Bill Cosby And Robert Kulp
The Last Episode Of The Television Drama, I SPY, Aired On September 2, 1968. The Show Followed Two Undercover Agents On Various Adventures Around The World.
Bill Cosby Played Alexander Scott (Or Scotty) -- A Rhodes ...
Posted Tuesday, September 1st 2009 at 4:04PM
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Ethel Waters
The Woman Many Consider The First Black American Superstar, Singer/Actress, Ethel Waters, Died September 1, 1977.
Waters Began Her Career Was A Nightclub Singer, Using The Stage Name, "Sweet Mama Stringbean." During The 1920's An ...
Posted Monday, August 31st 2009 at 10:38PM
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Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver Was Born On August 31, 1935, In Wabbaseka, Arkansas.
His Family Moved To Phoenix, And Finally To Los Angeles, Where Cleaver, During His Teens, Would Become Involved With Petty Crime. On June 18, 1954, Eldridg ...
Posted Sunday, August 30th 2009 at 12:14PM
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Michael Jackson
R&B Legend, Michael Joseph Jackson, Was Born August 28, 1958, In Gary Indiana.
Arguably, The Greatest Entertainer Of The 20th Century, Michael Jackson Is A True Musical Genius Who Has Enjoyed Unprecedented Success As A Com ...
Posted Saturday, August 29th 2009 at 12:35PM
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It Was A Warm, Balmy, 84-Degree Day In Washington, DC On Wednesday August 28, 1963. 250,000 People Marched Down Independence And Constitution Avenues, To The Lincoln Memorial, In What Was The Largest Civil Rights Demo ...
Posted Thursday, August 27th 2009 at 6:59PM
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Gail Fisher
On August 27, 1975, The Last Episode Of The TV Show, Mannix, Aired On CBS. The One-Hour Television Drama Featured The Character, Joe, Mannix, A Los Angeles Detective And His Widowed Girl-Friday, Peggy Fair, Played By Actress, Gail Fish ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2009 at 8:05PM
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Norbert Rillieux
Norbert Rillieux Registered Patent No. 3,237 For A Vacuum-Pan Evaporator At The U.S. Patent Office On August 26,1843.
The Rillieux Evaporator Revolutionized The Sugar Industry Worldwide. His System Increased Fuel Efficiency A ...
Posted Tuesday, August 25th 2009 at 10:46PM
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A. Phillip Randolph
Asa Phillip Randolph And Five Other Men Organized The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters On August 25, 1925. The BSCP Became One Of The Most Powerful Organizations In The History Of American Labor. By 1959, The Union Claimed ...
Posted Monday, August 24th 2009 at 7:23PM
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Bayard Rustin
Civil Rights Activist, Bayard Rustin, Died From A Heart Attack, On August 24, 1987.
Born March 17, 1912, In West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin Was Raised By His Grandparents. His Grandmother Was A Quaker And NAACP Member. As A Y ...
Posted Sunday, August 23rd 2009 at 9:38PM
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Nat Turner
On August 21, 1831, In Southhampton, Virginia, A Small Band Of Slaves, Led By Nat Turner, Began Killing All Slave Owners In Their Path --- Men, Women And Children Alike. According To Turner, The Upraising Was A "Struggle For Freedom," ...
Posted Thursday, August 20th 2009 at 7:33PM
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First Africans Arrive In Jamestown Virginia, 1619
On August 20, 1619, The First 20 African Settlers Arrived In The United States As Indentured Servants, Landing In Jamestown Colony, Virginia.
They Arrived On A Dutch Ship Under The Command ...
Posted Wednesday, August 19th 2009 at 7:12PM
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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker Was A Noted Mathematician, Surveyor And Astronomer, And The Most Famous African American Of The Colonial Era.
While In His 20's Banneker Built The First Clock Made In America. It Was Constructed Entirely Of ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2009 at 7:31PM
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James Meredith
James Meredith, The First Black Student Admitted To "Ole Miss", Graduated from That University On August 18, 1963 At Age 30.
Meredith Was Born In Kosciusko, Mississippi. June 25, 1933. After Graduating High School, Meredith Enlis ...
Posted Monday, August 17th 2009 at 9:23PM
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Marcus Garvey
Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist, Orator And Entrepreneur, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Was Born On August 17, 1887, In St. Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.
In 1916 Marcus Garvey Moved To Harlem, New York To Gain Support For ...
Posted Sunday, August 16th 2009 at 2:06PM
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Halle Berry
Award-Winning Actress And Producer, Halle Berry, Was Born August 14, 1968, In Cleveland, Ohio.
Before Becoming An Actress Berry Entered Several Beauty Contests And Had A String Of Successes. She Won Miss Teen Ohio All-American, Miss ...
Posted Thursday, August 13th 2009 at 7:12PM
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Elijah Muhammad
A New York Times Article Dated August 13, 1962, Read:
"Elijah Muhammad, a 64-year-old Georgia Negro, told a crowd at Kiel Auditorium {that} the United States should say: 'I'll give you a nice place to live and I will help you ...
Posted Wednesday, August 12th 2009 at 8:54PM
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Alex Haley
Author, Alexander Murray Palmer Haley Was Born In Ithaca, New York, On August 11, 1921.
He Is Best Known As The Author Of Roots: The Saga of an American Family And The Autobiography Of Malcolm X.
After Dropping Out Of Alcorn State ...
Posted Monday, August 10th 2009 at 8:53PM
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Ralph W. Cooper, Sr.
(With Lena Horne)
On August 10, 1992, Thousands Of Mourners Passed Through The Lobby Of Harlem's Apollo Theater, To View The Body Of Ralph W.Cooper, Sr.
Ralph Cooper Was Born In New York City. He Began His Career As A Da ...
Posted Sunday, August 9th 2009 at 8:25PM
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Mickey Leland
United States Congressman, George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Died On August 7, 1989.
Born In Lubbock, Texas, On November 27, 1944, Leland Was Elected To The Texas State Legislature In 1972. He Remained There Until He Was Elected To Co ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 5:46PM
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William Alexander Leidesdorff
On August 6, 1847, The Star Newspaper Reported That In June Of That Year, There Were 459 Residents In San Francisco, California, Ten Of Whom Were Of African Ancestry. One Of These African Residents Was Wealthy Merch ...
Posted Wednesday, August 5th 2009 at 7:32PM
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Harriet Tubman
On August 5, 1892, Harriet Tubman Received A Pension From The United States Congress For Her Work As A Nurse, Spy, And Scout During The Civil War.
During The Civil War, Tubman Served As A Spy, Scout And Nurse For The Union Army ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2009 at 6:57PM
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Schwerner, Chaney And Goodman
On August 4, 1964, FBI Agents Found The Bodies Of Three Young Civil Rights Workers In An Earthen Dam At Old Jolly Farm,They Had Been Murdered And Buried For 44 Days.
James Chaney (African American), Along With An ...
Posted Monday, August 3rd 2009 at 10:38PM
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Jesse Owens
On August 3, 1936, At The Olympic Games In Berlin. Germany, Jesse Owens Won The 100-Meter Sprint, Capturing The First Of His Four Gold Medals.
Over The Next Six Days, Owens Also Won Olympic Gold In The 200-Meter Dash, The Broad Ju ...
Posted Sunday, August 2nd 2009 at 3:20PM
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Martin Luther King, Jr. And Malcolm X
The Following Letter Was Written By Minister Malcolm X To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On July 31, 1963, Less Than A Month Before The Historic March On Washington:
July 31, 1963
MUHAMMAD'S MOSQUE NO. 7 11 ...
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2009 at 7:27PM
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Laurence Fishburne
Oscar- Nominated, Emmy And Tony Award-Winning Actor/Producer/Playwright, Laurence Fishburne Was Born July 30, 1961, In Augusta, GA. He Was Reared In Brooklyn New York, Following The Divorce Of His Parents During His Childhood. ...
Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2009 at 10:17PM
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