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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz musician who is widely credited as being one of the creators of modern day jazz. He was born on October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Thelonious and Barbara Monk. He had an older sister named Marion and a younger brother named Thomas. When
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10
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Dennis Rodman
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Jason Kidd
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23
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(1963) Malcolm X, “Message to the Grassroots”
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