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Watts Jr., J.C. (1957- )

J.C. Watts, Jr., the first black Republican to be elected to a political office in Oklahoma. He was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, on November 18, 1957. A superior athlete, he starred as quarterback on a University of Oklahoma football team known for rarely passing the ball. Consequently, after Watts

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Dec

1

2002

Say Hello To My Little Reboot: A New ‘Scarface’ Adaptation Is On The Way

As spotted on Variety Universal Pictures is moving forward with a reboot of the classic film

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Source: The Urban Daily

Geena Davis

Name at birth: Virginia Davis

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Mos Def

Name at birth: Dante Terrell Smith

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Alexander, Roberta (1949- )

Roberta Alexander is an internationally famous American opera soprano. After performing in numerous operas in the United States and Europe, she established herself as one of the leading American sopranos in the latter quarter of the twentieth century, both on the operatic stage and as an orchestral

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Mar

3

1949

Busta Rhymes

Name at birth: Trevor Tahiem

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Thompson, Klay Alexander (1990- )

Klay Alexander Thompson is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Golden State Warriors. Thompson was born February 8, 1990 in Los Angeles, California to Mychal Thompson, a former NBA player, and Julie Leslie Thompson, a former volleyball

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Feb

8

1990

This Chinese server maker is in Trump's cross-hairs, but its share price is surging

Donald Trump

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Black Entertainment Television (BET) (1980-- )

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is a Viacom–owned cable network based in Washington, D.C. The cable channel is viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide. As of 2010 it was the most prominent television network targeting young black-American audiences and was the leading provider of black

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Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer , in full Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.), American actress who was known for her numerous small, generally comic roles before she shot to stardom as one of the lead characters in the film The Help (2011). Spencer won an Academy Award, a Golden

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May

25

1970

George Carruthers

Often, greatness is determined by the times in which one finds oneself. For George Carruthers, growing up in the earliest stages of the space race, he like most other boys was fascinated with space travel. Unlike most of those boys, he would ultimately go on to make some of the greatest

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Nov

26

2012

COVID-19 Shutdown Means NBA Players Will Have to Pay the League Back

The NBA had proposed a 50 percent pay cut starting in April but settled on half of that to start in

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Malia Obama’s Critics Are Making Fun Of The Shape Of Her Head

Recently, his first-born daughter Malia Obama has been the object of internet criticism after appearing in her mother’s “Becoming

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Source: Your Black World

Aretha Franklin

Best Known

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Cuomo extends New York's stay at home order through June

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference on the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty

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Elaine Welteroth - AALAS 2019 Nominee

Elaine Welteroth – More Than Enough

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DPP hails ruling in historic fraud case

THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has hailed the verdict in the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) multimillion-dollar fraud case as a victory for public interest and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show (often shortened to Bernie Mac in syndication) is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001, to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sisters three kids: Jordan, Vanessa, and

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Watch: Kirk’s Franklin’s Reaction To Being Featured In Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Documentary Is Priceless

Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty

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Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin;[2] May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United

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Jaguars 2020 Schedule: Week-by-week breakdown

Detroit lost its last nine games in 2019 after a 2-0-1 start, and this figures to be a key season for the futures of Head Coach Matt Patricia and longtime quarterback Matt

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Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross was one of the most successful R&B vocalists of the late 20th century, famous for his lush voice, soulful and romantic ballads, and his many collaborations with such stars as Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson. Luther Vandross got his big break in the 1970s, as

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Apr

16

2003

Black Mentorship for Mental Health Professionals

As an early career mental health professional, I was on a quest last year as a new graduate to be linked to a mentor within the

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Chris Rock

Chris Rocks no-holds-barred approach to comedy -- and his extraordinary work ethic -- have earned him comparisons to Richard Pryor and George Carlin and made him one of the most successful stand-up acts in the world. Brooklyn-raised Chris Rock got his start in New York nightclubs in the late

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Global African History Bibliography Authors & Editors

Adedeji, Adebayo and L. Rowland Management Problems of Rapid Urbanisation in Nigeria Yes

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Kenya courts Hollywood with film industry incentives

Kenya is rolling out the red carpet for

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Netflix spy thriller to help beat lockdown boredom

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Source: Business Daily

DNA HOAX. African Americans Ain't African

SAVE YOUR MONEY. DNA ANCESTRY HOAX EXPOSED

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Source: Black Past

‘The Eddy’ explores jazz via multiracial Paris on Netflix

“The Eddy,” a new Netflix music drama series that premieres Friday, seeks to pay homage to those encounters while also granting nods to the French New Wave ﬁlm movement of the late 1950s, the refugee, the abused, and, of

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Good Times premieres

Good Times premieres on CBS.

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Feb

1

1974

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