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What does Phase 1 easing of restrictions mean?

As North Carolina starts the process of easing the COVID-19 restrictions we are hearing from Dr. Mandy Cohen, the state health director, that this state is flattening the

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First Black Professor of Dentistry

Dr. Joseph L. Henry was the first African-American professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine with his appointment in 1974. He created the department of oral diagnosis and oral radiology which he still heads. In 1978 Dr. Henry became the first African-American to become an Associate Dean at

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Anthony Welters

Anthony Welters is Executive Chairman of the BlackIvy Group, LLC. Welters is also Senior Adviser to the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Prior to this appointment, Welters was Executive Vice President and a Member of the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Welters joined UHG upon its

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William & Mary Law School Appoints First Black Dean

A. Benjamin Spencer has been named the new dean of William Mary Law School, the institution

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Blacks Holding Elective Offices

Joint Center for Political Studies reported that 2991 Blacks held elective offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia, compared with 2621 in April, 1973, and 1185 in 1969. The Center reported 108 Black mayors. Michigan had the largest number of Black elected officials (194), followed by

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Benjamin Spencer becomes the first Black dean of America’s oldest law school

A. Benjamin Spencer has made history by becoming the new dean of the oldest law school in America – The William & Mary Law

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Stith, Charles R. (1949- )

Ambassador Charles Richard Stith, a diplomat, minister, professor, and urban reformer, presently serves as the Director of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at Boston University in Massachusetts. In 1998, President Bill Clinton named him ambassador to

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1949

Kenya: Aga Khan Hospital to Offer Free COVID-19 Tests for Inpatients

Nairobi — The Aga Khan University Hospital has started conducting free COVID-19 tests for all in-patients, surgical and day surgery patients, in a precautionary measure aimed at combating the spread of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Thomas, Gerald E. (1929- )

Former Naval officer Gerald Eustis Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Guyana and Kenya. Born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 23, 1929 to Walter and Leila Thomas, President Ronald W. Reagan appointed Gerald E. Thomas to both

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Isaac Ruto denies claims of helicopter lift to State House

Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) party leader Isaac Ruto has refuted claims that he was picked by a helicopter on Wednesday morning and dropped at State House, even with speculations rife that he was set for appointment to a top State

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

In person early voting begins today in Georgia

In-person early voting begins today, Monday, May 18 in Georgia and will continue until June

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Black History Month on BlackPast.org

Every month is Black History Month here at BlackPast.org. Nonetheless we recognize that hundreds of thousands of our visitors specifically seek out the website for information on African American history during the month of February. We have gathered much of that data that may be helpful for

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David J. Grain is Founder & Managing Partner of Grain Management, LLC, a private equity firm with offices in Sarasota, FL and Washington D.C. In this role, Grain leads a firm that manages funds for an impressive list of the country’s leading academic institutions, endowments and public pension

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Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor , in full Sonia Maria Sotomayor (born June 25, 1954, Bronx, New York, U.S.), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2009. She was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme

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1954

Mpilo Hospital bans visitors

MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has imposed an indefinite ban on patients’ visits after recording four COVID-19 cases in a single day early this

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Abercrombie-Winstanley, Gina Kay (1957- )

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the first woman diplomat to lead a U.S. consulate in the gender conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, also serves as the U.S. Ambassador to Malta (appointed in 2011). Gina Kay Abercrombie was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where her mother was a secretary and her

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Africa: $107 Million Cash Injection to Fight COVID-19 in Africa

Cape Town — A group of philanthropic foundations founded by a music industry billionaire who was an early promoter of successful hip-hop artists has announced a multi-million dollar donation to fight COVID-19 in

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MoCo to Enter Phase 1 of Reopening

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced that Maryland's most populous jurisdiction will enter the first phase of its reopening plan Monday amid the coronavirus

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Last pick for Christie corruption team identified

The director of information and complaints has been identified and is now awaiting appointment, retired Justice Seymour Panton, chairman of the Integrity Commission, has

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First Black Judge

George L. Ruffin of Boston became the first African-American judge in Massachusetts with his appointment in 1883 to the District Court of Charlestown. He served in this position until his death in 1886. In 1869 he was the first African-American to earn a law degree from Harvard University. In 1984

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BlackFacts Partners with Black Sands Entertainment to Showcase their History Based Black Graphic Novel Novel and Anime.

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Jackson, Alphonso R. (1946- )

Alphonso R. Jackson cultivated a three-decade career in public service that included an appointment as head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the administration of his long-time friend, President George W. Bush. Born in Marshall, Texas, in 1946, Jackson grew up in

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DeLarge, Robert Carlos (1842-1874)

Robert Carlos DeLarge was born a slave in Aiken, South Carolina on March 15, 1842. Rare for that period, DeLarge graduated from Wood High school in Charleston and worked as a tailor and farmer before becoming involved in politics. He served as an agent for the Freedman’s Bureau and helped

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Hundley, Walter R. (1929-2002)

Walter R. Hundley, minister, sociologist, civil rights worker, and administrator, served in a number of important offices in Seattle government. Hundley was born in Philadelphia on March 8, 1929, and raised there in a black neighborhood which he recalled as being pretty rough. He graduated from

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Pamela L. Carter

Pamela L. Carter was President of Cummins Distribution Business at Cummins Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of diesel engines and related components and power systems. Carter joined Cummins in 1997 as Vice President – General Counsel and held various management positions before her

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BlackFacts.com's New Membership Features Allow Members to Help Create Black History

BlackFacts.com has enabled crowdsourcing of content from its

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Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett

Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett, Principal of the Institute for Colored Youth, Philadelphia, named minister to Haiti and became the first major Black diplomat and the first American Black to receive a major appointment from the United Stated Government.

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Wallace Announces Independent Campaign for Mayor | Afro

The process of counting the votes to determine who the Democratic nominee to be the next Mayor of Baltimore officially begins with the primary election on June

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Brett J. Hart Makes History By Becoming United Airlines’ First Black President

For the first time in United Airlines’ 94-year history, an African American will sit at the helm of the

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Duggan ready for CMU challenge as interim president

The new captain appointed to steer the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) ship through choppy seas as a corruption probe engulfs the institution says he will not be going in blind when he takes up the post as interim president on June

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