On This Day in Black History: Oct. 2, 1967
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice on Oct. 2, 1967.
Renowned civil rights litigator Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American U.S. Supreme C ...
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Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American television journalist and sportscaster, best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's Today. He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel. Since 1995, he has hosted HBO's acc ...
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Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 a ...
Posted Friday, September 29th 2023 at 10:03AM
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Sir William Arthur Lewis (23 January 1915 – 15 June 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist and the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. Lewis was known for his contributions in the field of economic development. In 1979 ...
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Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters, notably singing the lead ...
Posted Thursday, September 28th 2023 at 12:14PM
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Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, was released the following year and ...
Posted Thursday, September 28th 2023 at 11:51AM
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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a va ...
Posted Thursday, September 28th 2023 at 11:42AM
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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry o ...
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Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and is often cited as one of the ...
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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 ...
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Francis Gregory Alan Morris (September 27, 1933 – August 27, 1996) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Barney Collier on the television series Mission: Impossible and Lt. David Nelson on Vega$.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to ...
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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) f ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 7:51PM
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On January 26, 1861, the U.S. state of Louisiana declared its secession from the United States and announced that it had joined the Confederate States1. Louisiana was the sixth slave state to secede from the U.S. and join the Confederacy1. The ordi ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 6:12PM
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Maggie Lena (née Draper Mitchell) Walker (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) was an American businesswoman and teacher. In 1903, Walker became both the first African American woman to charter a bank and the first African American woman to serve ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 3:56PM
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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) f ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 10:40AM
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The Bible is Black History | American Black Journal Clip
A new book is addressing the age old question about whether people of African descent were present in biblical history. “The Bible is Black History” explores DNA evidence and the work of ...
Posted Monday, September 25th 2023 at 7:52PM
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This Day in Black History: Sept. 25, 1861
For the first time, the Union Navy admits Blacks to enlist during the Civil War.
On Sept. 25, 1861, for the first time, the Union Navy allowed Blacks to enlist for service during the Civil War.
Many ...
Posted Monday, September 25th 2023 at 6:55PM
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On This Day In Black History Sept 21 - From The Website Of The Atlanta Life Insurance Company
Biography: Vida Blue was an outstanding left-handed baseball pitcher in a 17-year MLB career between 1969 and 1986.
He is best known as an integral ...
Posted Thursday, September 21st 2023 at 1:03PM
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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 was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American secreta ...
Posted Thursday, September 21st 2023 at 12:37PM
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On This Day In Black History Sept 19 - Carter Godwin Woodson Founded The Association For The Study Of Negro Life And History
Carter Godwin Woodson Founded The Association For The Study Of Negro Life And History
If you do not know your histo ...
Posted Tuesday, September 19th 2023 at 11:45AM
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Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, ...
Posted Tuesday, September 19th 2023 at 11:01AM
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (/ˈdʒeɪdə ˈpɪŋkɪt/; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Ta ...
Posted Monday, September 18th 2023 at 6:02PM
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Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox police drama 21 Jump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Dr. Malena Ellis on t ...
Posted Monday, September 18th 2023 at 10:04AM
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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...
Posted Monday, September 18th 2023 at 9:45AM
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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 protection, it's safe to say that Sasha's childhood was anything but ordinary. ...
Posted Saturday, September 16th 2023 at 9:33PM
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