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Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis is renowned American musician, known for his trumpeting, composing and teaching abilities. Born on October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Marsalis has won almost 9 Grammy Awards promoting the sanctity and depth of Jazz and Classical music to young
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Oct
18
1961
Kenya: Death toll from floods reaches 136 as waters wipe towns off the map | Africanews
According to the National El Nino Emergency and Disaster Response Command Centre, the number of households displaced stood Friday at 92,432, which comprises 462,160 people.
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Carmelo Anthony Teams Up With The Kid Mero To Launch Weekly Sports & Culture Podcast
If you’ve sorely missed the rambunctious jokes of The Kid Mero since the end of the Bodega Boys duo last year, there is officially new art on the way. Podcast vet The Kid Mero’s not only returning to the podcast world, but he’s teaming with another New York mainstay, Carmelo Anthony. Dubbed 7PM in
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Happy Birthday, Big: 10 Of Our Favorite Stories From Hip-Hop Songs
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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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Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor was a professional basketball player, who played for Los Angeles Lakers. He was born on September 16, 1934 and began playing basketball from an early age. Two of his older brothers were also basketball players, and Baylor took naturally to the game. He was already known to be
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Sep
16
1934
Clubs to offload ‘excess baggage’
Some Super League clubs have announced plans to use the mid-season transfer window to offload their bloated squads. The transfer window is expected to open Thursday. In separate interviews Tuesday, both Mighty Mukuru Wanderers and Creck Sporting Club revealed their intentions to trim their
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FILA Drops Biggie-Inspired Collection Ahead Of Late Rapper’s 48th Birthday [Photos]
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Egypt's Strongman President Faces Election Amid Economic Slump and Popular Anger Over Inaction On Gaza
[The Conversation Africa] The bitter conflict between Israel and Hamas could not have come at a worse time for Egypt. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former military strongman who seized power in 2013 amid the turbulent fallout of the Arab Spring, faces a general election in December.
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Soft Box curator takes Trinidad and Tobago art to World Art Dubai - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Scatman Crothers
Benjamin Sherman Crothers was an American actor, musician, singer and dancer. He was born on May 23, 1910 to Benjamin and Donnie Crothers in Terre Haute, Indiana. He got his nickname when he auditioned for a radio show in 1932 and the director told him he needed a catchy name, which is when he came
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23
1910
Chris Rock, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, and more to honor Andre Harrell in BET tribute
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Inside Biggie’s old Brooklyn apartment up for sale for $1.7 million
The Brooklyn apartment of Notorious B.I.G. has been put up for sale for $1.7 million. The rapper, born Christopher Wallace, first bought the apartment in the Fort Greene neighborhood in 1994. He lived in the apartment with his wife Faith Evans, and her daughter, Chyna Tahjere Griffin, according to
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Mike Jones
Michael Jones, or simply known as Mike Jones, is an American rapper, born in January 6, 1981, in Houston, Texas. He also pursues an acting career on an occasional basis. Jones initially wanted to pursue a different career than that in music, given his extraordinary craze for basketball. He
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Jan
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1981
Tribute Broadcast Planned For Late Music Exec Andre Harrell
NEW YORK (AP) — A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean “Diddy” Combs and died earlier this month, will air
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Lil' Kim
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a world middleweight boxing champion and is known as one of the greatest boxers of the 1970s and 1980s. He was born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler on May 23, 1954 in New Jersey. His family’s property was destroyed in the 1967 Newark Riots, after which they relocated to
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23
1954
Morgan Freeman
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was a legendary American jazz singer, songwriter and actress. She was born as Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915 to Sarah Julia Fagan and Clarence Holiday. Her parents were neither married, nor living together and Clarence left the family when Billie was just a child. Her mother moved
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Jul
17
1959
Sean "P.Diddy" Combs is born
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Nov
4
1969
Mayors of five major cities seek meeting with Biden to discuss influx of migrants and needed resources
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Michael Jordan
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17
1963
100 Black Men of America, Inc.
100 Black Men of American Inc. is a civic organization dedicated to the improvement of quality of life in the African American community through fostering the development of young African American men.  In 1963, a group of African American men met in New York to discuss concerns about the cultural
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Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. is an American boxer, born on the 16th of January, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. While also developing sequential interests in music and acting, Jones is most notably known as an all-time American boxer, winning a host of trophies to his name in an exciting career. What has
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Nat King Cole
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Marian Anderson
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1897
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