Rodney Peete (born March 16, 1966) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and Carolina Panthers. He played coll ...
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This Day in Black History: March 16, 1846
Rebecca J. Cole, the second Black woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S., was born in Philadelphia.
Rebecca J. Cole, the second Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree, was born i ...
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This Day in Black History: March 16, 1948
Singer Billie Holiday is released from prison on March 16, 1948.
Famed jazz singer Billie Holiday rose to fame in the 1930s and became one of the most iconic vocalists in music. But she also had several r ...
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, wher ...
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There Is Nothing Hidden That Won’t Be Revealed
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“The tragic failure of reckless, unprecedented lockdowns that were contrary to established pandemic science, and the added massive harms of those policies on children, the ...
Posted Wednesday, March 15th 2023 at 12:41PM
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14 People Who Broke Barriers to Make Black History
They broke color barriers to make history in politics, academics, aviation, entertainment and more.
By Alamin Yohannes
In honor of Black History Month, here's a look at 14 people who broke c ...
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Maurice Ashley (born 1966) is a Jamaican-born American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM), making him the first Black person to do so.
Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-prof ...
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For Immediate Release From White House Iniative on Asian-American and NHPISs!
Meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on AA and NHPIs Was Held YESTERDAY!
On March 14, 2023, from approximately 9:30am ET to 5:30pm ET, the President’s ...
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.them.us/story/jamie-lee-curtis-gendered-acting-awards-trans-daughter/amp
After winning her first Oscar on Sunday night for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once, which took home seven statues, ac ...
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TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT
https://www.eonline.com/videos/353114/tanisha-laverne-grant-oscars-2023-e-glambot ...
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Sasha Obama: 22 Facts About The Former First Daughter & What She's Doing Now
Ever since her father took office in 2009, Sasha Obama has been known almost solely as a president's daughter. Growing up both in the public eye, but also under extreme p ...
Posted Tuesday, March 14th 2023 at 12:54PM
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This Day in Black History: March 14, 1977
Voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer died on March 14, 1977, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi.
Fannie Lou Hamer, an activist who spent her career encouraging African-Americans to register to vote and to fig ...
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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years, with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Gram ...
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Angela Bassett’s Initial Reaction After Not Winning The Oscar For Best Supporting Actress Strikes A Chord With Twitter
Angela Bassett’s initial reaction to not winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ...
Posted Monday, March 13th 2023 at 6:47PM
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This Day in Black History: March 13, 1932
The Atlanta Daily World newspaper begins running as a daily publication.
On this day in 1932, the Atlanta Daily World newspaper began running as a daily publication. Founded by William A. Scott III in Au ...
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This Day in Black History: March 13, 1962
Jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard was born in New Orleans, on March 13, 1962.
He got his first taste of music young, learning to play piano at age 5 and taking up the trumpet at age 8. While s ...
Posted Monday, March 13th 2023 at 1:34PM
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For Immediate Release From ODEP!
Judy Heumann: The Legacy of Leadership
Last Saturday, March 4, the world lost a leading light of the disability rights movement, Judy Heumann. In a tribute published on DOL’s blog this week, ODEP Assistant S ...
Posted Monday, March 13th 2023 at 11:00AM
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Byrd Villain Dancehall Recording artiste
Byrd Villain - Born on March 13 1990 in May pen Hospital, Fanseco Alphanso Byrd Junior’s future was already being carved out as a creative, multi-talented and athletic prodigy.
His mother, Shernette, ...
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, Pointe du Sable; before 1750 – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what would later become Chicago, Il ...
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Hattie McDaniel made history as the first Black person to win an Oscar. But she was racially typecast her entire career, playing a maid 74 times.
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and ...
Posted Sunday, March 12th 2023 at 8:11PM
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