Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
L'Illustration, 1930 — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1930 Tafari Makonnen was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia, taking the name Haile Selassie I, in an elaborate coronation in Addis Ababa attended by royalty and dignitaries from around the world.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; Pharos Journal of Theology
PoliticsThousands paid their respects as U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks was honored at a funeral service in Detroit attended by dignitaries including former President Bill Clinton.
Sources: NPR ; Voice of America ; Associated Press (Los Angeles Daily News)
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