Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-America ...
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On September 11, 1999, a young seventeen year old Serena Williams became the second African American woman to win the US Open, following the historic Althea Gibson who won the US Open in 1957 and 1958. Williams has dominated this women's tennis with ...
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Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (/ˈluːdəkrɪs/, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved ...
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Taraji Penda Henson (Born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She played a ...
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For Immediate Release From Senator Ben Cardin!
This year marks the twenty-second anniversary of the September 11, 2001, https://www.911memorial.org/911-faqs#:~:text=Nineteen%20terrorists%20from%20al%2DQaeda,the%20Pentagon%20in%20Arlington%2C%20V ...
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The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to as The Oprah Show or simply Oprah, is an American daytime syndicated talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. Produced and hosted by Opra ...
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For Immediate Release From The Arc of Maryland!
The Council, in partnership with The Arc Maryland and People on the Go Maryland, is excited to announce Partners in Policymaking® (Partners) is back this fall.
The Partners program is for adu ...
Posted Friday, September 8th 2023 at 1:29PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges!
The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship for HBCU Graduates offers a two-year appointment providing advanced training and scholarly support i ...
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S Department of Education (Department) is announcing the launch of the Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community, a multi-state effort to make kindergarten a transformational experience at the start of ...
Posted Friday, September 8th 2023 at 11:25AM
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For Immediate Release From Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church in ATL!
WHAT: 17th Anniversary
WHEN: Sunday, September 24, 2023 and
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
WHERE: Changing A Gen ...
Posted Thursday, September 7th 2023 at 12:19PM
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For Immediate Release From Ed Trust!
How Student Debt Harms Black Borrowers’ Mental Health
Approximately 45 million Americans carry $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, but the financial challenges facing Black borrowers are numerous. Blac ...
Posted Thursday, September 7th 2023 at 11:02AM
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RAPPER EASY-E BORN
September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and it ...
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then A ...
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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a le ...
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On This Day In Black History Sept 5 - R&B singer Terry Ellis (En Vogue) born (1966)
Terry Ellis (born September 5, 1963) is an American singer. She is best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989.
C ...
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On This Day In Black History Sept 5 - Muhammed Ali (then Cassius Clay) Wins Gold Medal
Considered by many to be the world's most famous sports personality and boxer of all time (Muhammad Ali) born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. received the gold me ...
Posted Tuesday, September 5th 2023 at 3:21AM
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On This Day In Black History Sept 5 - Buddy Miles
George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. (September 5, 1947 – February 26, 2008) was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a ...
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Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of ...
Posted Monday, September 4th 2023 at 6:53PM
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS VISITS MONGOLIA
POPE ARRIVES IN MONGOLIA, THE 'HEART OF ASIA’ BY CINDY WOODEN
MONGOLIA’S HOUSE OF MERCY ‘NOT A HOUSE: A HOME!’ BY
LINDA BORDONI AND SALVATORE CERNUZIO
POPE PRAISES ...
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In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the famous Brown v Board of Education case that segregation of schools in the American South was unconstitutional. Despite this ruling, integrating the schools was not a simple act.
The conflict over segregat ...
Posted Monday, September 4th 2023 at 3:23PM
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Kevin Betha’s Struggle to Retrieve His Stolen Home
Junious Ricardo Stanton
They say, “you can’t fight city hall” and “resistance is futile”; don’t tell that to Kevi ...
Posted Monday, September 4th 2023 at 12:46PM
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Damon Kyle Wayans (/ˈdeɪmən ˈweɪ.ənz/; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year-long stint o ...
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