This Day in Black History: March 20, 1957
Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 20, 1957.
Vanessa Bell Calloway has performed in numerous television programs and films, but began her career as a dancer in the origina ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2023 at 5:54PM
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Willie Lewis Brown, Jr.
One of America's most successful African American politicians, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and mayor of San Francisco, Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. was born on March 20, 1934 in Mineola, Texas. Brown would mo ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2023 at 12:15PM
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The ICC Warrant Against Putin
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“The International Criminal Court allegedly issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on Friday, supposedly for trafficking children from Ukraine to Russia. However, since neither Ukraine no ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2023 at 10:43AM
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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker and actor. Lee's work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other po ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2023 at 7:39AM
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and elec ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2023 at 7:32AM
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Inspired by Tracy McMillan’s life, UnPrisoned is a half-hour comedy about a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her t ...
Posted Sunday, March 19th 2023 at 9:59PM
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Jan Matzeliger
Jan Matzeliger was an inventor of Surinamese and Dutch descent best known for patenting the shoe lasting machine, which made footwear more affordable.
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Who Was Jan Matzeliger?
Jan Matzeliger settled in the ...
Posted Sunday, March 19th 2023 at 8:45AM
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Loretta Mary Aiken (March 19, 1894 – May 23, 1975), known by her stage name Jackie "Moms" Mabley, was an American stand-up comedian and actress. Mabley began her career on the theater stage in the 1920s and became a veteran entertainer of the Chit ...
Posted Sunday, March 19th 2023 at 7:53AM
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