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 he ...
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For Immediate Release From Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC!
This April, Pope Francis asks that we pray for the spread of peace and non-violence, by decreasing the use of weapons by States and citizens. #PopesPrayers https://www.face ...
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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 wa ...
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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 featured ...
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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 Tr ...
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 (1977) ...
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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 observer ...
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunities for Hispanics!
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics i ...
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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 ...
Posted Thursday, March 30th 2023 at 9:25PM
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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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In honor of WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, multi award winning entertainment journalist Tanisha LaVerne Grant talks with legendary NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATED actress Iona Morris on the power of longevity in Hollywood. ...
Posted Thursday, March 30th 2023 at 3:31PM
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In The News…
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“The global oligarchy controls all of the major media. The media mega-corporations own each others’ stock and in turn are owned and controlled by an oligarchy of transnational corporations, international ba ...
Posted Thursday, March 30th 2023 at 9:44AM
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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-bla ...
Posted Wednesday, March 29th 2023 at 9:57AM
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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 ...
Posted Wednesday, March 29th 2023 at 9:41AM
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For Immediate Release From Kingdom-Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.!
Table of Content
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: The Affordable Care Act
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN NEWS: Affordable Care Act Anniversary!
ED TRUST NEWS: “And They Cared”: How ...
Posted Wednesday, March 29th 2023 at 9:26AM
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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 winn ...
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 W ...
Posted Tuesday, March 28th 2023 at 8:33AM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona wrote to Governors, Chief State School Officers, and School District and School Leaders and urged them to end corporal punishment in schools—the practice of paddli ...
Posted Monday, March 27th 2023 at 4:47PM
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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 ...
Posted Monday, March 27th 2023 at 2:11PM
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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 ...
Posted Monday, March 27th 2023 at 12:56PM
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