Bertram M. Lee and Peter C.B. Bynoe sign an agreement to purchase the National B

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, track legend born

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee TRACK & FIELD Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois March 3, 1962 - Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is part of a the Joyner family of Americantrack-and-field stars. Jackie first gained national attention by winning 4consecutive National Junior Pentathlon Championships. She set

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1962

‘Dem Whittle Feet’: Gabrielle Union Fans In Stitches at Kaavia James' Speed

Thanks to her big personality, the daughter of actress Gabrielle Union and retired Miami Heat NBA Player Dwyane Wade seems just as famous as her parents at the ripe age of

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Barkley, Charles Wade

Barkley, Charles Wade | FactMonster

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Master P

Percy Miller also known as Master P, was born on April 29, 1970 in New Orleans. He is an American actor, rapper, producer and an entrepreneur. Miller’s parents were divorced when he was very young, due to which he went back and forth from his grandmother’s house in New Orleans to his mother’s house

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Apr

29

1970

Michael Jordan’s Big GIVE

Friday, June 12, the basketball icon Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand committed $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations assisting Black people with social justice and greater access to

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Russell, Bill

Russell, Bill (William Felton Russell), 1934–, American basketball player, b. Monroe, La. Named an All-American while on the Univ. of San Francisco team, he played on the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 1956 Olympics. That year he joined the Boston Celtics in his 13 seasons with the team he

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Hinds wants COVID protocols for return of sporting events

People’s National Party caretaker for Eastern Hanover, Wavell Hinds, is calling for the establish protocols regarding the return of sporting events being hosted in Jamaica in keeping with regulations around the COVID-19

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Even While Physically Distant, 2020 Grads Find Ways to Celebrate and Inspire

– President Barack Obama, National High School Class of 2020 Commencement

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Walt Frazier

Walter Frazier is a retired professional NBA player who played for the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He was born on March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia and was the eldest of nine children. An exceptional athlete since childhood, Frazier was the star of the football, baseball and

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Mar

29

1945

Fayetteville State University (1867-- )

Fayetteville State University is a historically black institution of the University of North Carolina system located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is the second oldest higher education institution in North Carolina and was founded in 1867 as Howard School in honor of General Oliver Otis

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Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (1969- )

The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (LHPAI) is Seattles longest-lived performing arts venue for programming primarily by and about people of African descent. It is located at 104 17th Avenue South in the Central Area, the traditional heart of the African American and Diaspora

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black basketball team captian

The University of Vermont was the first school to have a black basketball team captian.

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Jan

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1908

Ice Cube’s BIG3 League Is Making Sure To Take Care Of Retired Players Through Social Justice Initiatives

Some leagues do terrible jobs at taking care of the former players that took the branding to new heights, but BIG3 wants to change that all too familiar

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Blacks face greater risk from COVID-19, health experts say

Taylor, an internist, called those conditions — diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory diseases — “a part of the community fabric” among black residents of South Los

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Mathis, Johnny (1935 - )

John “Johnny” Royce Mathis, singer, was born in Gilmer, Texas on September 30, 1935, the fourth of seven children born to Clem, a chauffeur and handyman, and Mildred, a maid. The Mathis family moved to San Francisco, Californias Fillmore District when Mathis was a young child. When

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1935

Ernie Banks

Ernest Banks, his family’s first son and second child, was born in Dallas, Texas on January 31, 1931 and devoted the first few years of his childhood to helping around the house and attending Church and Sunday school. For a while, his mother thought that Banks would take after his grandfather to

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Jan

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1931

Kaylin Jones: A Champion Of the Children

But I see a different angle

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Shaquille O’Neal

Name at birth: Shaquille Rashaun ONeal

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Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop, better known as Jamie Foxx is one of the many talented individuals the world has seen. He is an actor, singer-songwriter, musician and stand-up comedian. Foxx is a December baby and was born in Terrell, Texas. Within a short period of time, his parents’ marriage fell apart and

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Johnson, Robert Louis (1946 - )

Robert Louis Johnson, founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Entertainment Television (BET), is also the majority owner of the Charlotte (North Carolina) Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the first African American billionaire. He was born in

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Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem that's broadly condemned as

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RIP Demetrius Townsel Jr: GoFundMe Started For 12-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Indiana

According to NWI.com, Demetrius Townsel Jr. of Chicago was fatally shot on Saturday night while in a car in Gary, Indiana, according to police Cmdr. Jack

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Almost Christmas (2016)

Almost Christmas (2016) - Savoy Network

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Opting To Spend Time With His Son, Trevor Ariza Becomes First Major Player To Not Join NBA Restart

Source: Alika Jenner / Getty

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Naomi Osaka Vaults Pass Serena Williams to Become Top-Earning Female Athlete

Osaka has just set an all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year according to

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Strong finish for ESPN’s Jordan doc, ‘The Last Dance’

The last two episodes of the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, strung out over the last five Sunday nights, averaged 5.9 million viewers, the Nielsen company

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Derek Jeter

Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American baseball star who plays for the Yankees. He was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannok, New Jersey to mixed race parents. His father is African American and worked as a drug abuse counselor whereas his mother is of German and Irish descent. His parents gave him

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1974

Olajuwon, Hakeem

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Dunk specialist Carter announces retirement after 22 seasons

(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball yesterday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made him one of the game’s top players in his

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Music that promotes empathy in middle of pandemic

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