Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade career ...
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Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African Ameri ...
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John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). His 1910 fight against James ...
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Clarence Maurice Mitchell Jr. (March 8, 1911 – March 18, 1984) was an American civil rights activist and was the chief lobbyist for the NAACP for nearly 30 years. He also served as a regional director for the organization.
Mitchell, nicknamed "t ...
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Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer and performer of the 1950s and 60s. He was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master sho ...
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Ye (/jeɪ/ YAY; born Kanye Omari West /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/ KAHN-yay; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition ...
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'Didn't like Black people': Neighbors say white Florida women who shot neighbor was 'awful to everybody'
Story by Sarah K. Burris
The white Florida woman accused of shooting and killing a Black neighbor through her closed front door was known ...
Posted Thursday, June 8th 2023 at 8:29PM
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Trump Administration Officials To Black America: ‘Coronavirus Pandemic Is Your Fault’
By Stacy M. Brown
According to a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration, the poor health of African Americans is the primary reason for the nat ...
Posted Thursday, June 8th 2023 at 4:29PM
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This Day in Black History: June 8, 1968
On June 8, 1968, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" by Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye was the No. 1 R&B song.
Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye remain one of the most popular duos in popular music. On June 8, 1 ...
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Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and the creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series ...
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This Day in Black History: June 8, 1968
James Earl Ray was arrested in London and charged with the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
On this day in 1968, James Earl Ray was arrested at a London airport and charged with the murder of Martin Luthe ...
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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 on ...
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Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. (born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonf ...
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Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), commonly known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the grea ...
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John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional American football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on ...
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Why the U.S. never recognized Haiti as a nation until 1862
Haiti is the result of the first successful slave uprising that resulted in an independent state in 1804. Prior to the revolt, the island that is modern Haiti was known as Saint-Domingue. ...
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Kenneth Irvine Chenault (born June 2, 1951) is an American business executive. He was the CEO and Chairman of American Express from 2001 until 2018. He is the third African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Early life and education
Chena ...
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Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and th ...
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Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He was the host of the dayti ...
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Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow, dies at 61
Death came 3 weeks after she suffered severe burns
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Betty Shabazz, the widow of civil rights leader Malcolm X, died Monday, three weeks after being severely burned in a fire allegedl ...
Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 10:26AM
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Morgan Freeman
(born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multi ...
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This Day in Black History: June 1, 1920
Scholar and activist W.E.B. Dubois is awarded the sixth NAACP Spingarn Medal for founding the Pan African Congress on June 1, 1920.
As a scholar, author and activist, Du Bois worked tirelessly to advance ...
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On This Day In Black History May 31
Tulsa Race Massacre begins..
Beginning on the night of May 31, 1921, thousands of white citizens in Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the city’s predominantly Black Greenwood District, burning homes and businesses t ...
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This Day in Black History: May 30, 1943
James Chaney, a civil rights activist whose murder by Ku Klux Klansman spurred national outcry, was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on May 30, 1943.
On May 30, 1943, civil rights activist James Chaney was ...
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