Pittsburgher Who Broke The NBA Color Barrier To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
90.5 WESA | By Katie Blackley
In 1950, Charles “Chuck” Cooper became the first African-American player drafted by an NBA team when he was selected for a spot on the Bos ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2022 at 1:03PM
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Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums.
Her voice was flex ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2022 at 11:57AM
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For Immediate Release From ODEP!
Specialty Care Services
The Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth will host a webinar on “State Strategies for Leveraging Specialty Care Services” on May 12 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The webinar will high ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2022 at 11:57AM
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James Joseph Richardson is exonerated after 21 years in prison.
If not for injustice, James Richardson would likely not be a figure in history. But after being wrongfully convicted of killing his seven children and spending 21 years in prison, the ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2022 at 11:44AM
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Baltimore protests after Freddie Gray dies in police custody
The death of a man in Baltimore who was in police custody has sparked a series of protests, violence and calls for change to the Baltimore Police Department.
25-year-old Freddie Gray ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2022 at 11:33AM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education announced plans for an upcoming summit focused on the ways President Biden’s American Rescue Plan is helping students, educators, families, and schools recover from the ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2022 at 7:46AM
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Pamela Moses Freed From Six-Year Conviction For Trying To Register To Vote
She reportedly was still on probation while trying to register.
By Paul Meara
Pamela Moses, the Tennessee woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to r ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2022 at 7:33PM
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Fred Hampton's Illinois Childhood Home Designated Historical Landmark
The iconic Black Panther Party Chicago leader was shot and killed during a 1969 police raid of his Maywood home.
By Paul Meara
Iconic civil rights and Black Panther Party le ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2022 at 7:27PM
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This Day in Black History: April 24, 1944
The United Negro College Fund was established on this day.
It is one of the most important philanthropic organizations in the country, one that provides scholarships for Black students to attend private h ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2022 at 7:18PM
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Cedric The Entertainer
Biography
Actor and comedian Cedric “The Entertainer” Kyles was born on April 24, 1964 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Kittrell Kyles and Rosetta Boyce Kyles. After junior high school, Kyles and his family moved to Berkele ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2022 at 5:50PM
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Charlotte E. Ray became the first African-American woman admitted to practice law in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 1872.
Early Life and Education
Charlotte E. Ray was born on January 13, 1850, in New York City, New York. Charlotte and her fa ...
Posted Saturday, April 23rd 2022 at 9:55PM
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