Celebs Party In The Desert During Coachella

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Celebs Party In The Desert During Coachella

Before (and after) the stars hit the stage and the crowds at Coachella, they made several stops in and around Coachella Valley, CA for parties and poolside events. With the […]

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1968

Born: 4/29/899 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 5/24/974 New York City, New YorkDuke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 yearsAwards / Achievements:

960, Hollywood Walk

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1952

The Harlem Renaissance in the American West

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Maya Angelou was the first black woman director in Hollywood.

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Jan

0

1999

Denzel Washington

Washington was the first African-American to win a best actor Oscar since Sidney Poitier in 1963… 2002 was the first year that African-Americans won both the best actor and best actress Oscars; Washington won for Training Day and Halle Berry won for her role in Monster’s Ball… Washington has

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Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)

Alvin Ailey was born in Rodgers, Texas during the Great Depression. He overcame racism, poverty, and homophobia to become one of the most celebrated choreographers in American history. His single teenage mother Lula Ailey washed clothes, picked cotton, and worked in domestic service in various

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Child, Julia, 1912–2004, American cooking teacher, author, and television personality, b. Pasadena, Calif., as Julia Carolyn McWilliams. In the early 1940s both she and her husband-to-be, Paul Child, served in the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, D.C., Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and

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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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(1808) Rev. Peter Williams, “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”

On March 2, 1807 Congress enacted a law that banned the external slave trade beginning January 1, 1808. With that act enslaved persons could no longer be brought to the United States. Although the law would be frequently violated until the eve of the Civil War, many black and white anti-slavery

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Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represente

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1962

Williams, Camilla (1919-2012)

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Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)

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1944

Charles W. Follis

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1910

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Frank Holoman born

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Jan

10

1934

Flip Wilson Honored

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Mar

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1959

Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole B

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Oct

3

1995

Chris Rock Born

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1967

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Taye Diggs was born on January 2, 1971 in Newark, New Jersey. He is the oldest of five children born to Marcia and Andre Young. Diggs grew up in Rochester, New York where he attended Allendale Columbia School. He later transferred to School of the Arts. He also received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from

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1971

Black Women Inventor

Dr. Patricia E. Bath of Los Angeles, a renowned ophthalmologist and Black woman, patented (1988) an apparatus that efficiently removes cataracts by using laser technology.

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1988

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2005

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1781

Lillian Evans, world famous opera star

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1891

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