Sentences with phrase «black fraternal»
In the 1930s, a D.C. - based doctor named William Cardozo was one of the first black doctors to conduct research into this disease, and he did so with a grant from Alpha Phi Alpha the first black Fraternal organization.
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He also traces the history of Islam among African - Americans by tying together such key developments as the formation of black fraternal lodges in the 18th and 19th centuries; Noble Drew Ali's 1913 organization of the Moorish Science Temple in Newark, New Jersey; the growth of various Islamic missionary and revivalist movements beginning in the 19th and continuing throughout the 20th centuries; and the conversion to Islam of be-bop jazz musicians who helped raise the faith's profile in the African - American community.
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Brayden and Cameron Norman's parents actually discussed their fraternal twins» skin tone during the pregnancy, and joked to each other that they could end up with one black baby and one white baby.
Lt. Dan McWilliams filed a complaint with the department after the president of the Vulcan Society — a fraternal organization of black firefighters — asked him to «help in a different capacity» at a church service instead of holding a flag, according to FDNY sources.
Also at noon, Black / Hispanic Fraternal & Greek letter organizations and others rally to denounce and combat gang and gun violence, outside Sylvia's restaurant, 328 Malcolm X Blvd., Manhattan.
He received an endorsement from national black police fraternal organization, Blacks In Law Enforcement of America, Friday morning and now the wife of Judge Edwards is publicly declaring her support on Monday.
«Fruitvale Station» attempts to humanize Grant beyond being a statistic, another innocent young black man killed by an armed white man with no one held accountable, and by doing so, creates something entirely different: this is a remarkable story about an unremarkable man, a gentle spirit barely getting by, failing to support his young child but touching those around him with a sweet smile and a fraternal spirit.