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Sharon Y. Bowen, the first Black woman to head the New York Stock Exchange, was born on July 23, 1956, in Chesapeake, Virginia, to Leverta Wilson and Allen Dosher Bowen, Sr. She is the …

African American History in the American West Timeline The African American History in the American West Timeline explores Blacks’ role in opening up the American West. Civil Rights …

Cederic Bradford Glover is an American politician who became the first African American mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana in 2006. Glover...

On January 6, 1962, a small group of Black and White students, including John Lewis and Susan Wilbur, led sit-in demonstrations at the Wilson-Quick Pharmacy. A Wilson-Quick Pharmacy …

On January 17, 1969, a gun battle occurred between the Black Panthers and US at the UCLA Campbell Hall during a debate over the leadership of the Center. Different accounts emerged …