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Posted Thursday, May 13th 2010 at 2:17AM
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H. "Rap Brown/Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin
Hubert Gerold "Rap" Brown, Replaced Stokley Carmichael As Chairman Of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) On May 12, 1967.Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, As He Is Known Today, Was Born In Baton Rouge, ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 10:57PM
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THE STORY
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Lena Offers BLACK HISTORY & SONG In This Blog Post
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Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 6:37PM
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Louis Farrakhan
On May 11, 1933, Louis Eugene Walcott Was Born In The Bronx, New York. He Would Later Be Known To The World As Minister Louis Farrakhan.Farrakhan Was Reared In Roxbury, Massachusetts. As A Child He Received Violin Training And Became ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 6:34PM
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Nelson Mandela
On April 27, 1994, After Years Of Oppression Under White Minority Rule,Black And White Citizens In South Africa Had Their First Democratic Election, Selecting Nelson Mandela As The Country's First Black State Preside ...
Posted Sunday, May 9th 2010 at 3:14PM
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Woody Strode
On May 7, 1946, Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Woolwine Strode Signed A Contract To Play Professional Football With The Los Angeles Rams. In Doing So, He Became The Second Black Man To Play In The National Football League During The Mod ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2010 at 5:17AM
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Prince Hall
African Lodge No. 549 In Boston, Massachusetts Was Chartered On May 6, 1787, By England's Grand Lodge.Prince Hall Had Established This Self-Help Organization 11 Years Earlier, After Being Denied Membership In White Masonic Lodges.In Addi ...
Posted Wednesday, May 5th 2010 at 8:28PM
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James Bland
Composer/Songwriter, James A. Bland Died Of Pneumonia, May 5, 1911, In Philadelphia. He Was 56 Years Old.Born On October 22, 1854, In Flushing, New York, Bland Was A Mulatto Of Mixed African, Native American And European Blood. His Fat ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 5:13PM
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James L. Farmer, Jr.CORE Co-Founder
Thirteen Members Of The Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE) Set Out On A Bus Ride From Washington, DC To New Orleans, On May 4, 1961.The Civil Rights Activists Were Testing A 1960 Supreme Court Ruling That Exp ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 12:28AM
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James Brown
The "Godfather Of Soul," James Brown Was Born Into A Poor, South Carolinian Family On May 3, 1933.After His Father And Mother Separated, Brown Continued To Live With His Father. The Two Of Them Moved To Augusta, Georgia When James Was ...
Posted Sunday, May 2nd 2010 at 6:24PM
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Bessie Coleman
On April 30, 1926, Bessie Coleman Was Killed When Her Plane Crashed During A Test Flight In Jacksonville, Florida.Bessie Coleman Was Born In Texas, In 1893, To Sharecropper Parents. She Was Twelfth Of Thirteen Children. She Was Inspir ...
Posted Thursday, April 29th 2010 at 11:00PM
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Duke Ellington
Legendary Composer, Pianist And Big-Band Leader, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Was Born April 29, 1899, In Washington, DC.One Of The Most Creative And Important Composers Of The 20th Century, Ellington Influenced American Music F ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 10:59PM
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Muhammad Ali
The World Boxing Association Stripped Muhammad Ali Of His Heavyweight Championship On April 28, 1967.Ali's First Heavyweight Title Was Suspended After He Refused To Enlist In The Draft For The Vietnam War --- Having Claimed "Conscientio ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 3:01AM
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Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Legend, Coretta Scott King, Was Born April 27, 1927, In Heiberger, Alabama.After The Death Of Her Husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King Was Dubbed "The Keeper Of The Flame." She Became A Prominent ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 5:37PM
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Jim Beckwourth
On April 26, 1844, James Beckwourth Discovered A Path Through The Sierra Nevada Mountains That Now Bears His Name. Beckwourth Pass, On U.S. Alt 40, Between Reno Nevada And Sacramento, California Made Overland Travel To The ...
Posted Monday, April 26th 2010 at 2:39AM
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I had the Opportunity & Pleasure Of Appearing On "Creating Tomorrow," Hosted By Long-Time Friend, Trina Roach, On Blog Talk Radio. We Discussed PURPOSE & BLACK HISTORY!!
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Posted Wednesday, April 21st 2010 at 9:34PM
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Bill Pickett
Black Cowboy, Bill Pickett, Died On April 21, 1932, After Being Kicked While Roping A Bronco. He Was 72 Years Old.
Known As The "Dusky Demon," Pickett Invented -- And Was The Master Of -- The Rodeo Event Called Bulldogging. Bul ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 5:53PM
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Leontyne Price
On April 20, 1982, Superstar Opera Singer, Leontyne Price, Gave A Concert For The Opening Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution Convention, At Constitutional Hall In Washington, DC. The Concert Was In Honor Of Marian Anderson, W ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 12:49AM
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Prince Estabrook Memorial
"The Shot Heard Round The World" Was Fired On April 19, 1775, Marking The Beginning Of The American Revolutionary War. Among The Minute Men Holding Off The British At The Battle Of Lexington And Concord, As Part Of ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 12:57AM
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Maya Angelou/ "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
She's A Novelist, Educator, Movie Director, Actress, Journalist, Dancer, Screenwriter, Playwright And Poet. And Of The Countless Writings She Has Produced, Dr, Maya Angelou Is ...
Posted Friday, April 16th 2010 at 12:40AM
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A. Phillip Randolph
Labor Leader And Civil Rights Activist, Asa Phillip Randolph Was Born April 15, 1889, in Crescent City, Florida. At One Time He Was Called He "The Most Dangerous Black In America."Asa Phillip Randolph And Five Other Men Organiz ...
Posted Thursday, April 15th 2010 at 12:47AM
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Berry Gordy & MOTOWN
Music Executive, Barry Gordy, Incorporated Motown Records Corporation In Detroit Michigan, On April 14, 1960.
Originally Called Hitsville, USA, Gordy, Started The Company With An $800 Loan From His Family. A Former Boxer, ...
Posted Wednesday, April 14th 2010 at 2:44AM
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Sidney Poitier
On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier Won The Oscar For BEST ACTOR, For His Role In The Movie, Lilies Of The Field.In Doing So, He Became The First Black American To Win An Academy Award In A LEAD ROLE.(Hattie McDaniel Was The First Bla ...
Posted Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 3:33AM
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THE JACKSON 5/"ABC"
On This Date, 40 Years Ago, The Jackson 5 Had A #1 R&B Hit With The Single, "ABC." The Song Would Go On To Reach That Same Position On The Billboard Pop Chart A Few Weeks Later.Natives Of Gary, Indiana, The Jackson 5 Came To Mo ...
Posted Sunday, April 11th 2010 at 11:04PM
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Paul Robeson
The Great Paul Robeson Was Born In Princeton, New Jersey On April 9, 1898.Paul Robeson’s Distinguished Career As An Actor, Scholar ( He Was Phi Beta Kappa And Valedictorian Of His Graduating Class At Rutgers University), Activis ...
Posted Thursday, April 8th 2010 at 10:17PM
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