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Sarah Vaughan was a popular twentieth century African-American Jazz singer. She was recognized for her beautiful voice and often nicknamed ‘Sassy’, ‘Sailor’ and ‘The Divine One’ for her salty speech. Moreover, she won a Grammy Award and was awarded the “highest honor in jazz” by The
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27
1924
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'Looking like Halle Berry': Ciara Sends Gushing Fans Over the Edge with Her Sexy Bikini Pics
As far as her followers can see Ciara told no lies when she bared her growing baby bump for a series of sexy bikini photos captioned, “The Bump is Bumpin” on
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Russell Wilson Gives Ciara A Break By Doing His Daughter, Sienna's Hair
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George Duke
George Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as
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Babyface's 20 Greatest Moments
Born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds is a 10-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most prolific artists, composers and producers in music history. Beginning his career as a member of the group The Deele, he was nicknamed Babyface by famed bass player Bootsy
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Cop Challenges Anti-Cop Protesters To Fight, Backs Down After People ‘Pull Up’
A man claiming to be a cop, “peace officer, fitness trainer” posted a video on Tik Tok under the name @darksonofkrypton calling out the George Floyd protesters and challenging them to a fight. “So I just watched another video of some clown with a camera running his mouth to an officer, I...
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“Black Ink Crew” Star Charmaine Heavily Criticized For Dousing Her Infant With Water For Tik Tok Challenge
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Wilson Jr., Harrison B. (1925– )
Esteemed educator, legendary basketball coach, and successful university president, Harrison Wilson Jr. was born on April 21, 1925, in Amsterdam, a small city in upstate New York. His mother Marguerite Ayers was a school teacher, and his father Harrison Wilson Sr. worked in
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21
1925
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Hall, Arsenio (1956- )
Born February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, Arsenio Hall is a comedian, talk show host, writer, producer, and actor. He hosted the late night show Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to
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20 Reasons Why Marvin Gaye Remains An Icon
Born April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C, Marvin Gaye began his career as a session drummer before becoming one of the greatest male solo artists of all-time. He recorded thirteen number one singles, seven number one albums, and his 1971 Whats Going On is considered one of the greatest albums in
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Stunner: Reginae Carter Shows Off Her Effortless Beauty
The “T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle” star uploaded a stunning Instagram photo of herself without makeup on Wednesday, June
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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier is an American actor and director, and the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was born on February 20, 1927 to Evelyn and Reginald James Poitier who were farmers from Bahama. At the time of Poitier’s birth, his parents were in the U.S. to sell the
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1927
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown is an African American rap musician, model and actress. Her birth name is Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand. She was born on September 6, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York. As a teenager, she won a talent contest, where she was discovered by the rapper LL Cool J’s production team. They were so
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Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the US is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
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Smiley grew up near Kokomo, Indiana, and attended Indiana University at Bloomington but left in 1988 to work for Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. (In 2003 he completed his bachelor’s degree.) Smiley became a national broadcaster in 1996 when he took positions as a political commentator on the Tom
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Chris Rock
Chris Rock is an American comedian, actor, writer, director and producer who shot to fame with the hit television show “Saturday Night Live”. He was born on February 7, 1965 to Rosalie Rock, a school teacher and social worker, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper delivery
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1996
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