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Study Reveals Off-Duty Police Kill Black Men at Unacceptably High Rates - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A recent study in Health Services Research found that off-duty police officers commit homicides more often than previously thought, and media coverage of […]

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The French And Indian War

Black Troops in the French and Indian War: Even before the Revolutionary War, a pattern had been established in British colonies whereby African Americans were enlisted to defend the colonies when they were attacked, but were excluded from military service in times of peace. When Major General

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27

1967

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Clarence S. Green becomes the first African-American certified in neurological surgery.

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22

1953

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Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African-American professional nurse.

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10

1854

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2

1895

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1868

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21

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Whitney Young Jr., National Urban League director,

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1973

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14

1922

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