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Black Women And International Women’s Day, a story *On this date in 1910 the world formally celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD). Since it’s beginning IWD is a global celebration of the wellness of women. Started at a time of great social turbul...

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1 month ago

Inside the Night President Obama Took On Donald Trump | The Choice 2016 | FRONTLINE YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

This is where the feud between Obama and Trump moved to present issues.
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2 months ago

Selma Burke, Artist born On this date, Selma Burke born in 1900. She was an African American sculptor from Mooresville, North Carolina. As a child she liked to whittle and model in clay but her mother insisted she get an edu...

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2 months ago

Pan-African History Critique (OAU, France, self interest, African Union), De Valeria Botchway Dr. De Valeria Botchway is a professor, administrator, and pan-africanist. In this segment, he shares a brief critique of four contemporary episodic components of pan-african history.

Perhaps A New Year's Resolution forthcoming?
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2 months ago

The First Day of Kwanzaa December 26 is the first day of Kwanzaa or Umoja, meaning Unity. Kwanzaa was founded by Dr. Maulana Kareng in 1966. Umoja is the foundational principal of the Nguzo Saba (seven principles) for with...

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2 months ago

Martin Luther King Sr., Pastor born *Martin Luther King Sr. was born on this date in 1899. He was a Black Baptist pastor, missionary, and early figure in the 20th-century American Civil Rights Movement. He was born Michael King in Sto...

Today is the birthday of the source of guiding principles of MLK Jr., aaregistry.org/story/martin...

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4 months ago

The Million Woman March Takes Place *The Million Woman March occurred on this date in 1997. Black Women who networked on grassroots and global levels implemented it.

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5 months ago

Black History, the 'Hela Cell', and Cancer Research October is national Brest Cancer awareness month, and the HeLa cancer cell discovered in 1951 is celebrated on this dates Registry. Life is studied at the atomic and molecular scale in molecular biol...

We begin Breast Cancer Awareness Month with this article!
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5 months ago

Benet Omalu, Physician and Forensic Pathologist born. *Bennet Omalu was born on this date in 1968. He is a Black Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist. Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is of Igbo ancestry and was born in Njikoka, ...

This doctor rescued American Football's concussion issue, aaregistry.org/story/benet-....

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5 months ago

Central High School (Little Rock) Is Integrated *On this date in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 1,000 U. S. government paratroopers to Little Rock, Ark., to desegregate schools. The troops escorted nine Black school young people to Cen...

Hello, the anniversary of this episode in American history is a key factor in the rise of MAGA.
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6 months ago

Black Firefighters, and 9/11, (Among the First American Responders) On this date in 2001, 12 Black firefighters died during the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center in New York City. They were among the 343 firefighters and the almost 3,000 citizens who were victim...

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6 months ago

The First Novel by a Black Author is Published in America On this date in 1859, the first novel by an African American was published in the United States. "Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, In a Two Story White House North, Showing that Sl...

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6 months ago

Black History and Palestinian Solidarity, a story *Black history and Palestinian solidarity are affirmed on this date in 1917. The date of this article was chosen to coincide with the Balfour Declaration, an announcement in a letter from the British ...

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6 months ago

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, a story On this date we remember the Tuskegee Syphilis study. This African American episode is part of the recurring chapter of racism against blacks in the United States. In 1932, the American government p...

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6 months ago

Hurricane Katrina Hits the Deep South *On this date in 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall and began its devastation on Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, states that are 30% African American. Formed on August 23rd, Katrina was a Ca...

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6 months ago

The March on Washington, 'I Have A Dream' Occurs The 1963 March on Washington occurred on this date. It attracted an estimated 250,000 people for a peaceful demonstration to promote Civil Rights and economic equality for African Americans.

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6 months ago

Kathrine G. Johnson, NASA Scientist born Katherine G. Johnson was born on this date in 1918. She is an African American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician. She was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and was trained as...

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6 months ago

Althea Gibson, Tennis, and Golf Pioneer born *Althea Gibson was born on this date in 1927. She was an African American tennis player.

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6 months ago

Marcus Garvey, Black Nationalist born *This date marks the birth of Marcus Garvey in 1887. He was an African American Black Nationalist leader, who was a proponent of the "Back to Africa" movement in the United States.

Happy Birthday

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6 months ago

Andrew Young Resigns From the United Nations *On this date in 1979, Andrew Young (then) United States ambassador to the United Nations resigned. His visible empathy with the Third World made him controversial and his resignation came after it w...

This anniversary is part of historic Black support of the Palestinian struggle!

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7 months ago

The 1965 American Voting Rights Act is Passed *On this date the American Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed into law. The most sweeping reforms were embodied in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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7 months ago

James Baldwin, Author, and Social Critic born James Arthur Baldwin was born on this date in 1924. He was an African American novelist and essayist.

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7 months ago

The First 'Universal Races Congress' Assembles *On this date in 1911, the first “Universal Races Congress” assembled. This four-day conference at the University of London was a 20th-century global effort against racism. Speakers from several cou...

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7 months ago

Emmett Till, Teenage 'Hate Crime' Victim born Emmett Till was born on this date in 1941. He was a young African American boy whose murder is still a graphic reminder of the volume of 20th century white racial hate in America against Black people....

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7 months ago

Jalal Nuriddin, Poet, and Musician born *Jalal Nuriddin was born on this date in 1944. He was a Black poet and musician. Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin was born Lawrence Padilla in the Fort Greene housing project in Brooklyn, New York. As a you...

The Grandfather of Rap!!!!
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7 months ago

Black History, and Major League Baseball, a story The Registry looks briefly at Blacks and major league baseball (MLB) on this date.

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7 months ago

'Jumping The Broom', a story "Jumping the Broom," is celebrated on this date. This is an African American phrase and custom for marriage.

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7 months ago

Black Lives Matter is Founded *Black Lives Matter (BLM) was founded on this date in 2013. It is an international activist movement, originating in the African American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism...

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8 months ago

The Haitian Indemnity Ocurrs *On this date in 1825, Haiti signed the Ordinance of King Charles X. Often called the Haiti Indemnity, this was a controversial agreement between Haiti and France, where France demanded an indemnity o...

Here's why Haiti is so unstable!
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8 months ago

The 14th Amendment is Adopted *On this date in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted. Approved as one of the Reconstruction Amendments, it is one of the most essential American amendments t...

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