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United Negro College Fund
The United Negro College Fund, or UNCF, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities. UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944 by Frederick D. Patterson (then president
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Apr
25
1944
Access Care When Needed
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Jayson Williams
Jayson Williams is a retired professional basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls. Born on September 10, 1981, he grew up in New Jersey where he attended St. Joseph High School. He was a good sportsman at high school and played basketball and soccer. He also excelled at chess, and was
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Source: Black History Resources
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Sep
10
1981
Dr. Julie Butler, Vet Who Cared for Harlem and Its Pets, Dies at 62
Not too long after she earned a doctorate from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the only African-American graduate in her class, Dr. Julie R. Butler took over the 145th Street Animal Hospital, for many years the only full-service vet clinic in
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Helene D. Gayle
Helene D. Gayle, M.D. was President and Chief Executive Officer of CARE USA, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global social challenges. Currently, Gayle serves as CEO at McKinsey Social Initiative. An expert on global
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The Mary Ellen Strong Foundation: Strong Spirit, Strong Mind, Strong Community
The shortage of Black, licensed mental health providers is the problem that the Mary Ellen Strong Foundation is working to
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Attorney General Hill given 30-day suspension | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Attorney General Curtis Hill, who made history as the state’s first African-American Attorney General following his election in 2016, had been facing allegations of inappropriately touching multiple women at a party celebrating the end of the legislative session in March
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Gov. Whitmer Announces Process to Safe and Equitable Reopening of Schools
The panel – which will be comprised of students, parents, frontline educators, administrators and public health officials – will be tasked with providing the COVID-19 Task Force on Education within the State Emergency Operations Center with recommendations on how to safely, equitably, and
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It All Begins With Self: Ambassador Delano Lewis on Achieving Success & Giving Service to Others
A life and career centered in service can take one many places. For Ambassador Delano Lewis it has ranged from his early roots in Kansas City, KS to service in the Peace Corps in Africa, being named CEO of Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company (C&P Telephone Company), President and CEO of
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Sean Bell shooting incident
Sean Bells murder took place in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States, on November 25, 2006. Three men were shot a total of 50 times by a team of both plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers. Sean Bell was killed on the morning before his wedding, and two of his
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Source: AA Studies Research Guide
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Bass, Steven
Steve Bass is a native of Seattle.  He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1969 and from the University of Washington in 1973.  He is a partner with the national accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.  His clients include many types of nonprofit organizations, including social welfare
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Maynard, Robert C. (1937-1993)
Robert C. Maynard, the first African American editor and owner of a major daily newspaper in the United States, was known as a trailblazing journalist who led efforts to desegregate newsrooms and educate minority students to pursue careers in
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Aug
19
1993
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Her Campus Media and #ImStillGraduating Give Back to The Graduating Class of 2020
Her Campus Media, the number one media portfolio for female college students, was one of the latest to hold a virtual graduation, entitled, “I’m Still
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Source: Chicago Defender
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Owen, Robert
Owen, Robert, 1771–1858, British social reformer and socialist, pioneer in the cooperative movement. The son of a saddler, he had little formal education but was a zealous reader. At the age of 10 he began working in the textile business and by 1794 had become a successful cotton manufacturer in
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Malik Yusef raised more than $10,000 to help slow COVID-19 behind bars
Multi-Grammy award winner , who has written and produced music with Beyonce, Jay-Z and Rihanna, has created a concert series to draw attention to the
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Gordone, Charles (1925- )
Charles Gordone was born Charles Edward Fleming on October 12, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents William and Camille Fleming.  He took his stepfather’s surname of Gordon when his mother remarried when he was five years old.  The family moved to Elkhart, Indiana, his mother’s hometown, when Charles
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Source: Black Past
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Nov
13
1995
Miles College [Fairfield] (1905-- )
Miles College is a private, four-year Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Fairfield, Alabama, about six miles west of downtown Birmingham.  The school was founded in 1905 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (now called Christian Methodist Episcopal Church or CME
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Source: Black Past
Oct
13
2006
BHERC CONTINUES “OPERATION LOVE” COVID – 19 ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS WITH DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL HYGENE KIT AND LUNCH
BHERC Continues Distribution of Essential Hygiene Kits and Lunch to LA Homeless at TWO New Sites Amidst Need During COVID – 19 Pandemic
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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News
Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic
District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters to apply to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic after finding the state’s existing election rules violate the Equal Protection
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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.
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Akon
Akon is an American Hip Hop artist who has produced several platinum albums, appeared in television and film roles, received several Grammy nominations and owns two record labels. He was born Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam  in St. Louis, Missouri on April
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Source: Black History Resources
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Apr
16
1973
TSD Flash! - Back to Business Phase II; free tax help; a plan-ahead event; music vibe: Fugees' 'Ready or Not'
Memphis and Shelby County now has shifted into Phase II of the Back to Business plan, according to the Memphis/Shelby County COVID-19 Task
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Grammy Award-Winning Singer / Songwriter NE-YO Releases New Single "She Knows" Featuring Juicy J
NE-YO’s brand new single “She Knows” featuring Juicy J is now available on iTunes and all digital retailers via Motown
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Paul Lamar Hunter
Paul Lamar Hunter was born in Racine, Wisconsin on October 16, 1970, born to James and Louise Hunter. Paul earned a degree in business administration from Upper Iowa University, is Father to four adult children, and wrote his autobiography, titled "No Love, No Charity: The Success of the 19th
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Source: Peter Conroy
Oct
16
1970
Astros legend Bob ‘The Bull’ Watson dies at 74
HOUSTON — Bob “The Bull” Watson, the first African-American GM to win a World Series, died Thursday due to kidney
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Pinkney, William “Bill”(1935- )
William Bill Pinkney is the first African American, and only the fourth person in the world to circumnavigate the globe alone by boat. Pinkney was born on September 15, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois to Marion Henderson Pinkney and William Pinkney, Sr.  He attended Tilden Tech High School in
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Aug
5
1990
South Dallas residents deliver brunch to neighbors | Dallas Weekly
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Steven A. Davis
Steven A. Davis was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a food service, processing, and retail company based in New Albany, Ohio. In his career, Davis has held leadership and executive positions within a number of restaurants and packaged goods
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Senator Brian A. Benjamin
Chairman of Committee on Revenue and Budget
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