Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor, director and former professional football player. He is known for his roles as boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), George Dillon in Predator (1987), and Combat ...
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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, ...
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CHICAGO, Jan. 13 — Michael Jordan, sitting beneath six championship banners and accompanied by dozens of friends, former teammates and other admirers, announced his retirement from the NBA this morning, saying he could no longer muster the mental ...
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On Jan. 13, 1777, abolitionist Prince Hall and seven other African Americans presented a petition for freedom to the Massachusetts Council and the House of Representatives.
It began,
To the Honorable Counsel & House of tives for ...
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Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass lived most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melv ...
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What Happened to the Real Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr?
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“If students analyze King’s speeches and life’s work more carefully, they’ll see that he promoted a more radic ...
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Kimberly LaShaunda Coles (born January 11, 1962) is an American actress, comedian and game show host. Coles is known for her roles as a cast member on the first season of In Living Color (1990–1991) and as Synclaire James-Jones on the television ...
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Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/ BLYZHE; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four ...
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Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon wins National Book Critics Circle Award on Jan. 11, 1978.
Critically acclaimed author Toni Morrison received the National Book Critics Circle Award for her book Song of Solomon on this day in 1978. This brought Mo ...
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Thank you the Republic of South Africa, for seeking Human Justice in 2024
Thank you the Republic of South Africa,for asking the court to tame the golem....
..And they are monsters?
golems are beings created from inanimate matter such as clay ...
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