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Stokely Carmichael
Born: 6/29/1941 Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoDied: 11/15/1998 Conakry, Guinealso known as Kwame Turé, was a Trinidadian-American revolutionary active in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and later, the global Pan-African movement. Growing up in the United States from the age of eleven, he
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Entertainer and singer, Josephine Baker, makes her Paris debut, 1925
Entertainer and singer, Josephine Baker, makes her Paris debut, 1925
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Jul
19
1925
Baseball player Darryl Strawberry born
New York Mets controversial star outfielder Darryl Strawberry was born in Los Angeles.
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Mar
12
1962
Namibia gains independence
The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has
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Mar
21
1990
Track star Carl Lewis born
Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.
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Jul
1
1961
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Tavis Smiley
Name at birth: Tavis Roberts
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On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He
On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He became the noted controversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, in the infamous trial, for which Simpson was accused of killing wife and her friend. A member of the Dream Team.
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Oct
2
1937
James, G. Winston (1967- )
Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for
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Singer/television & stage star Nell Carter was born today
Singer/television & stage star Nell Carter was born today
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13
0
Slavery
Africans accompany Spanish explorer Hernando de Sotos on a expedition and settles among Native Americans in the territory of present-day Alabama.
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Jan
0
1539
Birthday
Jacques Dominique Wilkins, 39, basketball player, born Paris, France, Jan 12, 1960
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Jan
12
1960
Julia premieres on NBC with Diahann Carroll in the title role. It is the first
Julia premieres on NBC with Diahann Carroll in the title role. It is the first modern television show to star an African American woman since Beulah in the 1950s.
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Sep
17
1968
Duke Ellington
Born: 4/29/899 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 5/24/974 New York City, New YorkDuke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 yearsAwards / Achievements:
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Africa
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Whitney Houston, singer born
Whitney Houston
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Aug
9
1963
Black Ambassador to South Africa
On this date, President Ronald Reagan appointed Edward J. Perkins ambassador to South Africa.
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Oct
2
1986
Benin
This West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east, is about the size of Tennessee. It is bounded by Burkina Faso and Niger on the north. The land consists of a narrow coastal strip that rises to a swampy, forested plateau and then to highlands in the
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Mar
13
2011
Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole B
Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
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Oct
3
1995
Waters, Ethel
Waters, Ethel, 1896?–1977, African-American singer and actress, b. Chester, Pa. As a singer, she is noted for her sultry, sophisticated, and dramatic version of the blues, evinced in her interpretations of Am I Blue, Dinah, Heat Wave, Stormy Weather, and other songs. After beginning in
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(1856) Sara G. Stanley Addresses The Convention Of Disfranchised Citizens Of Ohio
In January 1856, Sara G. Stanley, representing the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society of Delaware, Ohio, addressed the all-male Convention of Disfranchised Citizens of Ohio who met at the Columbus City Hall. She called upon the forty delegates who included among their ranks John Mercer Langston, Peter
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Death of Trinidad Prime Minister
Death of Eric Williams (79), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in Port of Spain. Dr. Williams was also a historian and the author of the classic work, Capitalism and Slavery.
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Mar
29
1981
The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in Englis
The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in English and French, 1864
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Jul
21
1864
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is slightly smaller than California. It is bordered by Botswana on the west, Zambia on the north, Mozambique on the east, and South Africa on the
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Slavery
Approximately 300 Africans are with Hernando Cortes, captain of the Spanish expedition, when he sets out to conquer Mexico.
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Jan
0
1519
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte was shown with actress Janet Leigh and film star Tony Curtis on the cover of Ebony magazine. It was the first time a black person and two Caucasians were seen together on a U.S. magazine cover.
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Jul
3
1953
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
Nelson Mandela, now president of South Africa, and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi he
Nelson Mandela, now president of South Africa, and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi held the first talks for almost 30 years between predominantly Zulu Inkatha and the ethnically mixed African National Congress.
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Jan
29
1991
St lucia
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Touissant L'Ouverture, born
Birthday of Haitian revolutionary Pierre-Dominique Touissant LOverture. There had been slave revolts before: in the Caribbean, in South America, and in
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May
20
1743
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