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Photo: Getty Images Lizzo wants fans to know the true difference between viral music and good music. The Grammy Award winning star, whose 2021 song 'Rumors' featuring Cardi B reached the top of the charts this year, is known for making huge records that can't be put in a specific box. Her music is not … Continued

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Comedian and television star Flip Wilson received the International Broadcasting Man of the Year Award. Flip Wilson was the first Afro-American to be a television superstar.

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1959

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1927

Never has the sport of boxing seen such an exhaustive transformation as that in the career of George Edward Foreman, who started off as a world-renowned boxer and later became an ordained Christian minister. Born in Marshall, Texas on January 10, 1949, the 6 foot 3 inch tall American has a lot of

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1949

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Oct

15

1968

American actress Pamela Suzette Grier was born on May 26, 1949, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her parents were Gwendolyn Sylvia who worked as a nurse, and Clarence Ransom Grier, Jr. who worked as a mechanic in U.S. Air Force. As a result, the family travelled a lot, and Grier lived in several

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May

26

1949

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was a legendary singer and recording artist who came to be known as the “Prince of Soul”. Gaye was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He was raised by his father “Reverend Marvin Gay Sr.” who was a very strict guardian. Gaye was musically

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Apr

2

1939

Bill Russell is a celebrated African-American retired basketball player. He played center for the National Basketball Association’s the Boston Celtics team. His relentless effort earned him a twelve-time All-Star title and the NBA Most Valuable Player title. Russell’s remarkable victories made him

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Feb

12

1934

(1862) John S. Rock, “A Deep and Cruel Prejudice”

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"Yes We Can": Barack Obama's Road to the White House, 2008

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16

1963

Allen, Damon (1963- )

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1966

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1942

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1953

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Aug

12

1891

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1985

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1939

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