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The Remarkable Reinvention Of Wesley Snipes – How Much Is He Worth Now?

Wesley Snipes had an impressive career in the 90s starring in classics like New Jack City and his prominent role as the vampire hunter Blade in the MCU trilogy, but his decades-long run in Hollywood came to a halt after he was convicted of tax evasion. Now, it appears as though he's making a comeback.

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Ella Fitzgerald Born

Ella Fitzgerald, First Lady of Song, born. In 1934, an awkward sixteen-year-old girl made her singing debut at the Harlem Apollo Theatre amateur night in New York City. She intended to dance, but she lost her nerve when she got on stage. The man said, do something while youre out there, the singer

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Apr

25

1918

Lisa Bonet is born

Actress Lisa Bonet was born on November 16, 1967 to a Jewish mother and a Black father. She is probably best known for her role on The Cosby Show, but also had a short career as a film actress. She was married to and later divorced rocker Lenny Kravitz. The two have a daughter, Zoë.

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Nov

16

1967

John Hope honored by NAACP

John Hope, now president of Atlanta University, was honored in New York City by the NAACP for his achievements as an educational and civil rights leader.

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Jul

3

1936

William Count Basie, jazz musician, dies.

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Apr

26

1984

Janet Jackson Born

Janet Jackson, of the famous Jackson family was born on this day in Gary, Indiana. Ms. Jackson will star in television shows such as Good Times, Different Strokes, and Fame. She will also become a celebrated songstress recording such albums as Rhythm Nation:1814, Janet, and the widely criticized

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May

16

1966

Baseball player Darryl Strawberry born

New York Mets controversial star outfielder Darryl Strawberry was born in Los Angeles.

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Mar

12

1962

A Demonstration Led by NAACP

NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of

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Dec

4

1915

Lionel Hampton is born

Lionel Hampton, musician and bandleader, Born April 12, 1913. He recorded with Louis Armstrong and worked with Benny Goodman and was also responsible for introducing the vibraphone into jazz.

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Apr

12

1913

Jazz singer Sarah Vaughn dies

Jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughn dies

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Apr

5

1990

NAACP report said 1946 was one of the grimmest years in the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The report deplored reports of blow torch killing and eye-gouging of Negro veterans freshly returned from a war to end torture and racial extermination and said

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Jan

3

1947

Track star Carl Lewis born

Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.

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Jul

1

1961

NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation

NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination, filing a suit against the University of North Carolina on behalf of Thomas Hocutt. Case was lost on a technicality after the president of a Black college refused to certify the records of the plaintiff.

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Mar

15

1933

Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.

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Apr

13

1966

Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artis

Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artists. It is Robesons first starring movie role and the first major Hollywood production starring an African American with whites in supporting roles

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Sep

16

1933

Rebecca J. Cole--2nd Black Female Physician

Born: March 16, 1846

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Aug

14

1922

School established

The Cheyney State Training School was established in Pennsylvania.

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Dec

25

1837

Track star John Carlos born

Olympic track and field star John Carlos born in New York City. John Carlos would become famous at the 1968 Olympic Summer Games for raising a black gloved fist during the playing of the American anthem.

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Jun

5

1945

Virginia Students Protest Segregated Schools

Students attending Moton High School, Prince Edward County, Virginia led a walk out to protest separate and unequal school

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Apr

23

1951

Augustus Nathaniel Lushington

Augustus Nathaniel Lushington became the first African American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), earning the doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1897; died on this day.

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Feb

12

1939

Cab Calloway recorded "Minnie the Moocher"-the first jazz album to sell a millio

Cab Calloway recorded Minnie the Moocher-the first jazz album to sell a million copies.

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Mar

31

1931

Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as assistant secretary

Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as assistant secretary.

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Aug

15

1931

Florida Freedom Fighters

On this day, Florida NAACP president Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriet were killed when a bomb tore through their home in Mims, Florida. No one has ever been convicted of the crimes.

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Dec

25

1951

Mary Lou Williams: Jazz Pianist is born

Mary Lou Williams was born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs on May 8, 1910.In a remarkably productive career that spanned a half century, Mary Lou Williams established herself as a pianist, composer and arranger, an unprecedented feat that has remained an inspiration to women in jazz. While she is widely

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May

8

1910

At a New York City conference, representatives of

At a New York City conference, representatives of the NAACP and the American Fund for Public Service planned a coordinated legal campaign against segregation and discrimination. Charles H. Houston, Vice-dean of the Howard University Law School, was named director of the NAACP legal campaign.

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Oct

26

1934

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor Samuel Jackson was born on this day in Washington, DC. Jackson will begin his acting career as a student at Morehouse College. He will star in over 40 movies including box office hits The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and A Time to Kill.

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Dec

21

1941

the Bronze Muse

On this day, the Bronze Muse died in

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Feb

22

1911

Social Movement

April 3, 1962. In retaliation against a Black Boycott of downtown stores, the Birmingham,AL, City Commission voted not to pay the citys $45,000 share of a $100,000 county program which supplied surplus food to the needy. More than 90 percent of the recipients of aid were Black. When the NAACP

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Apr

3

1962

Pullman Company formally recognized the

Pullman Company formally recognized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Spingarn Medal awarded to Walter White, NAACP secretary, for his leadership and work in the anti-lynching movement.

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Oct

1

1937

Black Panther Party Founder Born

Black Panther Party Founder Huey P. Newton born. An illiterate high-school graduate, Newton taught himself how to read before attending Merritt College in Oakland and the San Francisco School of Law, where he met Seale. In Oakland in 1966 they formed the Black Panther group in response to

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Feb

17

1942

James Reese Europe

James Reese Europe, preeminent jazz bandleader killed by a crazed band member. The military band he formed during World War I was one of the most popular in all of Europe.

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May

9

1919

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