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Sudan proclaimed its independence on this day in 1956. On this day in 1997, Kofi Atta Annan, born in Ghana and working in international...
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John Hope Franklin, one of America’s consequential historians, was born on this day in 1915 in Oklahoma. His book, From Slavery to...
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In their general evaluation of the year 1946, the NAACP reported on this day in 1947 that “…1946 was one of the grimmest years in the...
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The first African American woman attorney in the United States, Charlotte E Raye, died on this day in 1911 in Long Island, New York. She...
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Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the famed Kenyan novelist and cultural critic, was born on this day in 1938 in Limuru, Kenya. On this day in 1911,...
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John Mercer Langston was a lawyer, abolitionist, diplomat, and politician. On this day in 1869, under Langston's leadership, classes...
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After years of performing all over the world, American contralto Marian Anderson finally made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on this...
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On this day in 1912, John Dube organized a political group that will become the African National Congress. Its objective was to bring...
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was formed on this day in 1914 at Howard University in Washington, DC. Three young men came together to...
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was born on this day in 1957 as a direct result of the successful Montgomery Bus...
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Singer, songwriter and the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary Jane Blige, was born on this day in 1971 in New York City. History was made on...
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Writer, playwright, and activist Lorraine Vivian Hansberry succumbed to pancreatic cancer on this day in 1965 in New York City at the age...
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded by twenty-two women on the campus of Howard University on this day in 1913. Two months...
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Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was a politician, newspaperman, and an army officer who went on to become the first Black person to be...
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On this day in 1961, Berry Gordy finally signed the Supremes to a contract. The ‘Great Girls Group’ comprised of Florence Ballard, Mary...
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The 99th Flying Training Squadron, previously the 99th Pursuit Squadron, was created as the first African American fighter group on this...
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Paul Cuffee, businessman, whaler, and abolitionist was born a free person on this day in 1759 on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts. His...
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The Jeffersons is a long-running situation comedy of African American urban life that premiered on this day in 1975 on CBS. Elijah Eugene...
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University of California, Los Angeles on this day in 1969 renamed its social sciences building as an honor to Ralph Bunche. Bunche was a...
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The first ever Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was celebrated on this day in 1986 across the nation. On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein...
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