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Demonstrations against discrimination in
Demonstrations against discrimination in off-campus housing staged by students at University of Chicago, January 23-February 5. CORE charged that the University operated segregated apartment houses.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
23
1962
HBCUs work to help students amid virus
The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things
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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Wait A Minute⁠—Did Resident Baddie Niecy Nash Really Have 3 Prom Dates?
On Thursday Nash unlocked more of her enigmatic mystery by re-sharing a throwback photo on Insta stories she captioned, “Three dates
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Source: MadameNoire
Movement
Students protest at Yale University in support of the Black panthers.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
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Apr
22
1970
Simmons College of Kentucky [Louisville] (1879- )
Simmons College of Kentucky, the state’s oldest African American college, was founded in 1879. The college was established by former slaves to train the sons and daughters of fellow African Americans. In August of 1865, Rev. Henry Adams led the effort to create the institution where he proposed
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Source: Black Past
Aug
30
1930
Speid gives CXC failing grade
Head of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Owen Speid says he is giving the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) a failing grade for its decision to have secondary students across the region sit exit exams in July, despite the danger of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Statement on Dallas ISD decision to hold virtual graduation ceremonies
DALLAS — Dallas ISD’s decision to honor our 2020 graduating seniors with virtual rather than in-person commencement ceremonies is based on one overriding concern: the safety of our students, their families and district
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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.
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Exam headache!
Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Some principals say yes to July exams
Some local high school principals are adamant that students should be allowed to sit their secondary level exit exams in July, as determined by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), or risk adverse impact on matriculation to tertiary institutions, particularly those
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LAUNCHES NEW WIFI LOCATOR TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS GET ONLINE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LAUNCHES NEW WIFI LOCATOR TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS GET ONLINE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
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Fort Valley State University (1939- )
Fort Valley State University, in Fort Valley, Georgia, is a four year liberal arts land grant school that is part of the University System of Georgia. It was formed in 1939 when Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School merged with the State Teachers and Agricultural College of
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Source: Black Past
Jun
12
1996
Harris, Patricia Roberts (1924-1985)
Patricia Roberts Harris was born on May 31, 1924 in Mattoon, Illinois. She excelled academically and received a scholarship to Howard University. During her time at Howard, Roberts was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1945. While she was in college Roberts participated in
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Source: Black Past
Mar
23
1985
Riot, University of Georgia
Riot, University of Georgia. Two Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended but a federal court ordered them reinstated. They returned to classes on January 16.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
11
1961
Sterling Brown
Sterling Brown , in full Sterling Allen Brown (born May 1, 1901, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died Jan. 13, 1989, Takoma Park, Md.), influential African-American teacher, literary critic, and poet whose poetry was rooted in folklore sources and black
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Source: Brittanica
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May
1
1901
Southern University [Shreveport] (1964 -- )
Southern University is a historically black university with a main campus located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Originally founded in 1880 in New Orleans as Southern University in New Orleans, it began its mission of providing post-secondary education for African Americans with 12 students and
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Nov
16
1972
Stanford, John (1938-1998)
John Stanford was the superintendent of Seattle Public Schools from 1995 until his untimely death from leukemia in 1998.  He was born in Darby, Pennsylvania   on the outskirts of Philadelphia and graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science.  He joined
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Source: Black Past
Nov
28
1998
Congress cracks down on civil rights for blacks
Congress readmitted North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida on condition that the constitutions of said states shall never be amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens or the United States of the right to vote in said states who are entitled
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
25
1868
Black Students Escorted To School
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division escorted nine Black students to Central High school.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Sep
24
1957
SCOMUP 2020 Determination Awards | Afro
In what has likely been the toughest semester in academic history, The Department of Strategic Communication celebrated all students who finished successfully this semester in spite of the pandemic. Students Candyce Burke and Justus Hawkins are the show hosts.
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
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William A Hinton, developer of the Hinton test for diagnosing syphilis, is born
William A Hinton, developer of the Hinton test for diagnosing syphilis, is born
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
15
1883
Benedict College []South Carolina] (1870- )
Located within walking distance of downtown Columbia, South Carolina,Benedict Collegeis a private four-year, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated withthe American Baptist Churches, USA.  BenedictCollege was founded in 1870 by Rhode Island native Mrs.Bathsheba Benedict and the Baptist
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Source: Black Past
Nov
2
1894
Dymally, Mervyn (1923- )
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally, an African American politician from Los Angeles, California who has served in the California Assembly, the State Senate and as a U.S. Congressman.  He is also the first African American Lt. Governor of California.  Dymally is now once again in the California
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
May
12
1923
One thousand march on Alabama State
Through the 30th, One thousand Alabama State students marched on state capitol and held protest meeting.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
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Mar
1
1960
Black Orphanage Destroyed by Angry Whites
Working class Irish in New York City, angered by the Conscription Act that allowed exemptions from military service for $300, burned a provost marshals office and the Colored Orphan Asylum. The act triggered a three-day anti-black race riot.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jul
13
1863
Author discusses book on Jackson State shootings of 1970
Eleven days later, (white) employees of the Jackson, Miss., police and the Mississippi Highway Patrol opened fire on a protest outside a women's dormitory at historically black Jackson State College (now
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Source: Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Career Advice, Jobs
Parents of autistic children share experiences amid COVID-19
With the current local restrictions and social distancing rules, the parents of autistic children have unique concerns and
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (1886- )
The University of Maryland, Eastern Shore is a historically black land grant institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland.  The school was initiated under the auspices of the Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and began as a branch campus for Morgan College (Morgan State
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Source: Black Past
Jul
1
1970
Richard Rive
Richard Rive , in full Richard Moore Rive (born March 1, 1931, Cape Town, S.Af.—died June 4/5, 1989, Cape Town), South African writer, literary critic, and teacher whose short stories, which were dominated by the ironies and oppression of apartheid and by the degradation of slum life, have been
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Source: Brittanica
Mar
1
1931
Air Force Captain Edward J. Dwight Jr.
Air Force Captain Edward J. Dwight Jr. named to fourth class of aerospace research pilots at Edwards Air Base and became the first Black astronaut candidate. He was dropped from the program in 1965.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Mar
1
1963
Blacks, Puerto Ricans Boycott NYC Public Schools
School officials reported that 464,000 Black and Puerto Rican students boycotted New York City public schools. More than 267,000 were absent during second boycott, March 16.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Feb
3
1964
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