WALTER EDWARD WASHINGTON (1915-2003)
BY: TIFFANY L. PRATT
Walter Edward Washington, attorney and politician, was born in Dawson, Georgia, on April 15, 1915 to Willie Mae and William L. Washington. After his mother’s death in 1921, Washington mo ...
Posted Friday, April 15th 2022 at 12:16PM
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HAROLD WASHINGTON (1922-1987)
Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a lawyer, Methodist minister and one of the first black precinct captains in Chicago. Washingto ...
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This Day in History: April 15th
By SHAYLA FARROW
This Day in History: April 15th
Asa Philip Randolph, founder of the March on Washington and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was born on April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida.
Rand ...
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This Day in Black History: April 15, 1947
Jackie Robinson helped to break the color barrier in major league baseball.
Jackie Robinson Ends Racial Segregation in Baseball - As the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball, Jackie Rob ...
Posted Friday, April 15th 2022 at 11:17AM
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Famous Black Inventors of the 19th- and Early 20th-Centuries
By Mary Bellis
Thomas Jennings, born in 1791, is believed to have been the first African American inventor to receive a patent for an invention. He was 30 years old when he was granted ...
Posted Thursday, April 14th 2022 at 1:24PM
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(1875) FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER, “THE GREAT PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED”
After the Civil War Frances Ellen Watkins Harper worked among African Americans as a representative of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. From her new position Harper publi ...
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LAURA RICHARDSON (1962- )
Laura Richardson was the Democratic representative for California’s 37th congressional district. She served from 2007 to 2012.
Richardson was born in Los Angeles on April 14, 1962, to a black father and white mother. H ...
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On This Day: Tiger Woods becomes youngest Masters winner
On April 13, 1997, Tiger Woods, 21, won the Masters, the youngest golfer to accomplish that feat and the first Black American to win any of the four men's major professional golf tournaments ...
Posted Wednesday, April 13th 2022 at 7:22PM
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Bodybuilder Cedric McMillan Dead At 44 After Suffering Heart Attack
The popular weight training figure had competed in Mr. Olympia, but had several health setbacks.
Champion and beloved professional bodybuilder Cedric McMillan has reportedly pa ...
Posted Wednesday, April 13th 2022 at 7:12PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Jesseca Dupart On The Drive It Takes To Run A Multimillion-Dollar Beauty Business!
The CEO and Founder of Kaleidoscope Hair Products chatted with BET.com exclusively.
As the CEO and Founder of Kaleidoscope Hair Products, Jesseca Harr ...
Posted Wednesday, April 13th 2022 at 7:05PM
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Robert L. "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack. Bryson has contr ...
Posted Wednesday, April 13th 2022 at 6:47PM
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Hank Aaron still holds the real home run record
Hank Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, died Friday at age 86. The Hall of Famer holds a host of records, from the most runs batted in (2,297), the most seasons as an all-star ( ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:39PM
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James Alan McPherson
Savannah-born James Alan McPherson won literary fame for his short stories in the 1960s and 1970s. Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for his second volume of stories, McPherson then built a reputation as a distinguished editor ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:30PM
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ABC7 celebrates legacy of Chicago's 1st African-American mayor, Harold Washington
ABC7 Chicago remembers and celebrates Chicago's native son and first African American mayor, the late Harold Washington, prior to the anniversary of his 100th birthd ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:21PM
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On This Day: Jackie Robinson makes debut in MLB exhibition game
On April 11, 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to take the field for a Major League Baseball team, playing in an exhibition game against the Ne ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:08PM
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Herbie Hancock was born on April 12, 1940, in Chicago Illinois into a musical family. His father was a government meat inspector and mother was a secretary. Herbie began studying piano at the age of 7, he started his education with classical music. O ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 10:12AM
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April 12 The Fort Pillow Massacre
Over 300 African American Union Soldiers were massacred after they surrendered to troops of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forest on April 12, 1864. Although there were some white troops killed, the maj ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 9:47AM
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On April 12, 1963, civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, was arrested in Birmingham,
Alabama.
He was asked by an affiliate of his organization to partake in a nonviolent program. He was arrested during a non violent protest. Police Commission ...
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Friends, my book event at "Sunday's At Suwnaee" at the library in Suwanee, Ga. Sunday (March 6, 2022) was a big success. I was able introduce my new sci-fi novel, Killer kudzu, and talk about all my books and the importance of literacy for our youth ...
Posted Monday, April 11th 2022 at 8:32PM
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This Day in Black History: April 11, 1881
Spelman College, the premiere university for Black women in the United States, opened on this day.
Classes at what would eventually become Spelman College were first held in the basement of a church in ...
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