For Immediate Release From Stellar Awards!
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Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 2:02PM
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Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982) is an American football coach and former running back in the National Football League (NFL). Williams was the interim head coach of the Auburn Tigers, the first African American to hold the posi ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 11:28AM
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, an ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 10:48AM
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Today in sports history: April 20
In 1986, Michael Jordan sets an NBA single-game playoff scoring record with 63 points in a 135-131 double overtime loss to the Boston Celtics. See more sports moments from this date:
1986: Michael Jordan sets N ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 10:39AM
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Insanity Abounds
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“If the social order judges success by material gain, the most successful w ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 5:07PM
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Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrels ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 12:06PM
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Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive Platin ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 11:51AM
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On April 20, 1853 Harriet Tubman began her work on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad’s “conductors.” During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 30 ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 11:37AM
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Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr. (May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) was an American broadcast journalist, most notably serving as co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings from 1978 until 1983.Robinson is noted as the ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 11:24PM
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This Day in Black History: April 19, 1837
Cheyney University, one of the oldest Black colleges, was founded on April 19, 1837.
It was originally founded as the African Institute in 1837, an era when few, if any, African-American young people went ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 11:04PM
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For Immediate Release From Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC!
The Catholic Civil Dialogue Initiative is a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Washington, the Archdiocese of Newark, the Archdiocese of Mobile, the Diocese of Scrant ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 4:18PM
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For Immediate Release From The Washington Post!
Have you used Facebook in the past 16 years? You may qualify for payment.
If you’ve used Facebook in the United States during the past 16 years, you may be among tens of millions of users elig ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 3:45PM
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THE DAILY FRONT ROW ANNOUNCES
THE 7TH ANNUAL FASHION LOS ANGELES AWARDS
Law Roach Will Emcee The Ceremony,
Which Will Take Place on Sunday, April 23 in Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2023) – The Daily Front Row announced today that ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 6:12PM
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April 18, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) - On Sunday April 2nd, Jayce’s Journey Inc. kicked off national autism awareness month with Sneaker Ball - the inaugural premier fundraising gala for autism awareness, raising over $30,000 which will go towards sup ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 5:54PM
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For Immediate Release From BBC News, People, & Royal Central!
King Charles III's coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London.
During the ceremony, the King will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 3:37PM
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For Immediate Release From Farmers.Gov!
WHEN: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 11 a.m. EST
WHAT: Virtual Kick-off Event for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Projects
WHO: USDA leadership and other invited speakers
On April 27, USDA ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 2:34PM
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Wallace Triplett was born on April 18, 1926.
Triplett was the first African American drafted in the National Football League. Triplett was one of the first African American players for Penn State while in college. He was drafted in the 19t ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 12:32PM
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BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS WERE INVITED TO PERFORM AND RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME FROM ZIMBABWEANS FOR CELEBRATING THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISH IMPERIAL RULE.
APRIL 18, 2020
BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS WERE INVITED TO ZIMBABWE BECAUSE THE SONG “ZI ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 12:04PM
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This Day in Black History: April 18, 1977
Alex Haley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in journalism for his groundbreaking novel "Roots."
Author and historian Alex Haley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in journalism for his groundbreaking novel Root ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 8:13AM
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Dominion and Donald Trump put Fox News between a rock and a dumb place
With Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News set to begin, my friends at the network, of whom I have none, find themselves in a bind.
They’re wedged betwee ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 7:52AM
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For Immediate Release From CDC!
Adolescents are experiencing a mental health crisis.
Youth were struggling with their mental health (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/mental-health/index.htm) before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 1:01PM
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For Immediate Release From The Obama Foundation!
During his time in the White House, President Obama and his administration fought to combat climate change and protect the one planet that we’ve got for future generations. The Obama Foundation ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 12:14PM
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April 17, 1863: Charlotte Brown Forced Off Streetcar
Months after San Francisco’s horse-powered street car companies during the Civil War dispatched their street cars — with orders to only accept white passengers — African American citizens began ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 11:38AM
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This Day in Black History: April 17, 1990
Ralph David Abernathy was the best friend to Martin Luther King Jr., and King's successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
In nearly all the photos of Martin Luther King Jr. partic ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 10:49AM
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Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (April 17, 1823 – July 11, 1915), was an American-born Canadian politician, businessman, newspaper publisher, and advocate for Black rights. He moved to California as a young man during the Gold Rush and was an early Black ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 10:37AM
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