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Thomas, Clarence (1948- )
Clarence Thomas, the second African American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in Pin Point, Georgia, a small community south of Savannah.  His mother, Leola Williams, a single parent, raised Thomas until he was seven.  He and his brother, Myers, were sent to Savannah where they were
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Educator Joseph Charles Price was born
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg is an American rapper who is famous for his gangster image and rap meets reggae style of music. He was born Calvin Broadus on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California to Beverly Broadus and Vernall Varnado. His father was a war veteran and singer, who was rarely present in his
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Dawson, William Levi (1898-1990)
William Levi Dawson was an African Americancomposer, choir director, and professor specializing in black religious folkmusic.  He was born on September 26,1899, in Anniston, Alabama to Eliza Starkey and George Dawson, thefirst of their seven children.  His father, a former slave, was an
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Juvenile remanded over murder of security guard
The teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. Another teenager, who was arrested by the police last Thursday remains in custody.
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Pinkney, William “Bill”(1935- )
William Bill Pinkney is the first African American, and only the fourth person in the world to circumnavigate the globe alone by boat. Pinkney was born on September 15, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois to Marion Henderson Pinkney and William Pinkney, Sr.  He attended Tilden Tech High School in
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African Americans in Medicine in the Civil War Era
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Scarborough, Danny (1947-1989)
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PM backs online transactions as way forward
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Henry McNeal Turner Born
Henry McNeal Turner was born on what is now Hannah Circuit, near Newberry, which was then in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Young Turner was bound out to the hardest king of labor in the cotton fields and the blacksmiths trade in Abbeville until his manhood at age
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Estes, Simon (1938- )
Simon Lamont Estes is a prominent and critically acclaimed African American opera singer.  He has made singing appearances before six US presidents, including Barack Obama, numerous other presidents and world leaders, and dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  He has
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Black Composers and Musicians in Classical Music History
Utilizing the research of Professor Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, historian William J. Zick in the article below provides vignettes which comprise an overview of various composers and musicians of African ancestry who performed in Europe, North America, and
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - NCDC Activates Additional 2 Labs, Bringing Total to 28
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Tanzania: Magufuli Opens Up - 'My Child Beat Coronavirus
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Rwanda: We'll Get You All - UN Prosecutor Tells Genocide Suspects Still At Large
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Baltimore Mayor To Trump: Don't Come Here During Lockdown
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#JamaicaTogether | COVID-19 laid us bare, but we are strong, says Keith Duncan
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Cosby, Bill (1937-- )
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