2023 East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
Junious Ricardo Stanton
The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention was held May 19-20, 2023 in Philadelphia at the Student and Alumni Center at Temple University. This was the organization’s tw ...
Posted Thursday, May 25th 2023 at 10:09AM
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Tina Turner, known as "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," has died at 83 years old. NPR's Eric Deggans highlights the iconic performer's life and career.
Tina Turner, the exuberant, heel-stomping, wild-haired rock goddess who sold out stadiums, earned a ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2023 at 4:15PM
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington", the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and several other honors, died on May 24, 1974, in New York City. His last words were, "Music is how I live, why I live and ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2023 at 3:45PM
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Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group that included dancers/hype men G-Whiz ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2023 at 12:20PM
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Patricia Louise Holt (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Godmother of Soul".
She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of t ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2023 at 12:03PM
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Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit.
Young had emerged from the far-left element ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2023 at 11:57AM
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On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
First African American to receive the honor, Carney protected Old Glory during the Civil War
Sgt. William H. Carney was the first African American to be awarde ...
Posted Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 at 2:01PM
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 – March 13, 2021) was an American professional boxer and film actor. He competed in boxing from 1973 to 1987 and reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division f ...
Posted Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 at 1:53PM
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This Day in Black History: May 23, 1975
Jackie “Moms” Mabley, pioneer stand-up comedienne, died on May 23, 1975.
Jackie “Moms” Mabley was a trail-blazing stand-up comic, achieving great professional and commercial success in an age where ...
Posted Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 at 8:34AM
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Sun, 05.22.1966
The First Black Wins Emmy Award for Best Actor
William Henry Cosby Jr. (/ˈkɒzbi/ KOZ-bee; born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, and media personality. He has made significant contributions to American and A ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2023 at 3:44PM
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For Immediate Release From OSERS!
Disability Innovation Fund
Pathways to Partnerships Innovative Model Demonstration Project
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Extension of the Application Deadline Date
The Disability Innovation Fun ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2023 at 1:17PM
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Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2023 at 8:13AM
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This Day in Black History: May 22, 1967
Poet, playwright and columnist Langston Hughes died in New York City.
Poet, playwright and columnist Langston Hughes died of complications resulting from prostate cancer on May 22, 1967, in New York City. H ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2023 at 7:47AM
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Bernard Shaw (May 22, 1940 – September 7, 2022) was an American journalist and lead news anchor for CNN from 1980 until his retirement on March 2, 2001. Prior to his time at CNN, he was a reporter and anchor for WNUS, Westinghouse Broadcasting, CBS ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2023 at 7:40AM
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The 22nd Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention was held Friday and Saturday May 19-20, 2023 at Temple University. We speak with Yumy Odom the president and co-convener of the convention and several artists, publishers, illustrators and ent ...
Posted Sunday, May 21st 2023 at 12:27PM
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Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyl ...
Posted Saturday, May 20th 2023 at 8:28PM
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Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George "Bust ...
Posted Saturday, May 20th 2023 at 8:21PM
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Grace Beverly Jones OJ (born 19 May 1948) is an American model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, worki ...
Posted Friday, May 19th 2023 at 1:21PM
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Barack Obama Says White House Exit Helped Save His Marriage
Story by Ny MaGee •
*Former President Barack Obama says leaving the White House helped save his marriage to wife Michelle.
Speaking to "CBS Mornings" cohost Nate Burleson, Obama re ...
Posted Friday, May 19th 2023 at 10:26AM
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Posted Friday, May 19th 2023 at 8:08AM
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