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  2. Richard Humphreys (philanthropist) - Wikipedia

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    Richard Humphreys (February 13, 1750 – 1832) was an American silversmith and philanthropist who founded a school for African Americans in Philadelphia. Originally called the African Institute, it was renamed the Institute for Colored Youth and eventually became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black university in the United States.

  3. 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament - Wikipedia

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    The 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was the first Women's Basketball Tournament held under the auspices of the NCAA. From 1972 to 1982, there were national tournaments for Division I schools held under the auspices of the AIAW. The inaugural NCAA Tournament included 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney State, and ...

  4. List of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania faculty - Wikipedia

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    Notable faculty. valedictorian in 1858 at the Institute for Colored Youth; taught at Cheyney briefly after graduating; influential in getting the 15th Amendment passed in 1870, which gave black men the right to vote; founder of the first black baseball team in the United States (The Pythians, 1867) and the Equal Rights League (1864)

  5. Institute for Colored Youth - Wikipedia

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    The Institute for Colored Youth was founded in 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It became the first college for African-Americans in the United States, although there were schools that admitted African Americans preceding it. At the time, public policy and certain statutory provisions prohibited the education of blacks in ...

  6. Khris Davis (actor) - Wikipedia

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    Davis was raised in Camden, New Jersey, [1] and began acting as a student at Creative Arts Academy. [1] [2] A 2009 cum laude graduate of Cheyney University who earned a degree in theatre arts, [3] Davis had his breakthrough role when he appeared in the 2017 film Detroit . On December 12, 2018, Davis was cast as Luke in the Joseph Cross ...

  7. Category:Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alumni - Wikipedia

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    Cheyney Wolves men's basketball players‎ (10 P) F. Cheyney Wolves football players‎ (5 P) Pages in category "Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alumni"

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