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Nov
26
1939
Eric Dickerson
Born in a small town of Sealy, Texas, in 1960, Eric Dickerson was raised by his uncle and aunt after his mother decided not to marry his father at the young age of 17. Even though he did not grow up with his father, Dickerson inherited athletic abilities from the former running back of Prairie View
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NFL Ambassador and Health Care Advocate Chris Draft Brings Hopeful Message to Lung Cancer Survivors
For the second year in a row, former NFL linebacker and Team Draft Co-Founder Chris Draft served as keynote speaker at the nation’s largest gathering of lung cancer survivors—LUNGevity’s National Hope Summit. At the Summit, Draft shared Team Draft’s mission with hundreds of survivors who gathered
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Mississippi Valley State University [Itta Bena] (1950- )
Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi.  MVSU is the nation’s youngest historically black public university.  In 1946 the Mississippi legislature passed an act authorizing the establishment of a new institution to be named Mississippi
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Honoring Jackie Robinson extends into orbit this year
Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this
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Gina F. Adams
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Cris Carter
Cris Carter is a notable African-American sports figure as he formerly played football in the National Football League. The football teams he used to play for include Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins. His most successful career years were with the Minnesota Vikings
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Nov
25
1965
Rapper E-40 gifts 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to California prisons
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Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds is the son of Bobby Bonds, a major league player from 1968-81… Bonds batted and threw left-handed, and wore #25… Barry Bonds joined the elite 40-40 club in 1996, hitting 42 home runs and stealing 40 bases… He hit his 715th career home run on 28 May 2006, surpassing Babe Ruth for second
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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron is a popular retired African American professional baseball player. He is known for playing in the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1954 to 1976 and was ranked fifth in 100 Greatest Baseball Players list. He made his reputation by hitting over 24 home runs every
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Feb
5
1934
O.J. Simpson
Name at birth: Orenthal James Simpson
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May
17
1956
Kappa Alpha Psi Brother Opens Wellness Studio in Brooklyn That Helps Black Men Deal With Anxiety and Depression
Darian Hall, a Fall 2001 initiate of the Gamma Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, teamed up with Elisa Shankle to create HealHaus, a space for people of color to practice self-care while living in New
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5 Rappers Who Have Actually Killed People
Famous people of all stripes have knowingly or unknowingly killed other people at some point in their life. Don King stomped another man to death. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge, leaving his passenger dead. J.R. Smith, Laura Bush and Brandy have all been involved in fatal car
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Samuel George “Sammy” Davis, Jr. simply known as Sammy Davis Jr., was an acclaimed American entertainer of the 20th century. Born in Harlem, New York on December 8, 1925, Davis spent the better half of his life enjoying the rare skill of making other people happy. While he was primarily
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Lou Brock/baseball
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1979
Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson was an American Negro League professional baseball player. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911. His father had a farm there but he moved the family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gibson was studying to be an electrician and only attended school till the 9th grade. He
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Jan
20
1947
Deacon Jones
David Jones, also known as Deacon Jones, was a former professional American football player born on December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, Florida. He was an active sportsman during his childhood and played football, baseball, and basketball. He developed a tumor in his thigh as a teenager which he had to
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NFL’s Deandre Baker & Quinton Dunbar Accused Of Sticking Up A Cookout, Allegedly
NFL players Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar have been accused of armed robbery and warrants have been issued for their
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Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds belongs to a family with a history of playing baseball, it can be convincingly said that baseball runs in his family. He was born on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. He was born to Pat and Bobby. Bobby was a high-school baseball star, he chose baseball over football. He played
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Al Davis
Al Davis , byname of Allen Davis (born July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 8, 2011, Oakland, California), American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National
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Singer Cornelius Gunter dies
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1990
Gleaton, Tony (1948-2015)
Leo Antony Tony Gleaton is an African American photographer, scholar, and artist who is best known for his photographic images capturing and documenting the African influence in the American West and Central and South America. Gleaton, the youngest son of an elementary school teacher and police
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2015
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Charlie Ward
Showing athletic gift and interest in various sports from a young age, Charlie Ward was born on October 12, 1970 in Thomasville, Georgia. Having his own father as the coach, Ward starred on the football and basketball teams of his high school, showing the signs of a star from the start and led his
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Oct
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1970
NFL Owners Reportedly Voting on Resolution to Incentivize Teams to Hire Minority Head Coaches and General Managers
NFL Owners Reportedly Voting on Resolution to Incentivize Teams to Hire Minority Head Coaches and General Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin is one of only three NFL head coaches after the 1919
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Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)
Social worker, politician and professional football player Emery Barnes spent much of his life helping the disadvantaged in society and working for worldwide human rights and world peace.  Barnes was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1972 and was elected Speaker of the
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Dec
15
1929
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson is a retired professional baseball player who played for 9 Major League Baseball teams between 1979 and 2003. He was born on December 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. His father left the family when he was two years old and later died in a car accident. His mother
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24
1979
Black Barbers, Beauty Professionals Push Gov. Newsom to Reopen Their Shops – Voice and Viewpoint
Black politicians, social media commenters, and others blasted the governor, saying his decision to lift his state’s month-long stay-at-home order by first opening businesses like barbershops, nail salons, sneaker stores, tattoo parlors, gyms, and bowling alleys put the lives of Blacks at
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AC Green on Saving Homes and What to Avoid with Banks During COVID-19
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