Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the United States Davi ...
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Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American commu ...
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Michelle Obama encourages you to take up this therapeutic hobby
Michelle Obama wants you to pick up some yarn and knitting needles. The former First Lady of the United States took to Instagram to talk about one of her favorite hobbies- knitting.
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Posted Tuesday, April 4th 2023 at 8:40AM
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Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a ...
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This Day In Black History: April 4, 1968 – The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This day in Black History – April 4, 1968
On Thursday, April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated by a sniper as he stood while standing on ...
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Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He was one of the first scholars to study the hist ...
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(1964) MALCOLM X, “THE BALLOT OR THE BULLET”
By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam. In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio he explains his departure and his reason for establishing a separation betwe ...
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This Day in Black History: April 3, 1961
Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy was born on April 3, 1961.
Eddie Murphy, born on April 3, 1961, has proven to be one funny man since the Brooklyn native came on the scene as part of the Saturday Night Live ...
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