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Lewis, Delano Eugene (1938 - )
On November 16, 1999 President William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton nominated Delano Eugene Lewis to be the United States Ambassador to South Africa.  Lewis was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served in that capacity from 1999 to 2001.  Having spent much of his adult life to that point as an attorney
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Haiti
National name: République dHaïti
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Ray, Emma (1859-1930)
For nearly thirty years, Emma Ray, who was born into slavery and raised in poverty in Missouri, ministered to the poor and homeless in Seattle slums along with her husband, L.P. They came to Seattle following the 1889 fire in order for L.P. to find work as a stonemason. Shortly after, they were
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Cuba
National name: República de Cuba
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Egyptian History: Biographies
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Charles Barkley
Outspoken and outrageous, Charles Barkley was one of the National Basketball Associations most colorful characters during his 16-year career. A 6 6 forward, Barkley entered the NBA in 1984, signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. From 1992 to 1996 he played with the Phoenix Suns, and then was a member
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Jamaica
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Mali
National name: République de Mali
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Jefferson-Jenkins, Carolyn (1952 - )
In 1994 Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was elected the first African American president of the National League of Women Voters.  She became at that time the 15th president of the League in its 74 year history. A native of Ohio, Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins majored in
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Djibouti
National name: Jumhouriyya Djibouti
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Campbell, Clive/DJ Kool Herc (1955- )
DJ Kool Herc was the earliest major figure to emerge from the mid-70s Bronx, New York music scene that would eventually come to be known as Hip-Hop. Born Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, Herc immigrated to New York City and was exposed at an early age to both American and Jamaican musical
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Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes published more than three dozen books during his life, starting out with poetry and then expanding into novels, short stories, and plays. He is closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of African-American literature and music in New York City following World War
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Baird, Harry (1931-2005)
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Mo’Nique
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Ethnicity/race: black African 58%, white and other
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Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans is an African American actor and comedian who is famous for his role on the popular sitcom “In Living Color”. He was born in New York City to a social worker named Elvira Wayans and a supermarket manager named Howell Wayans. The family were strict Jehovah’s Witnesses and
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Lil Wayne
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