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Florida’s first Black surgeon, Civil Rights activist George A. Simpson dies at 98. C. Isaiah Smalls II. March 6, 2024 at 12:42 PM. ... In addition to being Florida’s first Black, board ...
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81. She was 81.
Shot to death in his garage as a result of a conspiracy with a crime boss and the police chief of Canton. [1] June 9, 1930: Jake Lingle: Chicago Tribune: Chicago, Illinois: Killed in gangland-style by associates of Al Capone. In addition to his job as a reporter, Lingle was on the payroll of Capone's criminal organization. [43] July 23, 1930 ...
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., the internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was 81. Giovanni was a prolific writer, activist, educator ...
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
In 1982 she was a Pulitzer finalist for her investigation of drug trafficking in north central Florida counties. [5] [7] She became Capital Bureau chief in Tallahassee in 1986 and later worked on special projects and as a columnist. A 2012 All Things Considered profile described Morgan as "an institution in Florida". [8]
A TV reporter in Orlando, Florida, where three people were fatally shot by a 19-year-old gunman on Wednesday, broke down on camera while reporting the death of her fellow journalist.
A year later, in 1968, Renick made history again by hiring South Florida's first black reporter, C.T. Taylor. Renick pushed WTVJ to pioneer video tape and ENG ( Electronic News Gathering ) in late 1974 and by November 1975 had the state's first truly mobile live truck up and running.