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Johnson, Kevin Maurice (1966- )
Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento, California, was born in Californias capital city in 1966. He graduated from Sacramento High School, where he led the state in basketball scoring during his senior year, with a point average of 32.5 points. Johnson then played college basketball at the University
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Patrick Ewing
Patrick Ewing is a retired professional NBA basketball player. He was born on August 5, 1962 to Carl and Dorothy Ewing in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to the U.S. when he was 12 years old. During his childhood he preferred to play cricket and soccer, but learned to play basketball at high school. He
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Former NBA Writer Martin McNeal, 64, Passes
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Mental health treatment still stigmatized by some
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‘The Last Dance’ review: A ringside view to when Michael Jordan ruled
Jackson coached the team that achieved two “three-peats” (three titles in a row) and in which there were just four other key constants: the superstar Michael Jordan, his sidekick Scottie Pippen, the team’s general manager Jerry Krause and the team’s owner Jerry Reinsdorf among other supporting
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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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The gospel of Michael Jordan: thankfully the ‘Last Dance’ is the...
I was talking to my son about the failure of Michael Jordan to speak out about issues that were important to Black people and human beings in
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , also called (until 1971) Lew Alcindor, byname of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. (born April 16, 1947, New York, New York, U.S.), American collegiate and professional basketball player who, as a 7-foot 2-inch- (2.18-metre-) tall centre, dominated the game throughout the 1970s
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Project Runway's Elaine Welteroth gets married on Brooklyn stoop
Project Runway judge Elaine Welteroth married musician Jonathan Singletary outside their stoop on May 10 after coronavirus dashed their California mountain ceremony
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Robert L. Johnson
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Famous Gay People of Color
When CNN anchor Don Lemon came out as gay, he was applauded for being one of a handful of openly gay black celebrities. Lemon’s decision to come out sparked debate about why other famous gay minorities remain in the closet. Yet, the list of famous gay people of color who’ve come out is growing. In
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Gina F. Adams
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z’s name is a shortened version of an early nickname, “Jazzy”… Another popular nickname for Jay-Z is “Jiggy”… In 2005 he announced he wanted to be known by his real name, Shawn Carter, but he has remained most widely known by his nickname… Jay-Z and Beyoncé have
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Earl “Butch” Graves Jr.
Earl G. Graves Jr. (Butch) is President & CEO of BLACK
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Black Saints Waiting Outside the Pearly Gates | Afro
But Baltimore City because of its other public health plague—unceasing crime and violence—could doubly use a patron saint, And who better than Mother Mary Lange, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence to fulfill that
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Jamie Foxx, Shaquille O’Neal Surprise 5-Year-Old Boy Who Stole His Parents' Vehicle
But for 5-year-old Adrian Zamarripa, it got him a trip to Los Angeles, where he got to meet Jamie Foxx and Shaquille
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The first NBA Black Assistant Coach and first Black chief scout, Earl Lloyd, bec
The first NBA Black Assistant Coach and first Black chief scout, Earl Lloyd, becomes the first Black person to play in an NBA game (beating out Charles Cooper and Nat Clifton by a day), 1950
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In 14th year, Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion has only gotten bigger
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Privacy Bill: Kobe Bryant’s Death Inspired Moves Forward | Post News Group
On May 20, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee approved a bill that would make it illegal for first responders to take pictures or record video of a deceased person at the scene of an accident or
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Isiah Thomas
Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired professional basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons from 1981 to 1994. He was born on April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of nine siblings. He attended a private school called St. Joseph High School in Illinois, which took him
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LeBron James Teams Up With Adam Sandler For Netflix Basketball Drama “Hustle”
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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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New York Knicks’ Legend Patrick Ewing Reveals He Has Tested Positive For COVID-19
Friday (May.22), the sports world was shocked to learn that New York Knicks’ legend and currently Georgetown men’s basketball coach, Patrick Ewing tested positive for  COVID-19, the university
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Usher
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Fear has helped keep games away
Since March 1 when the NBA found out about positive coronavirus test results for Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, all the sports world games
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George Floyd encourages youth to give up gun violence in bittersweet video
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NBA community reacts to Moses Malone's death
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