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African Company / African Grove Theatre
The African Company was the first known black theatre troupe. In 1816, William Henry Brown (1815-1884), a retired West Indian steamship steward, acquired a house on Thomas Street in lower Manhattan, New York. He offered a variety of instrumental and vocal entertainments on Sunday afternoons in his
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Powell v. Alabama (1932)
October 10, 1932, Argued
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Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans is an African American actor and comedian who is famous for his role on the popular sitcom “In Living Color”. He was born in New York City to a social worker named Elvira Wayans and a supermarket manager named Howell Wayans. The family were strict Jehovah’s Witnesses and
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Carson McCullers
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(1949) Nnamdi Azikiwe Speaks before the British Peace Conference in London
Nigerian independence leader Nnamdi Azikiwe appeared before the Plenary Session of the British Peace Congress held in London on  October 23, 1949.  He used that occasion to educate his audience about Nigeria and Africa. He also used the opportunity to remind the peace advocates that trying to
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23
1949
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That Celebrity Interview: Netflix’s Go! Go! Cory Carson
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The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show (often shortened to Bernie Mac in syndication) is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001, to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sisters three kids: Jordan, Vanessa, and
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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones is an American actor who is well known for an array of notable characters he has played in his movies. He was born in January 1931 to Robert Earl and Ruth Jones in Arkabutla, Mississippi. His father was an actor, boxer, butler, and chauffeur who left the family shortly after his
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HIGHLAND PARK CAFETERIA WILL REMAIN CLOSED PERMANENTLY – AFTER 95 YEARS
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283 Africans were recaptured on American Shores
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Adams, John Quincy ["J. Q."] (1848-1922)
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Freeman, Harry Lawrence (1869-1954)
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9
2008
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
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Winifred Sweet Black
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25
1936
Ed Bullins
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Jul
2
1935
Bill Cosby
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12
1937
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18
1963
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1956
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