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Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general manager of the club, the third African American to become as assistant GM.
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4
1991
Spelman College opened
Spelman College, an institution sponsored by John D. Rockefellers family, opened for Negro women in Atlanta, Georgia. It became the Radcliffe and the Sarah Lawrence of Negro education.
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Apr
11
1881
(1995) William Jefferson Clinton, “the Job of Ending Discrimination in This Counrt is Not Over”
In July 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered a major speech at the White House  in defense of Affirmative Action programs across the nation at a time when many critics were calling for their repeal.  He argued that such programs were still needed in a talk he officially titled, The Job of Ending
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Burundi
National name: Republika yu Burundi
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Larry Doby became manager of the Chicago White Sox
Larry Doby became manager of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. He was fired on October 19.
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Jun
30
1978
Kelly, Sharon Pratt Dixon (1944- )
Sharon Pratt Dixon was born on January 30, 1944 in Washington, D.C. to parents Carlisle Pratt and Mildred (Petticord) Pratt.  Carlisle was a Washington, D.C. Superior Court Judge.  Mildred Pratt died of breast cancer when Sharon was four years old.  Pratt’s father played a major role in her life by
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Jan
30
1944
Zambia
Zambia, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is about one-tenth larger than Texas. It is surrounded by Angola, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. The country is mostly a plateau that rises to 8,000 ft (2,434 m) in the
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National Baptist Convention
These Baptist groups, the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the American National Baptist Convention, the Baptist National Education Convention, Merged and established the National Baptist Convention at an Atlanta meeting.
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Sep
28
1895
Usher
American singer Usher is a teen sensation turned R&B icon who has several bestselling albums, numerous awards and his own recording label. He was born Usher Terry Raymond IV on October 14, 1978 in Tennessee. His father abandoned the family when Usher was only a year old. As a child, he
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Big Punisher
Name at birth: Christopher Rios
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(1948) Henry A. Wallace, “Radio Address”
Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Jr., in 1948 became the Presidential nominee of the Progressive Party.  Wallace ran a spirited campaign which unlike almost any before, took on the question of racial discrimination and segregation against African Americans in the South.  What follows is his
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Sep
13
1948
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole, the daughter of R&B legend Nat King Cole, was born on February 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. She has followed in her father’s footsteps to become one of the most heard-of R&B, soul and pop musicians of all time. An acclaimed, singer, songwriter and pianist, Cole
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Feb
6
1950
Indictment in Atlanta Murders
Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicted Wayne B. Williams, a twenty-three-year-old photographer, for the murder of two of the twenty-eight Black youths killed in a series of slayings and disappearances in Atlanta. William denied the charges but was convicted in February, 1982.
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Jul
17
1981
National Medical Association of Black Physicians
National Medical Association of Black Physicians organized in Atlanta, Ga.
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Apr
24
1884
Prince
Prince is an American singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist and one of the best selling artists of all time. He was born Prince Rogers Nelson to musician parents John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both Prince and his younger sister Tika were very
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Jun
7
1958
Glenn Harrington, Carmel, California
Glenn Harrington, is a native of Massachusetts, who has lived in the Seattle area since 1968.  He was educated at Gordon College and Suffolk University Law School, both in Massachusetts.  His business career was primarily as an Insurance Executive, serving as Vice President of Marketing and
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Zimbabwe
Despite being looked upon unfavorably by the populace, Mugabe took 61% of the vote in presidential elections in July 2013, soundly defeating Tsvangirai. Mugabes Zanu-PF party also won 158 out of 210 seats in parliament. Tsvangirai alleged the vote was rigged, but decided against challenging the
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Lonnie Johnson
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to come up with a great idea, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. For Lonnie Johnson, a lifetime of achievement and success at various levels on government and private sector projects could not prepare him for the success the he would ultimately achieve – by
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2012
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce announced that Black and white leaders had agreed on a plan for desegregation of lunchrooms and other facilities. Clifton R. Wharton sworn in as ambassador to Norway.
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Mar
2
1961
Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South Ameri
Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South American countries, Australia, and the U.S. meet in Atlanta for the first Congress of African People.
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Sep
3
1970
Actor Whitman Mayo dies
Whitman Mayo, best known for playing Grady on TVs Sanford & Son, died in Atlanta of a heart attack. He was 70.
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22
2001
Hicks, John F. (1949- )
John F. Hicks is a diplomat and global educator who served as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). A native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, Hicks was born in 1949. Hicks holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Morehouse College, a diploma and master’s degree from Johns
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Haynes, Ulric St. Clair, Jr. (1931- )
The sole child of immigrants from the Barbados, Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. was born June 8, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. Haynes attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating cum laude in 1952, and then earned a law degree at Yale University four years later.  Haynes worked briefly as an
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Aynaw, Yityish “Titi” (1992- )
Yityish “Titi” Aynaw was crowned Miss Israel on February 27, 2013.  She made history when she became the first Miss Israel of African ancestry.  Born in Gondar Province, Ethiopia, Aynaw arrived in Israel in March 2003 along with her older brother and grandparents at the age of 12 after
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Feb
27
2013
Civil Rights Act of 1957
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Aug
2
1946
Blacks Elected to Congress
Sixteen Blacks were elected to Congress. Andrew Young of Atlanta was the first Black elected to Congress from the Deep South since the Reconstruction era. Also elected for the first time were Barbara Jordan (Tex.) and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Calif.). Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of
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Nov
17
1972
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in and ordered to serve four months in the Georgia State Prison for violating a probated traffic sentence.
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Oct
19
1960
Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XX
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18
1990
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams is a Grammy nominated singer, former beauty queen and television and film actress. She was born on March 18, 1963 in Bronx, New York but soon moved to a more fashionable neighborhood. Her parents, Milton and Helen Williams, both worked as music teachers and so Williams and her
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Mar
18
1963
Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
Atlantas Ebenezer Baptist Church , the nearby crypt containing the remains of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his boyhood home are dedicated as part of a memorial to be known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change.
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