Sean "P.Diddy" Combs is born

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Memorial Day Playlist: These 50 Jams Will Keep The Party Rocking This Holiday Weekend

UPDATED: 11:30 p.m. ET, May 21, 2020

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Beyond health issues, justice is the most serious item on our national agenda | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Part of the frustration is knowing that it took 74 days for an arrest to be made, even though law enforcement had video evidence of precisely what was done and who did it; the quintessential justice delay is justice

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

THREE MUSIC LEGENDS –

His passing followed the May 6 passing of music executive Andre Harrell, who succumbed to heart failure at age

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Source: Florida Courier

Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffery Jordan is an American basketball legend who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards for 15 seasons. Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. In high school he played baseball, football, and basketball. When he

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1963

Blacklock living NFL dream near home

Like most college football players, Ross Blacklock dreamed of hearing his name called in the first round of last month’s NFL

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WATCH: A Tribute To Entertainment Legend Andre Harrell: “Mr. Champagne & Bubbles”

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Ernie Davis

Ernest Davis commonly referred to as “Ernie” by friends and colleagues, was an American football halfback who passed away at the mere age of 23 due to complications from leukemia. Born in New Salem, Pennsylvania on December 14, 1939, Davis was a popular athlete in his school and college

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, songwriter and actress and one of the best selling artists of all time. She was born on August 9, 1963 in New Jersey to two time Grammy Award winner Cissy Houston. The legendary queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, was her godmother. Whitney Houston

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Aug

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1963

Several black celebrities are recovering from virus

As the global pandemic continues to wreck havoc on people throughout the world, a number of celebrities have broken their silence to report that they have tested positive for the

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Early Data Shows “Encouraging” Census Response Rates in Hard-to-Count Cities  - Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

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Bill Cosby

Born William Henry “Bill Cosby” Jr. on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he describes himself mostly as a “class clown” during his school years. He was class president as well as captain of the basketball team at school. He acted in a number of school plays and in

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Jul

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1937

Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter and actress who has been making hit records for almost 25 years. She was born on January 11, 1971 in the Bronx, New York to Cora and Thomas Blige. She grew up in a very neglected and disastrous neighborhood and her childhood was marked by

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Jan

11

1971

NAJEE’S NOTES: Renaming a street in honor of Malcolm X

To ensure his legacy will live on in South Los Angeles, a coalition of friends of his children and other family members and community leaders have announced a petition campaign to have a portion of Vernon Avenue renamed Malcolm

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Top 10 Richest African Americans

No one can understand the value of freedom as the African Americans do. They were led into slavery by whites and kept as petty slaves by land owners deprived of any rights. It took some time for the black to fathom their true potential as human beings deserving of equal respect, rights and social

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Jill Scott And Erykah Badu’s Streams Skyrocketed 300 Percent Since #Verzuz Battle

After Jill Scott and Erykah Badu had their match-up for the #Verzuz series on Instagram Live last weekend, their streaming numbers

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Snoop Dogg Recalls Visiting The Notorious B.I.G. After 2Pac Was Killed [Video]

Source: 2015 BET Hip Hip Awards at the Atlanta Civic Center – Arrivals Featuring: Snoop Dogg Where: Atlanta, Georgia, United States When: 09 Oct 2015 Credit: WENN.com

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Source: The Urban Daily

Tribute Broadcast Planned For Late Music Exec Andre Harrell

NEW YORK (AP) — A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean “Diddy” Combs and died earlier this month, will air

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Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York to Diane and Michael Haughton. Enrolled in voice lessons by her mother at a very young age, Aaliyah soon began performing at weddings, the church choir and various charity

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Jan

16

1979

Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Cole was a world renowned Jazz musician, born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama. Starting off with an incredible skill with the organ, Cole became a multi-instrumentalist, later learning the piano as well as vocals. He was particularly known for his baritone voice, as is

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Feb

15

1965

Korean football club fills empty stadium with sex dolls

Livening up sport without fans is a challenge for competitions returning after the coronavirus, and organisers have tried several ways to make empty stadiums more

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Newswire : Nigerian environmentalists question whether massive coastal fish die-off is related to oil spills

The area is known for oil spills that have polluted the waters and left fish and other wildlife

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Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds belongs to a family with a history of playing baseball, it can be convincingly said that baseball runs in his family. He was born on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. He was born to Pat and Bobby. Bobby was a high-school baseball star, he chose baseball over football. He played

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Source: Black History Resources

1.5m Kenyans beat corona lockdowns to file tax returns

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Source: Business Daily

Cameroon - United States Relations - Bilateral, Health Ties Revisited

External Relations Minister, Mbella Mbella held an audience with United States Ambassador to Cameroon, Peter Henry Barlerin on May

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Prince

Prince is an American singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist and one of the best selling artists of all time. He was born Prince Rogers Nelson to musician parents John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both Prince and his younger sister Tika were very

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1958

Lab-Grown Meat, Is It In Your Future?

Those who choose to be a carnivore have always thought their options were restricted to chicken, beef, pork, seafood or wild

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Missy Elliott

Best Known

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eProbe | Spirits down as live entertainment events go on ice - Not the flattening of the curve we wanted, says distributor

Alcohol consumption and parties usually go hand in hand, but where there are no parties, social gathering and other entertainment events, it is expected that there would be significant losses for alcohol companies and

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Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson was a highly renowned classical singer who became the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. She was born on February 27, 1897 to John and Annie Anderson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father ran an ice and coal business and his mother was a babysitter. She

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Feb

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