Casey Goodson Shot In The Back Multiple Times By Columbus Police, Coroner’s Report Reveals

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Casey Goodson Shot In The Back Multiple Times By Columbus Police, Coroner’s Report Reveals

The 23-year-old was walking home with food when he was approached by a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy.

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After two years in the Army, Poitier decided on an impulse to audition at the American Negro Theatre. Although he was initially rejected, Poitier was now determined to become an actor. He worked on getting rid of his Bahamian accent and improving his theatre performance for six months. On his

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Col. B. O.Davis Jr.

Col. B.O. Davis Jr. assumed command of Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio.The Tuskegee Airmen are the black pilots, bombardiers, navigators and support personnel trained during World War II. The fighter pilots of the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps, led by

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Dominique Dawes

One of the most renowned names in the history of American gymnastics, Dominique Dawes was born in November 20, 1976 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dawes recognized her passion for gymnastics at an early age of 6 years and attended lessons with Kelli Hill who remained her coach for the rest of

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1976

(1981) Audre Lorde, “The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism”

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Professional opera singer Camilla Williams was born October 18, 1919 in Danville, Virginia to Fannie Carey Williams and Cornelius Booker Williams. The youngest of four siblings, Williams began singing at a young age and was performing at her local church by age eight. At age 12, she began taking

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2016

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1955

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1868

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1856

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2010

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1850

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(1856) Sara G. Stanley Addresses The Convention Of Disfranchised Citizens Of Ohio

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