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Floyd Mayweather to get back in the ring against YouTube star Logan Paul

Floyd Mayweather has announced he is set for an exhibition boxing match against popular YouTube personality Logan Paul.

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LeBron James is an American basketball superstar who currently plays for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team “Cleveland Cavaliers”. He is six feet, eight inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He was born to a 16 year old single mother named Gloria Marie James on December

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Ota Benga, African native kept in zoo, kills self

An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. In 1906 the crowds thronged the monkey house exhibit at the Bronx Zoo (New York Zoological Park). Here were mans evolutionary ancestors - monkeys, chimpanzees, a gorilla named Dinah, an orangutan named Dohung and a African of

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20

1916

Janet Jackson Born

Janet Jackson, of the famous Jackson family was born on this day in Gary, Indiana. Ms. Jackson will star in television shows such as Good Times, Different Strokes, and Fame. She will also become a celebrated songstress recording such albums as Rhythm Nation:1814, Janet, and the widely criticized

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May

16

1966

Brown, Wesley (1927-2012)

Wesley Brown earned distinction in 1949 as the first African American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Wesley Brown grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended Dunbar High School. A “voracious reader,” Brown joined the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

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The famous boxer Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns becomes the first Black man to win boxi

The famous boxer Thomas Hit Man Hearns becomes the first Black man to win boxing titles in five different weight classes, 1987

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Sep

15

1987

George "Little Chocolate" Dixon betas Jack Skelly in New Orleans to win the worl

George Little Chocolate Dixon betas Jack Skelly in New Orleans to win the world featherweight title. While some African American citizens celebrate for two days, the New Orleans Times-Democrat says, It is a mistake to match a Negro and a white man ...to bring the races together on any terms of

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Sep

6

1892

Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship

A tiny object can rewrite history. In this case, the small electrum coin featuring the head of an African pictured here reveals a fascinating link between Africa and Greece from antiquity to the present. Unfortunately we know very little about the coin itself except that it is from the early

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Baseballs Josh Gibson Negro league star/National League Hall of famer dies on this day.

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1947

Born: 1/17/1942 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport. A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is now highly regarded for the skills he displayed in

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Tennessee State University (1912- )

Tennessee State University (TSU) is a historically black, comprehensive, four-year co-educational university located on a 500 acre campus in Nashville, Tennessee. With over 10,000 students, including nearly 1,900 graduate students, it is one of the largest historically black colleges and

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Watson, Diane Edith (1933- )

Diane Edith Watson was born November 12, 1933 in Los Angeles, California and has spent the majority of her life in the Los Angeles area. Her father was a Los Angeles policeman and her mother worked nights at a post office after her parents divorced when Watson was

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1933

On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He

On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He became the noted controversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, in the infamous trial, for which Simpson was accused of killing wife and her friend. A member of the Dream Team.

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Oct

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1937

(1875) Congressman James T. Rapier, “Half Free, Half Slave”

On February 4, 1875, Congressman James T. Rapier of Alabama, rose on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Civil Right bill then before Congress which when enacted later that year became the Civil Rights Act of 1875. His speech appears

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1875

World Middleweight Title

Thomas Hit Man Hearns wins the World Middleweight title. This is one of five weight classes that he has won a boxing title making him the first Black to win boxing titles in five different weight classes.

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Apr

15

1985

Josephine Baker

Born: 6/3/1906 St. Louis, MissouriDied: 4/12/1975 Paris, FranceJosephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress who came to be known in various circles as the Black Pearl, Bronze Venus and even the Creole Goddess. Born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri,Baker was

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Ethnicity/race: black African 58%, white and other

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George Foreman, two-time heavyweight boxing champion, was born in Marshall, TX.

George Foreman, two-time heavyweight boxing champion, was born in Marshall, TX. In a 1973 Kingston, Jamaica bout, he defeated Joe Frazier to receive the haveyweight championship. Foreman kept the title for 22 months until losing it to Muhammad Ali.

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Jan

22

1948

Denzel Washington

Washington was the first African-American to win a best actor Oscar since Sidney Poitier in 1963… 2002 was the first year that African-Americans won both the best actor and best actress Oscars; Washington won for Training Day and Halle Berry won for her role in Monster’s Ball… Washington has

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The Black National Anthem

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Reddick, Eunice S. (1951- )

Eunice S. Reddick, an American diplomat and United States Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, was born in 1951 in New York City, New York. Reddick received her Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs in 1975 and then worked for several

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Donald King is a boxing promoter, known for setting up some of the most notorious fights in boxing history. He was born on August 20, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio. He had considered a career in law at first and attended Western Reserve University where he became a bookkeeper at a betting ring. In

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1931

George Godfrey was the first black U.S. heavyweight boxing champion.

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2000

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson permanently retired from boxing on this day with six victories in title bouts to his credit -- more than any other fighter in history.

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Dec

10

1965

Johnson, Jack (1878-1946)

Jack Johnson, the first African American and first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, was born the second of six children to Henry and Tiny Johnson in Galveston on March 31, 1878. His parents were former slaves. To help support his family, Jack Johnson left school in

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Football star Earl Campbell born

Football star Earl Campbell was born in Tyler, Texas.

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1955

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Born to a teen mother whose husband left her early on, Alvin Ailey grew up in the small Texas town of Navasota with a family that was facing financial difficulties. Drawing inspiration from the black church services and the music at the local dance hall, Ailey left for Los Angeles at the age of 12

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Japanese Prime Minister Insults Blacks

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said the United States intelligence levels are lower than those in Japan because of African Americans, Hispanics and Puerto Ricans. Nakasone later apologized saying his remarks were misinterpreted.

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Sep

24

1986

Joe Louis, heavywieght boxing champion, dies at the age of 66. He held the world title for a record 12 years and won 68 of his 71 professional fights.

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Apr

12

1981

Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round to become the world h

Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round to become the world heavyweight boxing champion

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25

1962

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