This Day in Black History: July 27, 1984
Purple Rain, starring Prince, made its box-office debut on July 27, 1984.
Prince reached astronomical heights of stardom in his film debut in Purple Rain, a rock musical drama that hit box offices on July ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 6:39PM
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William Jenifer Powell (July 27, 1897 – July 12, 1942) was an American engineer, soldier, civil aviator and writer who is credited with promoting aviation among the African-American community. Along with Bessie Coleman and James Banning, he is re ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 6:31PM
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President Truman Ends Military Segregation On July 26, 1948
President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to end racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces. The segregation of the military eventually evolved from this order. ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 5:23PM
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Liberian independence proclaimed
The Republic of Liberia, formerly a colony of the American Colonization Society, declares its independence. Under pressure from Britain, the United States hesitantly accepted Liberian sovereignty, making the We ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 5:07PM
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Patrick Francis Healy SJ (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second founder". The university's flagship building, Heal ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 4:57PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM ASSISTANT DEMOCRAT LEADER CONGRESSMAN JAMES CLYBURN!
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed into law the PACT Act—the most significant expansion of VA Healthcare in 30 years: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing- ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 2:23PM
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Kenny Thomas (basketball)
Kenneth Cornelius Thomas (born July 25, 1977) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
High school career
He attended Austin High ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 6:07PM
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Walter Payton
One of the greatest players in NFL history, Walter Payton earned nine Pro Bowl selections and set several rushing records during his 13 years with the Chicago Bears.
Who Was Walter Payton?
Nicknamed "Sweetness," Walter Payton was ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 5:32PM
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For Immediate Release From The White House!
Today would've been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday.
President Biden signs a proclamation to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi.
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Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 2:26PM
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Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid, born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali–American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 2:24PM
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This Day in Black History: July 25, 1992
Gen. Colin Powell dedicates Buffalo Soldiers monument at Fort Leavenworth on July 25, 1992.
While serving as a one-star general at Missouri's Fort Leavenworth Army base in 1982, Colin Powell decided th ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 2:09PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) today released updated policy guidance https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/guidance-on-state-general-supervision-responsibilities- ...
Posted Tuesday, July 25th 2023 at 11:44AM
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For Immediate Release From Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services!
OSEP Fast Facts: OSEP Releases Two New Fast Facts on IDEA Section 618 Data Collected on Children with Disabilities Served Under IDEA in the Time of the COVID ...
Posted Monday, July 24th 2023 at 1:50PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiatives!
Do you have questions on student loan return to repayment? Join the White House Initiatives as they host a briefing on preparing to return to repayment of student loans.
WHAT: ...
Posted Monday, July 24th 2023 at 12:18PM
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For Immediate Release From Catholic Standard!
At African National Eucharistic Congress, Cardinal Gregory calls Eucharist ‘an incredible gift’ and ‘path to unity’
Calling the Eucharist “an incredible gift that the Lord has given ...
Posted Sunday, July 23rd 2023 at 11:26AM
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Erik Ki La Salle (born July 23, 1962), professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is best known for his performance in the film Coming to America (1988) and especially as Dr. Peter Benton ...
Posted Sunday, July 23rd 2023 at 9:02AM
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Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is an American basketball coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of the boys' basketball team at Garfield High School in Seattle. Roy played six seasons in the National Basketball Association ...
Posted Sunday, July 23rd 2023 at 8:48AM
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Black Women in Tech Are Dominating in Every Way—Now There's an Event To Celebrate It
Story by Savannah M. Taylor
Black women in tech are always going to get the job done. As women of color from all backgrounds continue to dominate various indu ...
Posted Sunday, July 23rd 2023 at 8:34AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM DR. JAMAL BRYANT, PASTOR!
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO TEDxTALK SPEAKERS EVENT!
WHAT: TedxTalk
WHEN: September 21, 2023
WHERE!: Morris Brown College
TIME: ...
Posted Saturday, July 22nd 2023 at 12:50PM
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For Immediate Release From The Obama Foundation!
arlier this week, I wrote an open letter to librarians across America. https://barackobama.medium.com/thank-you-to-americas-librarians-for-protecting-our-freedom-to-read-80ce373608b3
These i ...
Posted Saturday, July 22nd 2023 at 11:42AM
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For Immediate Release From The White House!
The promise of America is that we are all created equal in the image of God and deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives. While we’ve never fully lived up to that promise, we’ve never ful ...
Posted Saturday, July 22nd 2023 at 10:21AM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities!
The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universit ...
Posted Friday, July 21st 2023 at 1:44PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
Last week, the Department of Education began notifying impacted borrowers they were eligible for automatic loan relief
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released state-by-state data on t ...
Posted Friday, July 21st 2023 at 12:18PM
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Burned Out of Homes and History: Unearthing the Silenced Voices of the Tulsa Massacre
Teaching Activity. By Linda Christensen. Rethinking Schools. 20 pages.
Teaching about racist patterns of murder, theft, displacement, and wealth inequality thro ...
Posted Friday, July 21st 2023 at 11:39AM
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Racial segregation characterizes every metropolitan area in the United States and bears responsibility for our most serious social and economic problems — it corrupts our criminal justice system, exacerbates economic inequality, and produces larg ...
Posted Friday, July 21st 2023 at 12:06AM
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