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Saweetie Shows Off Her New Lime Green Bob On Instagram

Saweetie took to Instagram to show off her new lime green bob and served lewks in the process!

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Although he will more than likely be remembered best for releasing “The Message,” the first rap song to delve into social commentary about the plight of African Americans in the inner-city, Grandmaster Flash was also the original technological virtuoso of the early hip-hop movement to

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Black Women Inventor

Dr. Patricia E. Bath of Los Angeles, a renowned ophthalmologist and Black woman, patented (1988) an apparatus that efficiently removes cataracts by using laser technology.

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17

1988

Distant Whistles, Muted Flutes: Ada Wright in Glasgow, 1932

In the following account writer Irene Brown recalls through her fathers photo the visit of Ada Wright, mother to Roy and Andy Wright, two of the nine Scottsboro Boys accused of rape in 1931. Her account appears

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Andey Rooney suspended for racist comments

Andy Rooney, a CBS 60 Minutes commentator, received a 90-day suspension from work because of racist remarks about African Americans attributed to him by Chris Bull, a New York-based reporter for The Advocate, a bi-weekly national gay & lesbian newsmagazine published in Los Angeles. Bull quoted

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1990

Charles Mingus was a 20th century jazz musician whose reputation as a great bassist is matched by his influence as a great composer of what has been called orchestral jazz. He was musically trained in public schools and Christian churches in Los Angeles, where he went from trombone to cello to

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Etta James was a Grammy Award winning iconic singer who was known for her hits such as “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “At Last”. Her birth name was Jamesetta Hawkins and she was born to a 14 year old single mother named Dorothy Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los

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1938

Buddy Guy is born.

Influential blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy is born in Lettsworth, LA, USA. His most poular records include First Time I Met The Blues and Stone Crazy.

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1936

Natalie Maria Cole, the daughter of R&B legend Nat King Cole, was born on February 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. She has followed in her father’s footsteps to become one of the most heard-of R&B, soul and pop musicians of all time. An acclaimed, singer, songwriter and pianist, Cole

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Feb

6

1950

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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(1905) Roscoe Conkling Bruce, “Freedom Through Education”

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Edythe Turnham Orchestra

Also called Edythe Turnham and her Knights of Syncopation, the Edythe Turnham Orchestra was a prominent fixture in the Seattle music scene during its “Jazz Age” (1920-1933). It was led by the husband and wife team of Edythe and Floyd Turnham and was one of the two main Seattle bands to

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Civil Rights Timeline

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Cole, Nat “King” (1919–1965)

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1965

Wilt Chamberlain

Born: 8/2/936 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDied: 0/2/999 Los Angeles, CaliforniaWilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA); he played for the

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Death of pianist Art Tatum

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Nov

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1956

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Arthur Ashe was a twentieth century famous African American tennis player. He is considered the world’s number one tennis player after he won three Grand Slam titles. He was the first black man to be selected for the United States Davis Cup team and won the singles title at

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1943

Spratlen, Pamela L. (1954- )

Her appointment followed upon three and a half years as ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, and before that a brief stint as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan. Previously she served as Consul General in Vladivostok, Russia from 2002 to 2004. From 2000 to 2002 she was

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14

1954

Beatrice Morrow Cannady and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Oregon, 1912-1936

In the article below, Kimberley Mangun, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at The University of Utah, describes how she “discovered” Beatrice Morrow Cannady, an editor who spent nearly 25 years advocating civil rights in Oregon. Cannady used her Portland-based

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1974

Shaquille O’Neal

Name at birth: Shaquille Rashaun ONeal

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1868

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Tucson, Arizona (1900- )

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Johnson, Magic (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959–, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships

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1995

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11

1965

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29

1917

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Brown, Ruth (1928-2006)

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17

2006

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O’Ree, Willie (1935- )

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