James "J.T." Warren Taylor (born August 16, 1953) is an American singer and actor who achieved worldwide fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1988.
Taylor joined Kool & the Gang in 1979, and remained with the group for 9 y ...
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Meet America's First Ever Black Female Senator
Carol Moseley Braun was born on August 16, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. From an early age she showed a great interest in political and social issues. This interest resulted in her becoming the first ...
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
Apply for the SAVE plan during the beta period and you won’t have to reapply later!
Have you heard of the new income-drive repayment plan, Saving on A Valuable Education (SAVE)? It’s the most affordable st ...
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On This Day in Black History: Aug. 15, 1938
California Rep. Maxine Waters was born in Kinloch, Missouri, on Aug. 15, 1938.
On Aug. 15, 1938, United States House Representative Maxine Waters was born in Kinloch, Missouri. She represents Californ ...
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This Day in Black History: April 14, 1955
Elston Howard became the first Black man to play for the New York Yankees baseball team on April 14, 1955.
Elston Howard joined the New York Yankees on April 14, 1955, and made history as the first Afri ...
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time. Johnson played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( ...
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Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss World ...
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Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation and comedy movies, as well as his portrayal as Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch.
Early life
Fargas was born in New Yo ...
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Lillian Evanti (August 12, 1890 – December 6, 1967), was an African American opera singer. Evanti was the first African American to perform with a major European opera company.
Life
She was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Armstro ...
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Frederick Douglas Home Dedicated
One of America's greatest orators Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) home became a national memorial on August 12, 1922.
He was named Minister-Resident and Consul-General to Haiti ...
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When we talk about wealth, sometimes it can feel like Black people are consistently excluded from the conversation. Thanks to systemic and systematic discriminatory practices, countless Black Americans are often shut out of the surest path to perso ...
Posted Saturday, August 12th 2023 at 8:31AM
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LL Cool J has made it known that he never entered the music industry for the sake of money, but he fully believes in equity.
During an interview with “The Breakfast Club,” the music legend recalled having a deep passion for rapping from a young ...
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Kris Kross CHRIS "MAC DADDY" KELLY
August 11, 1978 was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith.
Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop duo to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 ...
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For Immediate Release From College Promise!
Early bird registration for the upcoming College Promise Careers Institute https://www.careersinstitute2023.org/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=6a40ed6b-af8d-4121-8032-32860245be6d is now open!
Th ...
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The Watts Riot, also known as the Watts Rebellion, occurred in Los Angeles, California from August 11 to August 16, 1965. The riot took 34 lives and injured 1,032 people. There were nearly 4,000 arrests and $40 million in property damage in what wa ...
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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 ...
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On this day in Balck History, August 10, 1989 Four Star General Colin Powell was nominated as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by President H.W. Bush. He was the first African American and the youngest person at age 52 to hold the highest mil ...
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Provident Hospital of Cook County was founded in 1891 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, who was the first African American to perform open-heart surgery. The hospital was established as the first African-American-owned and operated hospital in America. ...
Posted Thursday, August 10th 2023 at 6:25PM
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For Immediate Release From The White House!
FACT SHEET:
President Biden Signs the PACT Act and Delivers on His Promise to America’s Veterans
PACT Act Marks Most Significant Expansion of VA Health Care in 30 Years
Today, President Bid ...
Posted Thursday, August 10th 2023 at 3:18PM
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For Immediate Release From Ed Trust!
Could the emerging use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools be the next digital divide?
In this SXSW EDU panel https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/137656, experts will explore the intersection of ...
Posted Thursday, August 10th 2023 at 1:30PM
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Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964) was an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history.
Born into slavery ...
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The Cincinnati riots of 1884, also known as the Cincinnati Courthouse riots, were caused by public outrage over the decision of a jury to return a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder. A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, United S ...
Posted Thursday, August 10th 2023 at 8:19AM
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Stop Pretending You Don’t Know What’s Happening
Junious Ricardo Stanton
We are living in times of universal deceit, relentlessly controll ...
Posted Thursday, August 10th 2023 at 7:58AM
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