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Charles Edward Anderson
In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.
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Oct
21
1994
Opinion: Stakes are high for all of Black America in California recall vote | Afro
By Donald M Suggs The latest polls show that the Democratic governor of California Gavin Newsom could be removed from office in less than three weeks. Black Americans that don’t live in the state that has the largest population and with a $3.3 trillion gross state product and the world’s fifth
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
Track star Michael Johnson was born today
Track star Michael Johnson was born today
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Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, New Haven, Connecticut (1844- )
Established on June 7, 1844, Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church of New Haven, Connecticut, is the fourth oldest black Episcopal Church in the United States.  Born of the righteous indignation of its founding members over continuing acts of racial discrimination meted out by the white vestry of Trinity
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Source: Black Past
Sardis gets loan to replace water meters
The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) announced August 24 that Sardis is one of 14 Georgia communities and two conservation groups awarded financing totaling $38,792,060 for water, sewer, wastewater, and land conservation projects. GEFA awarded Sardis a $325,000 Drinking Water State
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Iyanla Vanzant was born today
Iyanla Vanzant was born today
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Rolling Art Exhibit to honor murder victims on the National Day of Remembrance | Afro
(Washington, DC) Rizpah Network, a non-profit organization with chapters in DC, and Tennessee, is proud to announce that it will host, the Rolling Art Exhibit & Remembrance Celebration in conjunction with Family Skate Day in honor of victims and survivors of violence on the National Day of
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Born: 0/29/938 Monrovia, LiberiaAfrica’s first female head of state won the 20 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting Liberian reconciliation and in atoning for Liberia’s history of civil war. She was re-elected for a second term the same year, reneging on an earlier promise to run for only
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(1995) Louis Farrakhan, “A Million Men Marching On"
In 1995 Minister Louis Farrakhan was the leader of the Nation of Islam.  That year his organization became the driving force in the Million Man March, a call for African American men to come to Washington D.C. on October 17, 1995, in what was billed as “a day of atonement.”  Although
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Source: Black Past
Apple IPhone 13 will not get in-display touch ID | Afro
By Saptak Datta and Praveen Pramod Tewari Zenger News With Apple’s iPhone 13 series launch fast approaching, more and more speculations and rumors are beginning to surface. Apple is expected to launch four iPhone 13 with a smaller notch and tweaked camera sensors. While nothing is certain just
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
Labor Day extravaganza to feature fireworks, free COVID vaccinations | Afro
By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO There haven’t been any Fourth of July fireworks in the city since the pandemic started, but residents will be able to see them briefly light up the sky over Labor Day weekend.  The Baltimore Office of Promotion & Arts (BOPA) recently announced a “Fall Back
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
Black Scotts
The ancestry of teh British people we know today as the Scotch can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians, who used to visit
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U.S. Troop withdrawal complete, marks end of 20 year war | Afro
By J.K. Schmid Special to the AFRO President Biden put America first in his remarks on the end of the US war in Afghanistan, Tuesday. Similar to his predecessor, President Biden emphasized the size, scale and significance of the war in Afghanistan that spanned two decades in a recent address to the
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
Xavier University [New Orleans] (1915- )
Xavier University is a private, four-year coeducational historically black university located in New Orleans, Louisiana; the campus is located one mile from downtown New Orleans.  Xavier University is the only historically black college or university (HBCU) affiliated with the Roman Catholic
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Source: Black Past
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Richmond, Indiana (1836- )
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, organized in September 1836 in Richmond, Indiana, is the oldest still-operating black congregation in the state of Indiana. It was organized by AME missionary William Paul Quinn, one of dozens of churches he founded during his life; Quinn would later
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Source: Black Past
(1923) Bishop Randall Albert Carter, “Whence and Whither”
By the standards of African American history, Bishop Randall Albert Carter is a little known figure. Born in Fort Valley, Georgia on January 1, 1867, he was educated at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina and Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. An active pastor in the Colored (later
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Source: Black Past
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Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole B
Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
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Oct
3
1995
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Daniel McCree
Daniel McCree recognized the safety benefits enjoyed by hotels, apartment buildings and office buildings and decided to extend that safety to homeowners. Basing his model on fire escapes being used by bigger buildings, McCree created a portable version made of wood that could be attached to the
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Source: Black History Resources
University of the Virgin Islands (1962-- )
The University of the Virgin Islands  (UVI) is a public university located on the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, the United States Virgin Islands. It was established in 1962  In 1986 it officially became one of the 117 U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It remains the
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Source: Black Past
Mar
16
1962
Troy Firm Appoints New CEO | The Michigan Chronicle
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Aha- First Dynastic King of Egypt
Ka Ma Ma ha, or Narmer Mena (Menes of the Greeks), was born to a petty king of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt) around 3200BC. Not much is known of Ahas father other than he was ruler in Egypts southern lands where the totemic symbol of the Horus-falcon was prevalent. Most probably Ahas family bore
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1998
Top Stories: September 2 2021 | USVI News | WCVI-TV
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St. Thomas Man Charged with Murder in Shooting Death Outside Home Depot | USVI News | WCVI-TV
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A Kids Company About accumulates $7 million in funding to expand its brand | Afro
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Back in 2018, Jelani Memory, a native of Portland, Ore., decided he would write a book for his five kids. It was titled “A Kids Book about Racism.” As an African American himself, he wanted to find a creative way
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
A pandemic in a pandemic: Domestic violence calls increase nationwide amid COVID-19
Domestic violence is a worldwide phenomenon that has only gotten worse amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple studies worldwide have found a spike in domestic abuses since the start of the pandemic, ...
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BREAKING NEWS: Howard University shut down by Ransomware attack | Afro
Howard University Closed After Ransomware Attack By Breoona Randall, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – Howard University, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious historically black universities and the alma mater of Vice President Kamala Harris, was shut down Tuesday due to
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
Jazz legend Louis Armstrong’s ‘second home’ among property destroyed by Hurricane Ida | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Hurricane Ida continues to leave destruction and devastation in its wake as residents from New Orleans and Mississippi realize just how much they’ve lost. Among the lost:  the Karnofsky Tailor Shop and Residence, “second-home” of famed
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Planning Commission finally budges on tiny houses
Director Scott Lee successfully persuaded the Planning Commissioners July 27 to consider looking at how the county can regulate the conversion of storage sheds into tiny house units. Lee and Building Inspector Lynn Chance pointed out that people are already living in storage buildings converted
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Mayor’s Office bridges gap with religious organizations | Afro
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Religious organizations are a force within local communities, always going above and beyond religious instruction and services to serve their communities. Churches, synagogues and mosques regularly offer extracurricular activities for children, food and
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