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Atkinson, Kelvin (1969- )
A Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, Kelvin Atkinson made history in April 2013 by becoming the fifth openly LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) member, and the first black gay member of the Nevada legislature.  He revealed his sexual orientation during a legislative debate surrounding
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2014
Singer Roberta Flack born
b. 10 February 1937, Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Born into a musical family, Flack graduated from Howard University with a BA in music. She was discovered singing and playing jazz in a Washington nightclub by pianist Les McCann, who recommended her talents to Atlantic Records. Two classy
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10
1940
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(1955) Martin Luther King Jr., “The Montgomery Bus Boycott”
The Montgomery Bus Boycott speech reprinted below is one of the first major addresses of Dr. Martin Luther King.   Dr. King spoke to nearly 5,000 people at the Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery on December 5, 1955, just four days after Mrs. Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to relinquish
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Dec
5
1955
Phyllis Hyman, singer dies
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1995
Thats Some Shady S--t: Joseline Hernandezs Fathers Day Post to Balistic Beats Derails After Fans Say She Shaded Stevie J.
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NBA Player Karl-Anthony Towns Mother Dies From Coronavirus
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IRENE CARA - Out Here On My Own [from FAME]
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Love & Hip Hop Star Milan Christopher Goes Public With Transgender Girlfriend
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(1850) Lucy Stanton, “A Plea for the Oppressed”
Lucy Stanton was probably the first African American woman to complete a four-year collegiate course of study. Stanton, the daughter of John Brown, a Cleveland barber active in the Underground Railroad, enrolled in nearby Oberlin Collegiate Institute (now Oberlin College) in northern Ohio. The
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1924
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S.H. Love patents improvement to miltary gun
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Whitney Houston (with Bobbi-Kristina) live Poland 1999 - My Love is Your Love (HD)
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Donna Summer
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Cleopatra
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