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Chuck D
Born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour on August 1, 1960, the American rapper, author and producer is more widely known by his stage name, Chuck
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1
1960
Nigeria
Nigerias stability has been repeatedly threatened by fighting between fundamentalist Muslims and Christians over the spread of Islamic law (sharia) across the heavily Muslim north. One-third of Nigerias 36 states is ruled by sharia law. More than 10,000 people have died in religious clashes since
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(1890) T. Thomas Fortune, “It Is Time To Call A Halt,”
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Ware, Flo (1912-1981)
Florasina Ware was the quintessential activist, known in Seattle for raising a strong voice on behalf of children, the elderly, and the poor.  Dissatisfied with the quality of the Central Area schools attended by most of the city’s black students, she pressed school officials for academic
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Students Seize college building
Howard University students seized administration building. Students were demanding campus reform and Black-oriented curriculum. Civil rights forces mobilized in support of striking hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina.
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19
1968
Botswana
President: Ian Khama
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Ball, Jr. Joseph T. (1804-1861)
Joseph T. Ball, Jr. was born Feb. 21, 1804 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  His mother Mary Montgomery Drew of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was white while his father was Jamaican-born Joseph T. Ball, Sr who came to Massachusetts in 1790. The elder Ball founded a society to help African American widows
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Mallory, Mark (1962-- )
On December 1, 2005, Mark Mallory was sworn in as the first black mayor elected by popular vote in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Three other black mayors preceded him but were chosen by the City Council.  Born on April 2, 1962, and raised on the West End of Cincinnati, Mallory attended high school at the
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Two hundred Black leaders met in New York,
Two hundred Black leaders, meeting in New York, expressed support for Andrew Young and demanded that Blacks be given a voice in shaping American foreign policy.
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Aug
22
1979
(1950) Ralph Bunche, “Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech"
n 1950 Ralph Bunche, a political scientist by training and then an official of the United Nations, became the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  His brief acceptance address delivered on December 10, 1950, appears
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1950
Singer, Hazel
Hazel Singer received her BA in Urban Planning at the University of Washington, focusing on Community Organization.  She received her MA in Economic Geography at the University of Washington.  Her thesis was on The Role of Federal Funding of R&D and its Impact on Technological Change and
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Wallace, George Corley
Wallace, George Corley, 1919–98, governor of Alabama (1963–67, 1971–79, 1983–87), b. Clio, Ala. Admitted to the bar in 1942, he was active in the Alabama Democratic party, serving in the state assembly (1947–53) and as a district court judge (1953–59). In 1962 he won election as governor as an
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Ford, Harold Jr. (1970- )
Harold Eugene Ford, Jr. was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 11, 1970. He currently serves as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee.  During his tenure in congress Ford represented the state’s 9th
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11
1970
Countries in Africa Considered Never Colonized
Liberia was a colony for just over 17 years before partial independence was achieved through the declaration of a commonwealth (4 April 1839). True independence was declared eight years later on 26 July
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Chica da Silva (1731/5-1796)
Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, better known as Chica da Silva (or spelled Xica da Silva), was a Brazilian woman born into slavery, who went on to gain her freedom and become a powerful and well-known member of Brazilian
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N’Djamena, Chad (1900- )
N’Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. It was founded in 1900 following the French Army’s defeat of Rabih Al-Zubayr, a slave trader, in the Battle of Kousseri. Following the military victory, the French named the settlement Fort Lamy after Amédée-François Lamy, a French army
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Angola
On Feb. 22, 2002, government troops killed Jonas Savimbi, and six weeks later, on April 4, rebel leaders signed a cease-fire deal with the government, signaling the end of 30 years of civil war. While peace finally seemed secure, more than a half-million Angolans were faced with
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British South Africa Company (BSAC)
The British South Africa Company (BSAC) was a mercantile company incorporated on 29 October 1889 by a royal charter given by Lord Salisbury, the British prime minister, to Cecil Rhodes. The company was modeled on the East India Company and was expected to annex and then administer territory in
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th President of the United States of America and the first African American to have held the post. He was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham. His parents separated when he was an infant and divorced when he was 2 years
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20
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Lil' Kim
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A Very Short History of Chad, Africa
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Libreville, Gabon (1848-- )
Libreville is the largest city and capital of Gabon, a small country on the western coast of Africa.  In 2005 its population was 578,156.  It is a tropical city that has a port on the Komo River.  The city is the trading center for the nation of Gabon.  Timber, the countrys most important
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Aug
17
1960
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Senate confirmed nomination of Thurgood Marshal as U.S. solicitor general.
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Aug
11
1965
Aha- First Dynastic King of Egypt
Ka Ma Ma ha, or Narmer Mena (Menes of the Greeks), was born to a petty king of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt) around 3200BC. Not much is known of Ahas father other than he was ruler in Egypts southern lands where the totemic symbol of the Horus-falcon was prevalent. Most probably Ahas family bore
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0
1998
Niger
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Buffalo Soldiers in Montana (1888-1898)
Between 1866 and 1917, African American soldiers served throughout the western United States, including the territory and later state of Montana. Beginning in 1888, the 24th and 25th Infantries and the 9th and 10th Cavalries would be stationed throughout Montana at Fort Missoula, Fort Keogh, and
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Sahara
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Al-Shabaab (2006- )
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Mauritius
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