Roosevelt Grier
Roosevelt Grier, born in 1932 in Cuthbert, Georgia, has led a life of remarkable achievement and dedicated service. From his early days as a standout...
Author : joe bodego
Virginia Esther Hamilton
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Virginia Esther Hamilton was born on March 12, 1936, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her maternal grandfather, Levi Perry, escaped slavery in the nineteenth-century American South...
Earl G. Graves
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Earl G. Graves was raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of New York, where he learned hard work and perseverance from his parents, Earl Godwin...
Lou Rawls
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Lou Rawls was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who made a significant impact on the music industry. With his smooth baritone voice and impeccable...
The Berbers
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The Berbers have been a significant presence in North Africa, particularly in the Maghreb, since ancient times. Before the Islamic conquests of the 8th century...
Louise Beavers
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Louise Beavers was an accomplished African American actress, known for her pioneering work in Hollywood during the early 20th century. Born on March 8, 1902,...
Madeira Islands
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Madeira Islands, Portuguese Arquipélago da Madeira, is an archipelago of volcanic origin in the North Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal. It comprises two inhabited islands,...
Prince Henry the Navigator
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Henry the Navigator, Portuguese Henrique o Navegador, byname of Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilhã, (born March 4,...
Frank Wills – The Guard that Discovered the Watergate Break-in
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The Watchman Who Unveiled Watergate Frank Wills, an African American security guard, inadvertently played a pivotal role in one of the most significant political scandals...