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Top African-American Women in Tennis
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25
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Wilson, Lionel (1915-1998)
Lionel Wilson, lawyer, judge, and politician, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4, 1915 to Jules and Louise Wilson.  In 1918 the family moved to Oakland, California, where his parents believed a smaller and less-noticeable black community would afford them greater freedoms and less
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Wilder, Lawrence Douglas (1931- )
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Magic Johnson Offers $100 Million to Minority Businesses
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Bill Cosby
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Green, Draymond Jamal, Sr. (1990- )
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Copeland, Misty (1982- )
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