Herbie Hancock born on April 12, 1940, Chicago, IL
Hancock, (born April 12, 1940, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American keyboard player, songwriter, and bandleader, a prolific recording artist who achieved success as an incisive, harmonically provoca ...
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Jane Bolin Biography (1908–2007)
Jane Bolin was a trailblazing attorney who became the first African American female judge in the United States, serving on New York's Family Court for four decades.
Who Was Jane Bolin?
Jane Bolin graduated fr ...
Posted Monday, April 11th 2022 at 6:04PM
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Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career and has won 12 Grammy Awards. ...
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America's First Black War Correspondent Reported from the Civil War's Front Lines
Thomas Morris Chester, whose mother had escaped slavery, covered the final year of the war for a white-owned newspaper.
During the Civil War, hundreds of reporter ...
Posted Sunday, April 10th 2022 at 6:58PM
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Neville O'Riley Livingston OM OJ (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A t ...
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Arthur Ashe Biography (1943–1993)
Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world.
Who Was Arthur Ashe?
Arthur Ashe b ...
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Paule Marshall (April 9, 1929 – August 12, 2019) was an American writer, best known for her 1959 debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. In 1992, at the age of 63, Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant.
Life and career
Marshall was bor ...
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Paul Robeson Biography (1898–1976)
Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th-century performer known for productions like 'The Emperor Jones' and 'Othello.' He was also an international activist.
Who Was Paul Robeson?
Paul Robeson was a stellar ath ...
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Spin, Lies, Disinformation and Propaganda = Brainwashing
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“We see the world through the lens of the major media-for most people that means television. Book newspapers, magazines and the Internet play a role, but the vast ma ...
Posted Saturday, April 9th 2022 at 1:06PM
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Biden Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson's Historic Confirmation To Supreme Court
"I have dedicated my career to public service because I love this country and our Constitution," Jackson said.
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Posted Friday, April 8th 2022 at 5:02PM
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Davion Farris – R&B Singer-songwriter
Davion Farris is a two-time GRAMMY®-nominated and ASCAP Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter from Inglewood known for his introspective, soulful ballads that recount interpersonal situations with emotional matu ...
Posted Friday, April 8th 2022 at 3:41PM
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For Immediate Release From Bazelon Center For Mental Health Law!
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law congratulates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic, bipartisan appointment to the United States Supreme Court. In addition to bei ...
Posted Friday, April 8th 2022 at 11:38AM
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Opinion: KBJ's confirmation is one of the beautiful moments MLK described
Opinion by Opinion by Peniel Joseph
The historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first African American woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice will ...
Posted Thursday, April 7th 2022 at 10:25PM
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Tatyana Ali says Chris Rock 'didn't deserve to be hit' by Will Smith
Bang Showbiz -
Tatyana Ali believes Chris Rock “didn’t deserve” to be smacked by Will Smith at the Oscars.
The 43-year-old actress starred alongside Will, 53, on ‘The Fresh P ...
Posted Thursday, April 7th 2022 at 12:19PM
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