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Bert Williams--a Leading Comedian
At the turn of the century Bert Williams was one of Americas top comedians. Comedian Eddie Cantor called him a comic genius, W.C. Fields, a comic genius himself, once described Williams as the funniest man I ever
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Mar
4
1922
Helene Gayle
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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Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black
Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of citys with over a million citizens, 1973
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Nov
6
1973
Perkins, Marvin (1963– )
Marvin Perkins is an accomplished recording vocal artist, a sought-after public speaker, and a leader in the effort to correct misunderstanding and incorrect assumptions about blacks, especially in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
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Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)
Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers.  Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples.  These frontier
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Streeter, Mel (1931-2006)
Mel Streeter was born in Riverside, California in 1931. He attended the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship and was the second African-American basketball player at Oregon after declining an offer by legendary basketball coach John Wooden to attend UCLA, because UCLA did not have an
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Jun
15
2006
(1890) Joseph C. Price, “Education and the Problem,”
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George Gervin
Born on April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, George Gervin is a retired professional basketball player who is known to be one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA
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Apr
27
1952
Quincy Jones was born
Quincy Jones, Music Impresario, Born March 14, 1933 in Chicago’s South
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Mar
14
1933
John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET
1918 : John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET and Ebony magazines, founder of Johnson Publishing Company, the most successful African American publishing company in the U.S., owner of Fashion Fair cosmetics, and the first African American owned radio station in Chicago, born
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Jun
19
1918
First President of the National Negro Bowling Asso
The National Negro Bowling Association was organized in Detroit, Michigan and Wynston Brown became its first president.
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Aug
20
1939
Kwesi Mfume
Born: 0/24/948 Baltimore, MarylandKweisi Mfume is the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Marylands 7th congressional district, serving in the 00th through 04th CongressBusiness
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1st Black Democratic Congressman
Arthur L. Mitchell defeated Oscar DePriest in a Chicago election and became the first Black Democratic congressman.
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Nov
7
1934
Some 225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools in
Some 225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest of de facto segregation.
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Oct
22
1963
Death of Ezzard Charles (53,), former heavyweight
Death of Ezzard Charles (53,), former heavyweight boxing champion, in Chicago.
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May
27
1975
(2015) President Barack Obama's Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney
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Lane, William Henry/Master Juba (1825-c. 1852)
William Henry Lane is credited as one of the most influential figures in the creation of American tap dance. Lane developed a unique style of using his body as a musical instrument, blending African-derived syncopated rhythms with movements of the Irish jig and reel. Lane’s melding of these
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Nella Larsen is born
Nella Larsen is born in Chicago, Ill. She will write two important novels of the Harlem Renaissance, Quicksand and
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Apr
13
1891
Bullard, Eugene James ["Jacques"] (1895-1961)
Eugene James (Jacques) Bullard, the first African American combat aviator, was known as the “black swallow of death” for his courage during missions. He led a colorful life, much of it in
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Oct
9
1895
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born on June 7, 1917, to a family who belonged to Kansas but later moved to Chicago, Gwendolyn Brooks was an American poet and teacher. Even though both of her parents wanted to pursue their careers as doctors but were unable to do so due to financial constraints, they were supportive of their
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Jun
7
1917
Underground Railroad, The (1820-1861)
The Underground Railroad was established to aid enslaved people in their escape to freedom.  The railroad was comprised of dozens of secret routes and safe houses originating in the slaveholding states and extending all the way to the Canadian border, the only area where fugitives could be assured
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Louis Stokes born
Louis Stokes, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and member of the US House of Representatives, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Stokes was the first African American elected to the House from Ohio.
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Feb
23
1925
(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”
Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up
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Michelle Obama
Born: 1/17/1964 Chicago, IllinoisMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American lawyer and writer. She is married to the 44th and current President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United StatesBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Robert Duncanson
Robert Duncanson, painter, suffered a severe mental breakdown and ended his life on this day in the Michigan State Retreat in Detroit.
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Dec
20
1997
Ralph Bunche
Born: 8/7/1904 Detroit, MichiganDied: 12/9/1971 New York City, New YorkRalph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower named J. Earnest Wilkins of Chicago assistant secretary of labor.
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Mar
4
1954
First Black-owned station in US, WGPR-TV Detroit, begins broadcasting, 1975
First Black-owned television station in US, WGPR-TV Detroit, begins broadcasting, 1975
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Sep
29
1975
William A. Harper
William A. Harper, student of Henry O. Tanner at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most gifted African American artist of the early 20th century, born
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Dec
27
1873
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
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