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Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run, went to"Long" John Woodruff, 1936
Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run, went to Long John Woodruff, 1936
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Aug
4
1936
Gold is set for record highs: Here's the easy way to invest
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters a “new and dangerous phase”, the price of safe haven gold is approaching its highest since 2012 — but one big investment bank thinks the economic response will soon see the yellow metal swell to its highest price
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Nigeria: How Illegal Mining Is Driving Local Conflicts in Nigeria
Collaboration between politically connected Nigerians and Chinese corporations in illegal gold mining drives rural banditry and violent local conflicts in some parts of
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Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes
Gwendolyn Brooks was an Illinois poet laureate who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950. See profile: Gwendolyn Brooks
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Fans Crush Over Angela Simmon's 'Unforgettable Beauty'
Angela shared a video on Instagram that showed her getting her hair and makeup done by her glam
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Taylor, John Baxter, Jr. (1882-1908) - Birthday
The first African American to win an Olympic Gold Medal, John Baxter Taylor was born November 3, 1882, in Washington, D.
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3
1882
Barney L. Ford, Gold Miner, born
Early Colorado gold miner, hotel magnate and entreprenuer, former slave Barney L. Ford, was born in Stafford Court House, Virginia. Through a number of business dealings, Ford became a wealthy man but was dogged by a series of tragic accidents. The restaurants and hotels he owned in
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22
1822
Trinidad: Two men killed during card game
(Trinidad Express) Hours after celebrating Father’s Day, two men were murdered at their friend’s home in Penal
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The famous African painter EM Bannister, is awarded the gold medal of the paniti
The famous African painter EM Bannister, is awarded the gold medal of the paniting UNDER THE OAKS at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelpha.
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4
1876
Guyana Goldfields processes last batch of ore - Stabroek News
Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) on Wednesday announced that it had processed the last batch of ore from its stockpile at the Aurora gold mine in Cuyuni/Mazaruni and will continue to recover gold in circuit inventory over the next several
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EDITORIAL COMMENT:Time to curb gold smuggling - NewsDay Zimbabwe
THE spike in gold smuggling cases in Zimbabwe is worrisome. Gold smuggling has compounded the country’s economic woes, frustrating government efforts to The post EDITORIAL COMMENT:Time to curb gold smuggling appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Debt-to-GDP ratio to exceed 100%
THE Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (Zeparu) says the country’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio will balloon to 101,6% by year end due to legacy debt, farmers’ compensation and
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Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas honors 172 with Gold Award
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) recently announced 172 local Girl Scouts who have earned the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award, which recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership in developing sustainable solutions to local, national, and global
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The First Classic for Columbus HBCU Football Game Is Set For August 28
HBCU rivals Central State University and Kentucky State will begin their 2021 football season on August 28 in the first Classic for Columbus on the Ohio State University campus
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'A Little OT': Fans Say Malika Haqq's Son Is O.T. Genasis' Twin
Malika Haqq’s now three-month-old son may indeed be “all I see,” as she puts it, but fans, it seems, see “a little
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Ghana - Geography of the West African Nation
Population: 24,339,838 (July 2010
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6
1957
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes: Track and Field Athlete
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, sister-in-law of Florence Griffith-Joyner, has been called the worlds greatest woman
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Gold miners association donates $10m in items
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says that in recent months it has provided over $10 million worth of donations and other relief aid to various communities and
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Lewis, Carl
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Jesse Owens
Born: 9/12/1913 Oakville, AlabamaDied: 3/31/1980 Tucson, ArizonaJesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, was the first person to win four gold medals in track and field in a modern Olympic Games. In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Owens won gold in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter
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Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race i
Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race in two consecutive Olympic games.
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Oct
15
1968
Beyoncé Wears Grey Sweatsuit Stepping Off The Plane Carrying Rumi In A Tie Dye Tutu
On June 19th, the A-list couple was spotted in New York with their three kids – daughter Blue Ivy, 8, and 2-year-old twins Rumi and
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HBCUs Southern University And Grambling State Got $50K For Endowment Funds At 50th Annual Bayou Classic - Blavity
As a hub of culture and celebration, it's only right that New Orleans became the prime location for the Bayou Classic 50 years ago.
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Thomas, Debi (1967- )
Debi Thomas is a figure skater and physician, and the first African American woman to win a medal in the Winter Olympics. Thomas was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1967 and first started skating around the age of five. However she did not get serious and begin taking lessons until she was nine
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Nkrumah, Kwame
Nkrumah, Kwame kwä´mā nkro͞o´mä [key], 1909–72, African political leader, prime minister (1957–60) and president (1960–66) of Ghana. The son of a goldsmith, he was educated at mission schools in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and became a teacher. A brilliant student, he studied (1935–45) in the
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New England Slave Trade
The year 1644 was a momentous date in the history of the New England slave trade. Before that time Massachusetts merchants had occasionally brought in Black Africans from the West Indies; but in that year Boston traders imported slaves directly from Africa, when an association of businessmen sent
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DeGrasse, John Van Surly (1825-1868)
John Van Surly DeGrasse was a commissioned physician with the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the first black to be admitted to a United states medical society.  He was born in June 1825 in New York City, New York to Count George DeGrasse and Maria Van
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Mapungubwe - African Iron Age Polity in South Africa
Mapungubwe is an African Middle to Later Iron Age site (AD 900-1300), located in the Mapungubwe National Park, in the Shashe-Limpopo river basin, Limpopo province of South Africa, adjacent to both Zimbabwe and Botswana. A stratified population is in evidence at the site, with elites residing at the
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