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Born on December 28, 1926 to Reverend Wade Hampton McKinney and Ruth Berry McKinney in Flint, Michigan, Samuel Berry McKinney would become a Baptist minister, author, and civil rights advocate in Seattle, Washington. He served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest
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McMillian, Marco (1979-2013)
Marco McMillian was known primarily as the first openly-gay African American male to seek mayoral office as a Democrat in his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi. On February 26, 2013, McMillian was found dead the age of 34, having been beaten, dragged, and
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Michele J. Hooper
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Yohannes, Daniel W. (1952– )
Daniel W. Yohannes, a businessman, philanthropist, and diplomat, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 22, 1952. He moved to the United States at age 17 as an exchange student in the 11th grade, attending high school in Los
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22
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Leslie A. Brun
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Robert L. Johnson
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Johnathan A. Rodgers
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Ralph F. Boyd
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Matthew Carter
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Sidney A. Ribeau
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Thomas J. Baltimore
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Phillip R. Cox
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Yvonne M. Curl
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Deborah C. Wright
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Black History Month - African American Inventors
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Raines, Franklin (1949- )
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Anthony Welters
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