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Harry Belafonte wins an Emmy for his variety special Tonight with Harry Belafonte. It is the first Emmy awarded to an African American.
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20
1960
Cameroon: Obituary - Franklin Ndifor Passes On
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Elderly St James couple, grandson perish in Westmoreland crash
A St James elderly couple and their grandson became the latest road fatalities in western Jamaica on Tuesday when they perished in a motor vehicle crash along the Paradise main road in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Fallon Apologizes For Using Blackface in 20-Year-Old Skit
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night
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Lewis, Q. Walker (1798–1856)
Quack Walker Lewis, black abolitionist, barber, AND elder (priest) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on August 3, 1798. His father, Peter P. Lewis, was a free black yeoman farmer in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and his
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Source: Black Past
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Oct
26
1856
Nine Testing Sites Available for Milwaukee’s North Side Neighborhoods
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Civil Rights Groups & Attorneys Press for Release | Dallas Weekly
Attorneys and activists representing 10 ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, TX filed a petition in federal court last night demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release detainees needlessly put at risk of severe injury or death from
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Source: Dallas Weekly
FILA Drops Biggie-Inspired Collection Ahead Of Late Rapper’s 48th Birthday [Photos]
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Remembering Sidney Barthwell, Jr. | Afro
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Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential
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Bronx ‘city within a city’ shaken by sickness, fear
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'Logan Is Not Here for It': Tamar Braxton's Family Pic Derails When Fans Zero In on Her Son's Face
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(1988) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “Keep Hope Alive.”
In 1988, Rev. Jesse Jackson made a second unsuccessful run for the Democratic Nomination for President, losing out to Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.  Jackson, however, gave another major address at the Democratic National Convention which met in Atlanta, Georgia.  The address, delivered on
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Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels | Dallas Weekly
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Citywide celebration set to take place on HISD campuses to honor high school graduates
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Auto workers' tenuous return a ray of hope
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Africa: UN Expert Calls for Global Ban On 'Cruel' Conversion Therapy
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Barack Obama's Stirring Iowa Caucus Victory Speech - Full Text January 3, 2008
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2008
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Gov. Walz implements temporary nighttime curfew for Twin Cities
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