December 12 1995 – Willie Brown defeats incumbent mayor Frank Jordan to become 1st African American mayor of San Francisco 1963 – Kenya proclaimed independent. 1938 – U.S. Supreme Court rules in Missouri that a state must provide equal educational ...
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $277 Million In Education Innovation and Research Grants to Help Address Academic Recovery
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to address academi ...
Posted Tuesday, December 12th 2023 at 12:24PM
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For Immediate Release From NAMI-Maryland!
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!
WHAT: NAMI Maryland Virtual Town Hall: Advancing Equity In Crisis Response.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 12, 2 ...
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S. Department of Education, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), Na ...
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The Pimps Eulogy
PIMP RIP
Minister Kamal Supreme
Dearly Beloved,
We are all gathered here today
to say goodbye to a being that has entertained us
A being that because of his flash, swag, style and charisma
We gave street cred, and h ...
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For Immediate Release From Vatican News!
In a message addressed to Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, Pope Francis expresses his hope that the newly released “Hear Angels Cry” Christmas song may inspire solidarity, and prayers for peace an ...
Posted Sunday, December 10th 2023 at 4:00PM
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For Immediate Release From Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC!
Please enjoy "Walk With Mary Mass.
First Sunday of Advent, which also kicked off the parish’s centennial celebration, Cardinal Gregory noted that some might think, “We know th ...
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1987 – On this day, Kurt Lidell Schmoke was inaugurated as the first Black mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. 1936 – NAACP filed first suit in campaign to equalize the salaries of Black and white teachers. 1925 – Entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr was born D ...
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Kweisi Mfume (/kwaɪˈiːsi ʊmˈfuːmeɪ/ kwy-EE-see uum-FOO-may; born Frizzell Gerard Tate; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first ...
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John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. Known a ...
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For Immediate Release!
FDA Approves First CRISPR Gene Editing Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
Most people with sickle cell disease who received a new gene editing treatment saw their pain resolve for at least one year, but longer follow up ...
Posted Saturday, December 9th 2023 at 10:51AM
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Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series The Flip Wi ...
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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer.
At age three, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, a ...
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For Immediate Release From USCCB!
Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas: https://www.usc ...
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For Immediate Release From NAMI-Minnesota!
Youth Mental Health Facility Opens in East Bethel
A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held at the Nexus-East Bethel Family Healing psychiatric facility for youth, which opened its doors on November 29. ...
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Lee Patrick Brown (born October 4, 1937) is an American politician, criminologist and businessman; in 1997 he was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas. He was re-elected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 199 ...
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Jesse B. Blayton (1897-1977) was a radio entrepreneur, civil rights activist, professor, accountant, and businessman. Blayton founded WERD (AM) in Atlanta, Georgia, which was the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans. In 199 ...
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Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person (after Hiram Revels) to serve in the United States Congr ...
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The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost Part 1
Junious Ricardo Stanton
I wasn’t surprised when a friend sent me the November 28, 2023 article from ...
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Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, dies
Freedom fighter, prisoner, moral compass and South Africa’s symbol of the struggle against racial oppression.
That was Nelson Mandela, who emerged from prison after 2 ...
Posted Tuesday, December 5th 2023 at 6:09PM
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