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“juneteenth” named a nfl company holiday to honor the day of all slaves being free’d
source cnbc & espn National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said Juneteenth will be recognized as a league holiday and ordered the closing of the league office, according to a memo obtained by CNBC
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Delbert Africa, 74, one of the MOVE 9, has died
SOURCE PHILLY TRIBUNE Delbert Africa, one of the MOVE 9, died on Monday, June 15, 2020. He was 74. Africa had been released from prison just six months prior, after he served 42 years
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HBCU Pride: Atlanta Hawks to Celebrate Black Colleges and the Divine Nine at Second Annual HBCU Night Presented By Chase on Feb. 29
The Atlanta Hawks will host their second annual HBCU (Historically Black College and University) Night presented by Chase on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the award-winning State Farm Arena. The night is dedicated to celebrating
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Claude Johnson Talks ‘Black Fives’, Pioneers Of Early 20th Century African-American Basketball & More with Terrell Thomas (Video)
On Friday February 24th, HHS1987’s Terrell Thomas caught up with Claude Johnson, the President and Executive Director of the Black Fives Foundation to gain some knowledge on the Black Fives and the history of the
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Nike Black History Month Collection
“Black History Month represents many things: civic leadership, social stewardship, community activation and much more. Nike recognizes the importance of this meaningful month with not only a product collection, but a larger recognition of
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Dr. Robert Clifton Weaver was sworn in as Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency on this date in 1961. To date, no other Black held a higher ranking federal position. Clifford Alexander,
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Paul Laurence Dunbar, renowned poet and novelist, died in Dayton, OH, on this date in 1906. A book of his poems was published in 1913– The Complete Poems. Alice Walker, winner of the Pulitzer
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Marcus Garvey, Black Nationalist, Pan Africanist, and founder of the United Negro Improvement Association and the “Back to Africa” movement, entered federal prison in Atlanta, GA, on this date in 1925. The Supreme Court
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