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Prime Minister Manning called early elections in 2010 to prevent a no-confidence vote against him, and the Peoples Partnership coalition won 29 of 41 seats in the May vote. The ruling Peoples National Movement took 12 seats, bringing to an end four decades in power. Kamla Persad-Bissessar became

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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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30

1930

March for jobs and freedom

A. Philip Randolph helped plan a march on Washington(Lincoln Memorial) to demonstrate to the government the strengh and commitment of black people to civil rights. A. Philip Randolph fought for justice and for the advancement of African Americans.

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Aug

28

1963

Ida B. Wells Barnett

Ida Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells. The oldest in a family of four boys and four girls, she acquired from her parents a love of liberty and self-sufficiency that characterized her

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Mar

25

1931

Enolia Pettigen McMillan born

Born October 20, 1904 in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Enolia Pettigen McMillan became the first female president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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Oct

20

1904

(1964), Dr. Martin Luther King, “Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize”

On December 10, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King became only the second African American (after Ralph Bunche) to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech appears

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Dec

10

1964

Amin (Dada), Idi (1925-2003)

Idi Amin was the Ugandan military dictator and President from 1971 to 1979. During his reign Amin’s military forces are estimated to have killed 500,000 people and exiled roughly 70,000 non-Ugandan nationals (mostly Indians) from

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Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders

There were a host of free Blacks who struck out against slavery. Many of these were

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Jan

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David Walker's Appeal

On this day, David Walker of Massachusetts wrote his fiery tract The Appeal. Its eloquence and uncompromising defiance was a source of great inspiration to African people, free and slave, as well as cause for alarm for Southern slave owners and many Northern abolitionists who favored more gradual

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Sep

28

1829

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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Nine Caravans of poor people arrived in Washington

Nine Caravans of poor people arrived in Washington for first phase of Poor Peoples Campaign. Caravans started from different sections of country on May 2 and picked up demonstrators along the way. In Washington, demonstrators erected camp called Resurrection City on sixteen-acre site near Lincoln

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May

11

1967

(1877) Peter H. Clark, “Socialism: The Remedy for the Evils of Society”

Peter Humphries Clark, principal of the Colored High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of a small number of 19th Century African American Socialists. Grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, schoolteacher and later Principal of the Colored High School in Cincinnati and staunch

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Loretta Thompson Glickman

Loretta Thompson Glickman was the first black mayor of Pasadena, California, and the first woman to serve as mayor of a U.S. city of 100,000 or more people.

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Jan

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0

(1838) James McCune Smith, “The Abolition Of Slavery And The Slave Trade In The French And British Colonies”

James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was a prominent physician and abolitionist. Smith was educated in the African Free School in New York City. When failing to be admitted to any American college, he enrolled in Glasgow University in Scotland in 1832 and earned three degrees including his medical

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Jun

9

1838

Antioch Baptist Church, San Jose, California (1893- )

Organized on August 2, 1893 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins, Antioch Baptist Church was the first African American Baptist church in San Jose, California. Rev. C.C. Laws was called as the first pastor, requesting a salary of $10.00 a month with board, with the provision that as the church

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In November 2014, an Egyptian court dropped all charges against former president Hosni Mubarak for his role in the killing of hundreds of unarmed protesters in the Arab Spring protests of 2011. His security chief and several high-ranking police officials were also cleared. Thousands of people

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Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nations largest and strongest civil rights

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Feb

12

1909

Nelson Mandela is released

Nelson Mandelas greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky

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Feb

11

1990

An outbreak of Ebola hit Guinea in March 2014 and spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. By September, is estimated to have killed about 430 people in Guinea, and there were nearly 650 suspected and confirmed cases of it in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In late August, the

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Who Is Black In America (Full Show, No Commercials)

Great show that touches on a MAJOR issue that effects far more people than the few that are willing to admit

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On October 23, 2010, Prime Minister David Thompson died of pancreatic cancer. Thompson was succeeded by his Deputy Prime Minister Freundel

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Niagara Movement

Black intellectuals and activists organized Niagara movement (the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) at a meeting near Niagara Falls. Delegates from fourteen states, led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, demanded abolition of all distinctions

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Jul

11

1905

Manute Bol was one of the tallest players in NBA history and a political activist in Africa. He was born in Sudan in 1962 in the Dinka tribe. He lived in Sudan for most of his childhood and teenage years. He tended cattle for his family as a young boy and there is a popular story that he often used

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Black Civil War guerilla chief

Probably the Souths most noted guerilla chief was a Black man named

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Jan

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1861

1000 people from twenty five states gather in Philadelphia and form the National

1000 people from twenty five states gather in Philadelphia and form the National Black Independent Party, 1980

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Nov

23

1980

Born: 8/16/1955 Buffalo, New YorkCEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global and social challenges. McKinsey Social Initiatives first program, Generation, addresses the problem of youth

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Travis, Geraldine Washington (1931- )

Geraldine W. Travis is the first African American elected to the Montana State Legislature House of Representatives. She worked actively to promote civil rights for African Americans, women, and children, and to break down racial barriers in Montana from 1967 to

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Dorothy Height - Visionary

Dorothy Height was born on this

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Mar

12

1912

Juba, South Sudan (1922- )

Juba is one of the newest capitals in the world. It became the capital of South Sudan when that nation was declared independent on July 9, 2011. Juba, located on the White Nile River, is the largest city in South Sudan and in 2011 it had an estimated population of 372,410 people. Since then

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9

2011

First Aboriginal Senator Chosen

First Aboriginal Senator Chosen

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May

23

1971

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