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Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor was a professional basketball player, who played for Los Angeles Lakers. He was born on September 16, 1934 and began playing basketball from an early age. Two of his older brothers were also basketball players, and Baylor took naturally to the game. He was already known to be
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'Milk Wasted': 'Black Ink Crew: Chicago' Star Charmaine Walker Posts This Adorable Photo of Her 4-Month-Old Daughter Eye-Open Sleeping, and It Has Fans Gushing
Charmaine Walker's latest photo of her daughter Nola Bey may just be the cutest one yet. Like many new mothers, the "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" star can't
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‘Your Voice Ohio’ Listens to What Voters Are Saying - African American News Today - EIN News
By Laura A. Bischoff, Dayton Daily NewsJust months before Election Day, voters of all stripes in Ohio are at the […]
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Dill, Augustus Granville (1881-1956)
Augustus Granville Dill, sociologist, business manager, musician, and colleague of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) co-founder W.E.B. Du Bois, is best known for his work overseeing the publication of Du Bois’s journal, The Crisis, between 1913 and 1928.  He also
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The Gullah-Geechee have owned land since the 1800s. One terrible law allows their land to be stolen
… something truly remarkable for Black Americans during that time period: … large factor being that Black Americans were not afforded … has been responsible for African American landowners losing 80% of … s no
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Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie Joe Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American pianist, keyboard player, and composer. He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply the Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not
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(BPRW) Black-owned Family Business, CurlyKids Mixed Texture HairCare, Reaches Milestone of 6,000 Retail Stores Worldwide | Press releases
(BPRW) Black-owned Family Business, CurlyKids Mixed Texture HairCare, Reaches Milestone of 6,000 Retail Stores Worldwide Family-operated business shifts gears from Black Beauty to Black Health in response to Covid-19 crisis…
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Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans
Long-established elements of structural racism, from substandard housing to mass incarceration to limited job opportunities, are responsible for the disproportionate toll COVID-19 is taking on African Americans in Chicago and elsewhere, a new paper from the Chicago Urban League argues.The
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All the ‘racist’ names being cancelled - African American News Today - EIN News
… A, was already taken by African American blues singer Anita White – … in 1889, features an African American woman in the vein of … which features an elderly African American man in a bow … packaging, which
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The global response to DownSound Entertainment's (DSE) streaming of Reggae Sumfest 2020 has exceeded all expectations, organisers said in a statement.DownSound Entertainment streamed the virtual version of Reggae Sumfest 2020 simultaneously on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube with all new live
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Analysis: Top Biden VP contenders face sexist tropes, intense scrutiny in final stretch - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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Several voluntary organisations that work with vulnerable groups and volunteers on the front line in the COVID-19 response were the recipients of protective masks that were donated by NovaMed, a Jamaica-based medical resource supplier, and made available through partnership with the Council of
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Donald Trump Is Writing A Terrifying New Chapter In The History Of Political Repression
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NC Reparation Efforts Focus On 'Generational Wealth,' Avoid Direct Payments - African American News Today - EIN News
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GBN’S MERRY MONTH OF STEVIE: Jazz Visions of “Innervisions” (LISTEN)
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