For Immediate Release From OSEP!
New OSEP Funding Opportunities
Below is a listing of new OSEP discretionary funding opportunities in chronological order. Information included is:
Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for ...
Posted Thursday, April 6th 2023 at 12:35PM
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This Day in Black History: April 6, 1909
Matthew Henson was the first African-American to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1909, along with explorer Robert Peary.
Matthew Henson was the first African-American to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1 ...
Posted Thursday, April 6th 2023 at 10:26AM
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This Day in Black History: April 6, 1931
The arrest, trials and conviction of the Scottsboro Boys became one of the most notable events highlighting racism and the impact of all-white juries in cases involving Black defendants.
It was one of th ...
Posted Thursday, April 6th 2023 at 10:16AM
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Finally, Truth Is Emerging
Junious Ricardo Stanton
In August 2021 Science Magazine, a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, highlighted groundbreaking research out of Israel that upended the p ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 7:16PM
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Pharrell Williams
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.), American musician who was involved in a number of pop hits as part of the producing team the Neptunes, as a songwriter, and as a solo performer.
Williams was a percussionist in his school band ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 6:29PM
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Massey, Walter E. (1938 - )
Apr 5, 1938
Prominent educator Walter Eugene Massey was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on April 5, 1938. His father, Almar, was a steelworker and his mother, Essie, a teacher. Massey had an exceptional mind, even ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 6:11PM
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Christopher Reid (born April 5, 1964), formerly known as Kid (shortened from his original MC name, Kid Coolout), is an American rapper, actor and comedian. During the peak of his career with the rap duo Kid 'n Play (with Christopher Martin), Reid was ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 9:04AM
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Colin Luther Powell (April 5, 1937 October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secret ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 8:36AM
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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 ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 8:17AM
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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 ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 8:09AM
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