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Pettigrew, Eric (1960 - )
Eric Pettigrew is the current Washington State Representative for the 37th Legislative District representing Southeast Seattle, Washington and its suburbs.  Representative Pettigrew grew up in South Central Los Angeles.  After graduating from Nogales High School in the City of
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Barkley, Charles Wade
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Master P
Percy Miller also known as Master P, was born on April 29, 1970 in New Orleans. He is an American actor, rapper, producer and an entrepreneur. Miller’s parents were divorced when he was very young, due to which he went back and forth from his grandmother’s house in New Orleans to his mother’s house
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Apr
29
1970
Hip Hop Culture Timeline: 1970 to 1983
The Last Poets, a collective of spoken word artists release their debut album. Their work is considered a predecessor to rap music as it is part of the Black Arts
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Birthday of basketball great, Patrick Ewing.
Birthday of basketball great, Patrick Ewing.
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5
1962
Dominique Wilkins
Jacques Dominique Wilkins is a retired professional basketball player who is known as one of the best dunkers in NBA history. He was born on January 12, 1960 in Paris, France as his father was an Air Force Officer who was stationed there at the time of his birth. His family moved back to the United
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Jan
12
1960
Ahmaud Arbery's tragic final run grips an anxious America | The Atlanta Voice
Gregory McMichael would tell investigators Arbery resembled a man behind what he described as a string of neighborhood
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Magic Johnson
Name at birth: Earvin
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Magic Johnson’s Company Helping Give $100M To Minority-Owned Businesses Affected By COVID-19
The company named EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., is making an effort to help women and minority-owned small
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Black CNN Reporter Speaks Out After Being Arrested On-Air Amid Minneapolis Protests
According to CNN, at 5:09 a.m. local time, Omar Jimenez was reporting live on an arrest happening near a city police department precinct that protestors had burned and cops had abandoned
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The leading scorer in the history of NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 6 of the most prestigious NBA titles, five of which were with the Los Angeles Lakers over a period of 20 years. His list of achievements is one of the most extraordinary in league’s history. Not only was Kareem a member of six NBA
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Apr
16
1947
Michael Jordan's Daughter Jasmine Jordan Explains Why 'The Last Dance' Has Been Eye-Opening for Her
ESPN’s docuseries the “The Last Dance” may be teaching a younger generation of basketball fans a lot about Michael
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Durant Foundation Feeds 500 Families in Prince George’s | Afro
A couple weeks after the release of the critically acclaimed documentary, “Basketball County: In the Water,” for which Durant served as executive producer, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation helped give residents a temporary helping hand to fill their refrigerators and pantries with food for at
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Rice, Susan Elizabeth (1964- )
Susan Rice is the current National Security Advisor for the Barack Obama Administration.  She is the first African American, the third woman, and the second youngest person to hold the position.  Prior to being selected by President Obama for the post, Rice served as a key foreign policy advisor
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Nov
17
1964
Remembering Sidney Barthwell, Jr. | Afro
In 1965, Sidney was one of the first African Americans to graduate from Cranbrook School in Bloomfield
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Kenwood student Desmond Dunn looks to improve his b-ball game | The Crusader Newspaper Group
“Junior year started off rough but we ended stronger than everyone expected us to,” said Dunn, about helping his basketball team overachieve last
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Westbury HS among winners in Michelle Obama, MTV voting challenge
Westbury High School graduating seniors learned during a video call with Michelle Obama that they are one of only 20 campuses in the nation and the only one in Texas to be named winners in a voter registration challenge co-chaired by the former first
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Magic Johnson Offers $100 Million to Minority Businesses
He’s won championships on the court, he’s started and grown businesses to hundreds of millions of dollars off the court and now he’s continuing to give back to our community in a big
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Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs was born on January 2, 1971 in Newark, New Jersey. He is the oldest of five children born to Marcia and Andre Young. Diggs grew up in Rochester, New York where he attended Allendale Columbia School. He later transferred to School of the Arts. He also received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from
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Jan
2
1971
Documentary Stamps Prince George’s Basketball Skills | Afro
However, in the new documentary “Basketball County: In the Water,” area natives and basketball stars such as Kevin Durant, Victor Oladipo and Quinn Cook (all of whom served as executive producers) tell a story that emphasizes the immense athletic talent that emerges from Prince
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Chicago Family looks for help in catching a Gary Killer | The Crusader Newspaper Group
A family begs for answers after an ambush on the streets of Gary leaves a 12-year-old Chicago boy
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Hickman, George W., Jr. (1924–2012)
George Hickman was a Tuskegee airman during the World War II.  Later in his life, he was a fixture at Seattle sporting events, working as an usher at University of Washington games and Seattle Seahawk football
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Winston-Salem State University [North Carolina] (1892- )
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), the first African American institution in the country to grant elementary teacher education degrees, began as a State Normal School in 1892.  The institution developed due to the work of Dr. Simon Green Atkins, who in 1881, helped organize the North Carolina
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Nelly
Nelly is an American rap musician and entrepreneur from Missouri who is known for chart topping singles such as Dilemma, Country Grammar and Hot In Here and for founding his own clothing line, non-profit charities and appearances in film and television roles. He was born as Cornell Haynes Jr. on
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Nov
2
1974
LeBron James
LeBron James is an American basketball superstar who currently plays for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team “Cleveland Cavaliers”. He is six feet, eight inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He was born to a 16 year old single mother named Gloria Marie James on December
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Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley is a well known talk show host and media personality. He was born on September 13, 1964 in Gulfport, Mississippi to a single teenaged mother named Joyce Marie Roberts. Joyce married a US Air Force Officer named Emory Garnell Smiley, and Tavis was named after his stepfather. He did not
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Sep
13
1964
Naomi Osaka Vaults Pass Serena Williams to Become Top-Earning Female Athlete
Osaka has just set an all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year according to
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Marcus Jordan Shares The Story About Beating His Dad, Michael Jordan, In 1-ON-1
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NBA community reacts to Moses Malone's death
The death of 76ers great Moses Malone rocked the sports world
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Green, Draymond Jamal, Sr. (1990- )
Draymond Jamal Green, Sr. is a professonal basketball player with the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently playing with the Golden State (California) Warriors.  Green was born on March 4, 1990, in Saginaw, Michigan to Mary Babers and Wallace Davis. Green was raised by his
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4
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