King, Coretta Scott
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Book of the Dead
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New Bedford
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Zaire
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus was a 20th century jazz musician whose reputation as a great bassist is matched by his influence as a great composer of what has been called orchestral jazz. He was musically trained in public schools and Christian churches in Los Angeles, where he went from trombone to cello to
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Mozambique
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Islam
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American Indians
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Dr. Drew
Dr. Drew is the stage name of physician Drew Pinsky, a radio and television personality who has been dispensing advice on sex and addiction since the mid-1980s. Pinsky got his start on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ in 1983, when he was still studying medicine at the University of Southern
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Cuban History: Biographies
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Cape verde
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Time’s Up: Child care providers are not America’s mammy
Slavery is over, but women continue to be a vital part of the economy, and we all agree that early learning is critical, so why is the child care system collapsing under the weight of the COVID-19
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Ancient History, Africa: Biographies
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Naomi Campbell
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Police officers wash feet of black pastors in N. Carolina
Cary, N.C. (AP) – Police in North Carolina have washed the feet of black religious leaders during a prayer walk that was aimed at ending
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Egyptian History: Biographies
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James Baldwin
James Baldwin established his reputation with his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), an autobiographical tale of growing up in Harlem. He became one of the leading African-American authors of his generation, known for novels and essays that tackled black-white and hetero-homosexual
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Kevin Hart
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O'Neal, Shaquille
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Kendrick Lamar
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Mecca
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Student Athlete of the Week: Adam McKinney
Dorsey senior Adam McKinney is a dual-sport athlete, playing football at Santee and joining the Dorsey Dons in time for track
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Addressing America's Racism
The tea from the voice of our millennial and Z generations are saying, America must come to grips and realize its inherent
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Ancient History, Africa
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Benjamin Banneker
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Fred Williamson
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Oscar Peterson
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West Indian History: Biographies
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Kerry Washington
Actress Kerry Washington is probably best known for her Emmy-nominated role in the cable TV series Scandal -- she plays Olivia Pope, a business fixer in Washington, D.C. politics. A native of New York, she studied liberal arts at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and graduated in
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