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Legendary self-taught, left-handed guitarist Jimi Hendrix was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, the son of Lucille Jeter Hendrix and Al Hendrix.  Jimi grew up in poverty but he loved science fiction, art, nearby Lake Washington and music, especially the R&B masters, Chuck Berry and Ray
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Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California sue over federal law enforcement presence for protests – National News – The Black Chronicle
DNY59/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) - Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California, sued the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security over the use of federal agents and officers…
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272 NYPD Police Officers Filed for Retirement Since the Police Killing of George Floyd
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Jada Pinkett Smith's Representative Speaks Out Against August Alsina's Romance Allegations
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N.C. Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges, Plot To Kill Joe Biden
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Memphis rapper, who boasted about unemployment scheme, arrested - TSDMemphis.com
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — A Tennessee rapper who boasted in a music video about getting rich from committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles. Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31 and of Memphis, was arrested on three felony counts of access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and
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Lili Reinhart Comes Out As Bisexual, Supports LGBTQ For Black Lives Matter Protest
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Cardi B Says The #CardiBIsOverParty Is A Result of A Fake Instagram Page
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Niecy Nash Says a Police Officer Pulled Out a Taser on Her Son and Questioned Him About Car He Was Driving
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Gay Tupac aka Juicy Smolliét aka Jussie Smollett Asks Chicago Police For Transparency In His Case In The Wake Of George Floyd
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Robinson, Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt (1919–1972)
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