Grange, Bolt remember Maradona

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Grange, Bolt remember Maradona

Sports Minister Olivia Grange and Jamaican sprinting star Usain Bolt have paid tribute to late football legend Diego Maradona. Grange said she was saddened by the news of the Maradona's passing. "Whether you supported...

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Following the introduction of cattle into the Caribbean in 1493, during Christopher Columbus’s second voyage, cattle ranching proliferated along a series of frontiers across the grasslands of North and South America. While historians have recognized that Africans and their descendants were involved

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Nat Turner Executed.

Nat Turner was captured almost two months after the uprising in Southampton county, Virginia in 1831. He had dug a hole and remained there for weeks at a time, hiding from his would-be captures. On the morning of October 30th, Turner left his place of hiding in search of food and provisions. Soon

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Nov

1831

Somalia

Al-Shabab formally declared allegiance to al-Qaeda in February 2010, sparking further concern that the group posed a global threat. It claimed responsibility for the July bombing at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, that killed about 75 people who were watching the final game of the World Cup. The

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Jun

2011

Cote divoire

After several postponements by President Gbagbo, Côte dIvoire held its first presidential election in ten years in Oct. 2010. The first round of voting between incumbent Gbagbo and his historic rival Alassane Ouattara, a former IMF official who was excluded from the presidential 2000 race because

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Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia

Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia.

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Oct

1921

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

Mos Def

The renowned actor and rapper, Mos Def is widely known for his hip hop songs that depict a social themes and consciousness. Fans also identify his memorable performances in Hollywood flicks such as Guide to the Galaxy, The Italian Job and

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Dec

1973

O’Neal, Adrienne S. (1954- )

In 2011, Adrienne S. O’Neal, career Foreign Service officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde (or Cape Verde). O’Neal was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1954 to Samuel and Vernese Boulware ONeal. Her

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Clifton R

Clifton R. Wharton Sr. confirmed as minister to Rumania. Career diplomat was the first Black to head a U.S. embassy in Europe.

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Feb

1958

(2015) President Barack Obama's Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney

VIDEO OF SPEECH

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Samuel Ringgold Ward, minister, abolitionist,

Samuel Ringgold Ward, minister, abolitionist, author, born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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Oct

1817

Actor Whitman Mayo dies

Whitman Mayo, best known for playing Grady on TVs Sandford & Son, died in Atlanta of a heart attack. He was 70.

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Jun

2001

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson was born on December 12, 1890. He was a college and university president, Educator and minister.

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Dec

1890

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857

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Henry Highland Garnet born a slave

Henry Highland Garnet, minister, abolitionist and diplomat, born a slave in Kent County, Maryland.

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Dec

1815

The Black National Anthem

Lift Every Voice and Sing

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Flo-Jo dies

Sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner, winner of 3 gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, dies. She was 38.

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Sep

1998

Poitier, Sidney (1927 - )

After two years in the Army, Poitier decided on an impulse to audition at the American Negro Theatre. Although he was initially rejected, Poitier was now determined to become an actor. He worked on getting rid of his Bahamian accent and improving his theatre performance for six months. On his

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Aretha Franklin

Born: 3/25/1942 Memphis, TennesseeAretha Franklin is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklins church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only

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John Stephens Durham

John Stephens Durham, assistant editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, named minister to Haiti.

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Sep

1891

Martin Luther King,Jr. Ordained

Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister

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Feb

1948

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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Track star Carl Lewis born

Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.

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Jul

1961

(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

1964

Philip R. Cousin (1933-).

In 1984, Philip R. Cousin was the first black from a predominantly black denomination to preside over the National Council of Churches. This African Methodist Episcopal (AME) minister has served with destinction as bishop and college president.

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Jan

1984

Young, Andrew (1932 - )

Andrew Young, Jr., came into prominence as a civil rights activist and close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the modern civil rights movement in the United States. Young worked with various organizations early in the movement, but his civil rights work was largely done with the

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Mar

1932

football

Fritz Pollard becomes the first black to play Professional football for a major team, the Akron Indians. Pollard was also the first Black to play in the Rose Bowl.

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Sep

1919

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor Samuel Jackson was born on this day in Washington, DC. Jackson will begin his acting career as a student at Morehouse College. He will star in over 40 movies including box office hits The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and A Time to Kill.

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Dec

1941

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