Another Whitney Houston Biopic Is In The Works And We Really Don’t Need It

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Another Whitney Houston Biopic Is In The Works And We Really Don’t Need It

Here is why people should stop trying to tell the late Whitney Houston's story.

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Dziko, Trish Millines (1957- )

Trish Millines Dziko is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Technology Access Foundation. A native of New Jersey, Dziko focused on college and ultimately became a first-generation college student. Ms. Dziko also made history by becoming the first woman to be awarded a full basketball

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1996

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Dec

14

1939

Busta Rhymes is an American rapper and actor. His birth name is Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. He was born on May 20, 1972 to Geraldine Green and Trevor Smith, who were Jamaican immigrants. He moved to Long Island at the age of 12, where he attended Uniondale High School. After graduating from high

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May

20

1972

Denzel Washington

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Dec

28

1954

Thornton, Willie Mae “Big Mama” (1926-1984)

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1984

Timothy Zachery Mosley, born on March 10, 1972 in Norfolk, Virginia, is a popular American musician and recording artist. He attended Salem High School at Virginia Beach. Having interest in music since his childhood, he was known as “DJ Tim” or “DJ Timmy Tim”. The first

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Mar

10

1972

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Basketball star Moses "The Mailman" Malone born

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Mar

23

1954

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Leslie M. Alexander (1948- )

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Nov

9

1948

Chica da Silva (1731/5-1796)

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Oct

17

1956

Julia premieres on NBC with Diahann Carroll in the title role. It is the first

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Sep

17

1968

Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)

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Dec

6

1997

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Jun

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1945

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Jul

1

1961

New Jersey opens public schools for black children.

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Jan

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1777

Brandy Rayana Norwood (better known as Brandy) is a Grammy award winning singer, actress and model. She was born in McComb, Mississippi, in 1979 and was the eldest child of a church pastor named William Ray Norwood Sr. and his wife Sonja Norwood. Her younger brother Ray J is also a singer and

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Mar

21

1938

John Edward Jacob

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Dec

16

1934

Deborrah Kaye Allen, better known as Debbie Allen, is an American choreographer and dancer from Houston, Texas. She was born on January 16, 1950 to Arthur Allen and Vivian Ayers. Her mother was a strong role model in her life, who took care of Debbie and her siblings when her parents got

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Jan

16

1950

The Arsenio Hall Show premieres.

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Jan

3

1989

Angela Bassett, actress born

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Aug

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1958

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