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Walter E. Fauntroy born
Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.
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6
1933
Red Cross says it needs blood from African American donors - African American News Today - EIN News
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Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm , née Shirley Anita St. Hill (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 1, 2005, Ormond Beach, Florida), American politician, the first African American woman to be elected to the
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1
2005
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Running while black: After Ahmaud Arbery's killing, African Americans reconsider routines - African American News Today - EIN News
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Jewell D. Hoover
Jewell D. Hoover is President and Principal of Hoover and Associates, LLC. Hoover worked at the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for 28 years prior to starting her own company. Hoover joined the OCC in 1975 as a National Bank Examiner and, at various times, supervised banks in the Northeast and
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The District of Columbia Emancipation Act (1862)
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Apr
16
1862
Joe Biden "still" confident he's going to take South Carolina with African American support - African American News Today - EIN News
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Collins, Seaborn J. (1852- ? )
Seaborn J. Collins was born and raised in Georgia. He migrated to Seattle, Washington with his wife Alzada and son William in 1885, where he worked as a mechanic and a carpenter.  Collins also invested in local real estate. In 1888 Collins bought property in the Yesler neighborhood, and built
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First Black State Senator
In 1975 Bill Owens became the first African-American elected to the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Second Suffolk District. He served from 1976 to 1982. He was elected to the same seat in 1988 and remains the only African-American in the State Senate. He and Shirley Owens-Hicks also have
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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
Jesse Jackson Jr. is a former African-American Democratic Congressman. From 1995 to 2012, he represented Illinois’s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Moreover, his father was an eminent political figure who was a former presidential
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Source: Black History Resources
Mar
11
1965
Traci Otey Blunt Named President Of RLJ Entertainment's Urban Movie Channel
Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment announced the appointment of Traci Otey Blunt as President of Urban Movie Channel (UMC). UMC is the first premium subscription-based streaming service created for African American and urban audiences that features quality urban content across all
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Seattle School Boycott (1966)
On Thursday March 31 and Friday April 1, 1966, thousands of Seattle Public School students boycotted schools in the Central District, Seattle Washington’s African American community, to protest the de facto segregation that they believed was racially
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Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies
Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies October 26, 1806 at the age of
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Oct
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1806
Washington, Craig Anthony (1941 - )
Craig Anthony Washington, former Congressman from Houston, Texas, was born in Longview, Gregg County, Texas on October 12, 1941 to Roy and Azalia Washington. He attended Prairie View A & M University in Texas and received his B.A. in 1966. In 1969 he graduated from the Thurgood Marshall School
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Ballance, Frank W., Jr. (1942 - )
Frank W. Ballance, Jr., was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004, representing the 1st Congressional District in North Carolina.  Prior to his tenure as a member of Congress, Ballance served in the North Carolina State House of Representatives as well as its
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Burke, Yvonne Braithwaite (1932- )
Born Perle Yvonne Watson on October 5, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, Yvonne Burke became the first black woman elected to the California legislature (1966), the first black woman elected to Congress from California (1972), and the first black woman to serve as Chair of the Los Angeles County
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Source: Black Past
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Oct
5
1932
Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone
SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone, also known as an Intermediate Stone of the District of Columbia, is a surveyors boundary marker stone, along what was once a boundary of Washington, DC, and now marks part of the boundary between City of Falls Church and Arlington County, Virginia (see: History of
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The challenges African-Americans are facing in the fight against covid-19 - African American News Today - EIN News
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Collins, George Washington (1925-1972)
Born on March 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George Washington Collins graduated from Waller High School and immediately joined the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18.  He rose to the rank of sergeant and was discharged in 1946.  Collins attended the Central Y.M.C.A. College in
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Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress
Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress from Illinois First Congressional District (Chicago). He was the first congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the departure of George H. White in 1901.
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Nov
6
1928
Brown, Corrine (1946- )
Corrine Brown, now in her eighth term in office, is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She represents Florida’s Third Congressional District which includes Jacksonville and the surrounding area.  Brown was born on November 11, 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up
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Source: Black Past
Nov
11
1946
The Speech that Made Obama President
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their
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Facebook to pay $52M to employees with PTSD from moderating rape, murder and suicide videos
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Edwards, Isaiah (1913-1994)
Isaiah Edwards was a community activist and advocate in Seattle’s Central Area.  Isaiah Edwards and his wife, Marie, moved from Topeka, Kansas, to Seattle in 1942 to work at Boeing.  Edwards worked for 40 years at Boeing as a maintenance dispatcher without missing a day, and also found time for
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Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross (Lyrics)
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Washington, Walter Edward (1915-2003)
Walter Edward Washington, attorney and politician, was born in Dawson, Georgia, on April 15, 1915 to Willie Mae and William L. Washington.  After his mother’s death in 1921, Washington moved with his father to Jamestown, New York.  Washington excelled academically and athletically in the public
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Oct
27
2003
U.S. SENATOR BEN CARDIN ENDORSES KWEISI MFUME FOR RE-ELECTION TO MARYLAND'S 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT! | Afro
Maryland’s Senior Senator Ben Cardin formally endorsed the re-election campaign of Congressman Kweisi Mfume
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