For Immediate Release From Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott!
As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisper, we are excited to announce our upcoming Fall Cleanup Day of Service event! It's that time of the year when we come t ...
Posted Thursday, September 28th 2023 at 12:54PM
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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 vo ...
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 vari ...
Posted Thursday, September 28th 2023 at 11:42AM
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What’ Going On In Africa?
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“Aug 30 (Reuters) - A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on nation ...
Posted Thursday, September 28th 2023 at 8:42AM
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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 on ...
Posted Wednesday, September 27th 2023 at 2:54PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has awarded more than $35 million in funding for 138 new awards supporting personnel preparation, ongoing professional l ...
Posted Wednesday, September 27th 2023 at 1:22PM
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For Immediate Release From Office of Safety and Supportive Schools!
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET
REGISTER HER ...
Posted Wednesday, September 27th 2023 at 11:55AM
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Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and is often cited as one of the ...
Posted Wednesday, September 27th 2023 at 10:43AM
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Oh ...
Posted Wednesday, September 27th 2023 at 10:35AM
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Francis Gregory Alan Morris (September 27, 1933 – August 27, 1996) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Barney Collier on the television series Mission: Impossible and Lt. David Nelson on Vega$.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to j ...
Posted Wednesday, September 27th 2023 at 10:27AM
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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 as ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 3:56PM
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For Immediate Release From AOL!
Biden joins picket line with UAW workers in Michigan
President Biden on Tuesday joined the picket line alongside United Auto Workers union members in Michigan, taking up a megaphone as he encouraged workers ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 2:50PM
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For Immediate Release From The Hill!
Churches and community groups across Florida are throwing themselves into efforts to teach Black history after the state’s controversial move to reject AP African American Studies.
While Florida has pulle ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 12:00PM
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For Immediate Release From Black Media Group, LLC!
YOU ARE INVITED TO BE A VENDOR!
WHAT: Women of Color Expo and Hair Show Vendors Needed
WHEN: April 26, 27, 28, 2024
WHERE: Double Tree Hotel Downtown
HOW: ...
Posted Tuesday, September 26th 2023 at 11:25AM
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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 his ...
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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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative For HBCUs!
A Proclamation on National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2023
Our Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are rooted in a fundamental te ...
Posted Monday, September 25th 2023 at 12:59PM
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For Immediate Release!
HOUSTON — The family of a Black high school student in Texas on Saturday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over his ongoing suspension by his school district for his ha ...
Posted Monday, September 25th 2023 at 12:08PM
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For Immediate Release!
By Andrea Shalal and Douglas Gillison
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to remove medical bills from Americans' credit reports in a push to end what it called coercive debt collection tact ...
Posted Friday, September 22nd 2023 at 10:40AM
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