and mangrove-covered wetlands, with about 25 islands off the coast. The Bijagos archipelago extends 30
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Jun
23
2014
Robert Weaver
Robert Weaver, born on this day, beacme the first Black appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Lyndon B. Johnson named him to head the newly created Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.
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Dec
29
1907
(2004) Bill Cosby, “The Pound Cake Speech”
On May 17, 2004, the NAACP staged a gala celebration at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Comedian, actor, and philanthropist Bill Cosby was asked to deliver the main address. Cosby
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17
2004
Florence Griffith Joyner, track legend born
Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner
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Dec
21
1959
Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ronald H Brown was appoint
Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ronald H Brown was appointed head of the Department of Commerce by President-elect Bill Clinton, 1993
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1993
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