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(1921) Marcus Garvey “Address to the Second UNIA Convention”
By 1921 the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was well on its way to becoming the largest predominately black organization in the world.  Marcus Garvey, the UNIAs founder, however, already recognized W.E.B. Du Bois and the NAACP as its chief rival.  In his closing night speech to the
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Adrienne N. Wartts received her M.A. in American Culture Studies, with an emphasis in African American Studies, from Washington University in St. Louis. She is an adjunct professor of film studies at Webster University. As a contributing writer for Jerry Jazz Musician magazine, she has interviewed
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Reed, Frankie A. (1954- )
Frankie Annette Reed is a career Foreign Service officer who has held a variety of diplomatic postings in Europe, Africa, and Pacific Island nations.   Between 2011 and 2013, she served as concurrent Ambassador to the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of
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Morgan State University [Baltimore] (1867- )
Morgan State University is the largest historically black college in Maryland.  Located in Baltimore, the school was established in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Members of the Methodist Churches in Baltimore recognized the
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(1950) Ralph Bunche, “Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech"
n 1950 Ralph Bunche, a political scientist by training and then an official of the United Nations, became the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  His brief acceptance address delivered on December 10, 1950, appears
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Guest Editorial: Help for families for COVID-19 related funeral expenses | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Abbott, Diane (1953- )
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NOAA Report Declares Severe Drought for U.S. Virgin Islands
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Freeman, Paul (1936- )
Paul Douglas Freeman has conducted outstanding classical orchestras in many countries during his long career. One of the few African American conductors in the field of classical music, he is best known for his founding of the Chicago Sinfonietta, a classical orchestra widely recognized during the
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Turner, Benjamin Sterling (1825-1894)
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Unemployed Texans will no longer receive an extra $300 - DefenderNetwork.com
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Hastie, William Henry (1904-1976)
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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President Cyril Ramaphosa lauds SA media for Covid-19 coverage | News24
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Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again - Black News Channel
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