Suspect Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Rapper King Von

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Mar

18

1895

Hip Hop Awards ‘20: Hilarious Moments From The 2019 Show

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Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Record

Henry (Hank) Aaron broke Babe Ruths major league baseball record, by hitting his 715th home run in a game at Atlanta stadium.

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Apr

8

1974

George Foreman

Never has the sport of boxing seen such an exhaustive transformation as that in the career of George Edward Foreman, who started off as a world-renowned boxer and later became an ordained Christian minister. Born in Marshall, Texas on January 10, 1949, the 6 foot 3 inch tall American has a lot of

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Jan

10

1949

Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is named Song and Record o

Roberta Flacks The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is named Song and Record of the Year at the Grammys.

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Mar

3

2002

Selma Burke

Scupltor and educator Selma Burke was born on this day in Mooresville, North Carolina. She is commissioned to create a profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt after a national competition sponsored by the Fine Arts Commission in Washington, D.C.; the completed project, a plaque, is unveiled and

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Dec

31

1900

BET BREAKS: The cast of Tyler Perry's Sistas discuss their new season

The cast of Tyler Perry's Sistas discuss their new season

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The Threads Connecting Drake And Champagne Papi

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Lizzo Delivers Powerful Speech At Billboard Music Awards

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DaBaby Opens Up About Mental Health After Brother’s Death

If you can’t get over depression, get help, he says.

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Black Men Voting Forum

Watch the Black Men Voting Forum special featuring Common, Marc Lamont Hill, Darnell Moore, Shaka Senghor, Mayor Michael Tubbs and Franklin Leonard. #VoteToLive

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Lizzo Sent Cardi B A Heartfelt Note Amid Divorce News

Lizzo is sending love Cardi B’s way following the news that the Bronx rap star filed for divorce from husband Offset after nearly three years of marriage.

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Hip Hop Awards ‘20: 5 Politically Charged Moments

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21 Savage Announces $100K Scholarship Fund

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Allen, Damon (1963- )

Damon Allen is a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 2007-08 he completed his 24th season with the CFL. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Allen is the younger brother of former National Football League (NFL) star Marcus

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William "Bill" Richmond exits from retirement tofight an impromptu bout with J

William Bill Richmond exits from retirement to fight an impromptu bout with Jack Carter; he KOs Carter in three rounds; there is no record of Richmond fighting again.

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Jan

0

1818

Tina Turner Born

Grammy-winning singer and actress Tina Turner was born on this day as Annie Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee. Turner will reach stardom with her husband Ike Turner. She will record such hits such as Whats Love Got to Do With It, Private Dancer, and Proud Mary. She will also have roles in the

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Nov

26

1939

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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Mar

3

1962

With their Verzuz, Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle prove legends can still draw, and move, a crowd - TheGrio

Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight shared over 150 years of combined music and memories for a friendly Verzuz competition that... View Article The post With their Verzuz, Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle prove legends can still draw, and move, a crowd appeared first on TheGrio.

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Soul Train Awards ‘20: Revisiting The 2018 Soul Cypher

Here are five reasons why it was the highlight of the night.

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Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor was a professional basketball player, who played for Los Angeles Lakers. He was born on September 16, 1934 and began playing basketball from an early age. Two of his older brothers were also basketball players, and Baylor took naturally to the game. He was already known to be

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Sep

16

1934

First volume of Barack Obama’s memoir coming Nov. 17 - DefenderNetwork.com

The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It’s called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term in office. The publication date for the second volume has not yet been

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On this day

On this day, while competing for Ohio State University (Columbus) in a Western Conference (Big Ten) track-and-field meet at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), JAMES CLEVELAND OWENS equaled the world record for the 100-yard dash (9.4 s) and broke the world records for the 220-yard dash

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May

25

1935

Dionne Warwick, born

Dionne Warwick, singer, three time Grammy winner,born

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Dec

12

1941

Keke Palmer Defends Her Interracial Relationship With Dutch Rapper Styn

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Michelle Obama wants to 'get out of this chaos' after Trump-Biden debate - TheGrio

Americans around the country expressed their disappointment with President Donald Trump's behavior at Tuesday's debate and Michelle Obama was no... View Article The post Michelle Obama wants to 'get out of this chaos' after Trump-Biden debate appeared first on TheGrio.

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Lamorne Morris Taps in to discuss his new show "Woke"

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Bryson Tiller - "Always Forever"

Bryson Tiller relives a complicated relationship in the music video for "Always Forever."

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Soul singer Otis Redding posthumously receives a dold record for the single "The

Soul singer Otis Redding posthumously receives a dold record for the single The Dock of the Bay. Redding was killed in a plane crash three months ago.

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Mar

11

1968

The Tap in and cast talk POWER BOOK II: GHOST

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