James “Jay” Marshall Rogers Jr. was the first Black teacher to win the Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher Of The Year award back on this day in 1972. Rogers went on to have a stellar career as a college professor and faculty mem ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2023 at 12:00PM
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Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's Comic View during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for co- ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2023 at 11:10AM
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Ramadan in a black site – naked, blindfolded, and chained all day in a cold, dark cell
under the ground..I didn’t – and couldn’t – know when Ramadan started, as I had no way
to estimate the time of day...tried to do a long nightly tarawih pra ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2023 at 7:54AM
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Funny Sexy House Music with Lit Lyrics from the Speaker of the House Kamal Imani
IG @kamalsupreme lyrics "You taste liike beef ribs, you taste like beef ribs with hot sauce and you paid the cost to be the boss but we'll share this thrown, I like t ...
Posted Sunday, April 23rd 2023 at 5:18PM
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The One Love Concert (OLPC) was a large concert held on 22 April 1978 at The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
BOB MATLEY
This concert was held during a political civil war in Jamaica between opposing parties Jamaican Labour Party and the ...
Posted Saturday, April 22nd 2023 at 9:59AM
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Charles Mingus was a jazz composer, bassist, pianist, and bandleader who was born in 1922 and died in 1979. He played with many jazz legends, such as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis, and influenced many future jazz luminaries, such a ...
Posted Saturday, April 22nd 2023 at 9:49AM
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This Day in Black History: April 21, 2003
Nina Simone, the internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and composer, died on April 21, 2003.
A highly versatile musician known for her distinctive deep singing voice, her piano virtuosity and her begu ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 7:07PM
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For Immediate Release From College Promise!
Five (5) Valuable Financial Tips for College Students
By: Andrew O’Donnell, intern for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid
As someone currently attending community co ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 2:47PM
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