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Benjamin Zephaniah
Born: 4/15/1958 Handsworth,United KingdomEnglish poet and writer, born to West Indian parents. Zephaniah writes poetry influenced by Jamaican Rastafarian tradition. He is also a social activist in fields of civil rights, animal rights and vegetarianismBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Southeast communities hard hit by coronavirus
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Cosby, Bill (1937-- )
William Henry Cosby, Jr., one of Americas most influentialand successful entertainers, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on July 12,1937 to William Henry, a US Navy cook, and Anna Pearl Cosby, a maid.  The family struggled financially, and a moveinto Philadelphias crime-ridden Richard Allen
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Black Business Group Takes AB 5 Independent Contractor Fight to Gov. Newsom
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Tyra Banks
Banks is a former model who created the popular TV reality show Americas Next Top Model and hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit
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Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement
In the article below, Syracuse University historian Herbert Ruffin explores the rapid rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement as the most recent development in the ongoing struggle for racial and social justice in the United
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Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Official Video)
Rock With You was Michael Jacksons second short film, filmed in 1979 for the second No. 1 hit single from Off the Wall. The Bruce Gowers-directed short film, featuring Michael dancing in a sequined jumpsuit and matching boots against a set of shimmering lasers, was ranked No. 6 on a list of
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Crenshaw Rail Line opening delayed
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California Schools Say Budget Cuts Will Delay Reopening
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Activists demand that local officials drop support for Lacey
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Courville, Cindy L. (1954– )
Cindy Lou Courville is an American diplomat and expert on Africa. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Earnest and Mar Courville in 1954, she grew up attending segregated schools until the eighth grade when she was among the first groups of African American children who began to integrate the local
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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Black Business Group Takes AB 5 Independent Contractor Fight to Gov. Newsom – Voice and Viewpoint
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Officials criticize those who aren’t following COVID-19 orders
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Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge Reveals Why He Loves Spurs and Thinks CR7 is Goat
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Blackwell, Robert “Bumps” (1918-1985)
Robert Bumps Blackwell was a musician, producer, and composer who worked with the top names in early jazz and rock and roll.  Blackwell was born in Seattle, Washington on May 23, 1918.  By the late 1940s his Seattle-based Bumps Blackwell Junior Band featured Ray Charles and Quincy Jones, and played
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Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones, also called Marion Jones-Thompson is a respected retired American athlete and basketball player. She was born on October 12, 1975 Los Angeles, California and specialized in track and field races. Standing at 5 feet 10 inches and weighing 68 kilograms, Jones is most often
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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video)
Billie Jean was the first short film made for Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and waslater ranked by the network as one of the 100
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The bullet and the virus
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Best of Los Angeles Award Winning Author, Adrienne Rubin, Shares Short Piece On Responsibility & Freedom Amidst COVID-19
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