Author : joe bodego

International

Idi Amin Dada Oumee

joe bodego
Idi Amin Dada Oumee, often simply known as Idi Amin, remains one of the most notorious figures in modern African history. As the third president...
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Robert Hooks

joe bodego
A Trailblazing Actor, Producer, & Activist Robert Hooks, born Bobby Dean Hooks on April 18, 1937, in Washington, D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood, is a pioneering...
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Roscoe Lee Browne

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Roscoe Lee Browne was a towering figure in American theater, film, and television—a baritone-voiced polymath whose career spanned over five decades. Born on May 2,...
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Amy Sherald

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Born on August 30, 1973, in Columbus, Georgia, Amy Sherald grew up in a close-knit family shaped by her father, a dentist, and her mother,...
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Abbey Lincoln

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Abbey Lincoln, born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, was a pioneering American jazz vocalist, songwriter, composer, and actress whose career...
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Julius Harris

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A Towering Figure in American Cinema Julius W. Harris was a formidable presence in American film and television, known for his deep voice, imposing stature,...
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Fannie Bell Chapman

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The Voice of Gospel and Healing in the Mississippi Delta Fannie Bell Chapman, born Fannie Bell Norman in 1900, was a revered gospel singer, faith...
International

Segregation in Canada

joe bodego
A Historical and Contemporary Perspective Segregation in Canada, while often overshadowed by the more overt Jim Crow laws of the United States, was a pervasive...