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Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a widely respected retired American baseball player, born on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He played almost 22 seasons in the American Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York/San Francisco Giants, finishing off his career at New York Mets in the early 1970s. He
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Oprah Winfrey Hosts Conversation with Black Thought Leaders, Activists And Artists For ‘Own Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?’
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Scatman Crothers, the veteran of show business who was first black featured on Los Angeles TV
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Michelle Obama
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