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 com ...
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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 ...
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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 standin ...
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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 hi ...
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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 b ...
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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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This Day in Black History: April 3, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” one day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously d ...
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This Day in Black History: April 2, 1965
Rodney King was born in Sacramento, California, on April 2, 1965.
Racial tensions were brewing across the nation in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. In Los Angeles, where L.A.’s Black population was oft ...
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Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as ...
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John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when h ...
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John Mercer Langston (December 14, 1829 – November 15, 1897) was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician. He was the founding dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He ...
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Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featur ...
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This Day in Black History: March 31, 1888
Sojourner Truth helped to establish the National Council of Women in the United States on March 31, 1888.
At a time when women’s voices went unheard and Black women did not have civil rights, Sojourner ...
Posted Friday, March 31st 2023 at 8:27PM
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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (197 ...
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Jack Johnson, byname of John Arthur Johnson, (born March 31, 1878, Galveston, Texas, U.S.—died June 10, 1946, Raleigh, N.C.), American boxer who was the first African American to become heavyweight champion. He is considered by many boxing observ ...
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This Day in Black History: March 30, 1923
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was chartered in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1923.
Zeta Phi Beta, one of the prominent national African-American sororities, was chartered on March 30, 1923, three years after th ...
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Mary Richards, also known as Mary Jane Richards Garvin and possibly Mary Bowser (born 1846), was a Union spy during the Civil War. She was possibly born enslaved from birth in Virginia, but there is no documentation of where she was born or who her p ...
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Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
Best known for his defense of O.J. Simpson in what many consider the trial of the century, famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. died on March 29, 2005 in Los Angeles, California at age 67 of a brain tumor.
Although Coc ...
Posted Wednesday, March 29th 2023 at 1:11PM
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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-b ...
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Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only ...
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William Felton "Bill" Russell
NBA Legend Bill Russell Became First Black Coach In Pro Sports 46 Years Ago Today
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The 1968-69 season would be Russell’s last, and he capped it by wi ...
Posted Tuesday, March 28th 2023 at 8:47AM
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William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an American soldier during the American Civil War. Born enslaved, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the Battle of Fort ...
Posted Tuesday, March 28th 2023 at 8:33AM
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Jesse Brown
On March 27, 1944 the first African American to serve as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown was born in Detroit, Michigan.
After being appointed by President Bill Clinton, Brown served as Secretary of Veterans ...
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Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, improvisation ...
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