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Abernathy, Ralph David ăb´ərnăth˝ē [key], 1926–90, American civil-rights leader, b. Linden, Ala. A Baptist minister, he helped Martin Luther King , Jr., organize the Montgomery bus boycott (1955). He was treasurer, vice president, and, after Kings assassination (1968), president of the Southern
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Daniel arap Moi
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Lyle L. Logan
Group for The Northern Trust Company.Logan served in several leadership positions with Northern Trust during his 15-year career including Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Institutional Sales and Client Servicing for Northern Trust Global Investments and Head of Chicago Private
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Torrence Boone
Torrence Boone is Vice President, Global Agency Sales & Services for Google. In this role, Boone is responsible for driving Google’s worldwide strategy and relationships with marketing and advertising agencies. Boone leads a team focused on large scale, global strategic partnerships spanning
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Morrison, Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" (1931- 2019)
Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio to parents George and Ella Ramah Wofford, novelist Toni Morrison grew up in a working class family.  She received a B.A. degree from Howard University after majoring in English and minoring in the classics.  Wofford earned an
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Tavis Smiley and Corporate Diversity Featured in Savoy Summer Issue
Savoy Magazine’s Summer 2015 issue focuses on the corporations and executives that are leading diversity and inclusion across influential brands and companies. Tavis Smiley, radio and television host and author is featured on the cover with an exclusive interview detailing J.J. Abrams adapting his
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President's Committee on Civil Rights condemned
Presidents Committee on Civil Rights condemned racial injustices in America in formal report, To Secure These Rights. Texas Southern University established. Spingarn Medal awarded to Dr. Percy L. Julian for his achievements as a scientist.
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Palmer, Larry L. (1949- )
On November 1, 2011, President Barack H. Obama appointed Larry L. Palmer the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. On March 30, 2012, the U.S. Senate confirmed Palmer’s nomination and he reported to his post in Bridgetown, Barbados. Born in Augusta, Georgia, on July
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Rwanda: APR Quartet in Final Talks With Club for New Contracts
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University of Michigan's Fab Five Alumnus Jimmy King Joins Schechter Wealth Strategies
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Dr. Samuel Kelly, Class of 1971: Soldier, Educator, Advocate.
For virtually all of the eight decades of his life, Dr. Samuel E. Kelly has been an advocate of education for its own sake and as a central strategy for improving the lives of African Americans. His awareness of the importance of education came early when his parents demanded careful attention to
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Carl Anthony Davidson
Carol Anthony Davidson was Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Tyco International, LTD. Davidson has an extensive background with complex accounting and financial issues combined with his knowledge of public reporting requirements and processes. Previously, Davidson served as
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W. Frank Fountain
Frank Fountain is President of Escambia Enterprises, LLC. Prior to this position, Fountain was the Chairman of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum Foundation Board of Directors from 2009 until 2012. Fountain is a retired senior executive of Chrysler, LLC, an automobile and automotive components
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Walker, Howard Kent (1935- )
Howard Kent Walker is a military veteran, diplomat, and educator who was born on December 3, 1935 in Newport News, Virginia. His father was a high school chemistry and mathematics teacher and his mother a homemaker. Upon graduation from high school Walker enrolled at the University of Michigan in
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1935
COVID-19 and America—the fire this time
America cannot advance democracy around the world when it weaponizes the cause of the current global
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Zambia
In 1972, Kaunda outlawed all opposition political parties. The world copper market collapsed in 1975. The Zambian economy was devastated—it had been the third-largest miner of copper in the world after the United States and Soviet Union. With a soaring debt and inflation rate in 1991, riots took
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Jocelyn Carter-Miller
Jocelyn Carter-Miller is President of TechEdVentures, a company that specializes in the development and marketing of high performance educational and self empowerment programming. Previously, Carter- Miller was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Office Depot, Inc. Prior to
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Ann-Marie Campbell
Ann-Marie Campbell is Executive Vice President, U.S. Stores of The Home Depot. In this role, she leads the company’s three U.S. operating divisions comprised of nearly 2,000 U.S. stores and the bulk of the company’s nearly 400,000
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Russell, Millie L. (1926- )
Millie Bown Russell was born in Seattle in 1926 to Augustus and Edith Bown, a Pullman Porter and beautician, respectively.  Augustus and Edith Bown met in Chicago, married and relocated to Seattle where Millie was born, one of seven children.  Both parents were local political activists, especially
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Sheila G. Talton
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Cameroon: African Championships - Several Leagues Abandoned
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Tanya C. Clemons
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Gale V. King
Gale King is Chief Administrative Officer for Nationwide. Ms King’s responsibilities include human resources, corporate real estate, corporate security and aviation for all Nationwide companies. She previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Senior Vice
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2016 Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America Announced by Savoy Magazine
Savoy Magazine, a leading African-American lifestyle publication, showcases its 2016 “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.” The issue also features an exclusive interview with John W. Thompson, Microsoft Chairman and CEO of Virtual
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.
In the 1971 Woody Allen film, “Bananas,” a fellow employee asks Allen’s character, “What would you have been if you finished school?”  Allen’s character answers, “I was in the black studies program. By now I could have been black.”  Allen’s attempted humorous jab
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