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Egyptian Myths of Creation
Egyptian cosmogonies were more about explaining the order of the world (personified as Maat), especially the rising of the sun and the flooding of the Nile, than the creation of mankind. The world would continue its orderly progression regardless of whether or not we mere mortals lived or
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Diana Ross
Born: 3/26/1944 Detroit, MichiganAs an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, she rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motowns most successful act and is to this day Americas
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Born: 5/7/1905 Seattle, WashingtonLavizzo-Mourey heads the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest healthcare foundation in the U.S. She became the CEO in 2003, a position which has her overseeing an estimated 800 grants, a $10 billion endowment and annual disbursements of more than $450
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InventHelp’s National TV Ad Featuring George Foreman (30 sec)
Do you have an idea for an invention or new product? We help everyday inventors patent and submit their ideas to companies. As George says, “Call my friends at InventHelp”! Call 1-800-INVENTION or click here for more
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles-The Tears Of A Clown
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Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice, one of the most influential women in the world, was born on November 14, 1954, in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the first black woman to serve as the United States’ National Security Adviser, as well as the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State from 2005-2009. Rice
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1954
Hawkins, Gordon (1959- )
Gordon Hawkins was born in Clinton, Maryland, in 1959, into a family with six older brothers and sisters. He graduated from the University of Maryland’s School of Music. He is a baritone opera singer and considered one of the very best in the world. Baritone is the second deepest tone of voice for
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Tiger Woods
Born: 12/30/1975 Cypress Hills , CaliforniaTiger Woods is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several yearsBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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African American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation
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Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way
Dont Leave Me This Way, Pts. 1 & 2 (feat. Teddy Pendergrass) by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Listen ad-free with YouTube Red
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Mahalia Jackson
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Ash, Aesha (1977- )
Born in Rochester, New York, on December 30, 1977 to Costello and John Ash, Aesha Ash grew up in a strong, supportive working class family with two brothers, Spencer and Jonathan Ash.  From the age of five Ash took jazz and tap
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1977
Dizzy Gillespie
Name at birth: John Birks Gillespie
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George Washington Carver
Born in Missouri around 1864 during the years of Civil War (the exact date and year in which he was born not being known), George Washington Carver was a son of an enslaved couple, Mary and Giles. Only a week after his birth, invaders from Arkansas, a neighboring state, kidnapped him along with his
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1943
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Born: 0/29/938 Monrovia, LiberiaAfrica’s first female head of state won the 20 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting Liberian reconciliation and in atoning for Liberia’s history of civil war. She was re-elected for a second term the same year, reneging on an earlier promise to run for only
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(1922) Marcus Garvey, "The Principles of The Universal Negro Improvement Association"
In this speech given in New York City on November 25, 1922, Marcus Garvey explains the objectives of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, the organization he believed would lead the worldwide movement toward black
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1922
Cowboy Willie "Bill" Pickett dies
World famous African American cowboy Willie Bill Pickett died in Ponca, Oklahoma, hospital of injuries sustained after he was kicked in the head by a horse on the Millers Brothers Fabulous 101 Ranch.
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2
1932
Willie A. Deese
Willie A. Deese was Executive Vice President and President of Merck Manufacturing Division with responsibility for Merck’s worldwide manufacturing operations. He oversaw a network of more than 55 manufacturing and distribution sites with approximately 16,500 employees in 22 countries around the
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Keller, Helen Adams
Keller, Helen Adams, 1880–1968, American author and lecturer, blind and deaf from an undiagnosed illness at the age of two, b. Tuscumbia, Ala. In 1887 she was put under the charge of Anne Sullivan (see Macy, Anne Sullivan ), who was her teacher and companion until Sullivans death in 1936. As
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Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa män´sä mo͞o´sä [key], died 1337, ruler of the Mali empire (1312–37). A Muslim, he brought the Mali empire to its greatest height. During his reign Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world the
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Sitati, Joseph W. (1952– )
While Sitati embraced Mormonism, the Kenyan government, wary of Western religions, did not recognize the LDS Church as an approved faith. The government also limited assembly of all non-recognized religions to nine people. Sitati maneuvered around the assembly law by organizing nine-person groups
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Metcalfe, Ralph Harold (1910-1978)
Ralph Metcalfe, was an outstanding U.S. sprinter, track coach, and politican born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Chicago, Illinois. During Metcalfe’s years as a student at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1932 through 1934, he was arguably the world’s fastest human. His strong
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William Purvis
William Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a contract or fill out legal papers. He therefore decided to do something about
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The National Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists3000 members strong with 74 affiliated professional chapters and 51 student chapters, is the largest media organization for people of color in the world. Founded December 12, 1975, our mission is to strengthen ties among African-American
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Dec
12
1975
Irving, Barrington (1983- )
Barrington Irving is the first African American to fly solo around the world and, as of 2010, the youngest person to complete the feat. He made his flight at the age of 23. Irving was born in Kingston, Jamaica on November 11th, 1983. He was the oldest of three brothers. When Irving was six years
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2007
Chad
In June 2000 the World Bank agreed to provide more than $200 million to build a $3.7-billion pipeline connecting the oil fields in Chad to those in Cameroon. Oil revenues are estimated to earn $2.5 billion over the next 30 years. Human rights groups were concerned that the project would only
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Lawrence V. Jackson
Lawrence V. Jackson is a Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital, a private equity
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Marian Anderson
Born: 2/27/1897 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDied: 4/8/1993 Portland, OregonAn African American operatic and concert singer that was renowned thoughtout the world for her extraordinary contralto voice. The first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.B40Awards / Achievements:
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