Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer who became one of the most influential and virtuosic performers in the history of jazz music....
Author : joe bodego
Field Marshal Mwariama
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Mwariama rose from the rank of General to that of Field Marshal after the capture and killing of Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi. He joined the...
Dedan Kimathi Wachiuri
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Dedan Kimathi Wachiuri is a prominent figure in Kenyan history, known for his role in the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule. Born in...
George Shirley
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The first black member of the U.S. Army Chorus, George Shirley went on to become the first African-American tenor placed under contract by the Metropolitan...
Sterling Brown
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Sterling Allen Brown (May 1, 1901 – January 13, 1989) was a black professor, folklorist, poet, and literary critic. He chiefly studied the black culture...
Johnnie Cochran
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Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Johnnie Cochran established...
Robert Francis Kennedy
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Robert Francis Kennedy, commonly known as RFK, was born on November 20, 1925, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the seventh of nine children born to...
J. Edgar Hoover
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J. Edgar Hoover joined the Justice Department in 1917 and was named director of the Department’s Bureau of Investigation in 1924. When the Bureau reorganized...
Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter
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A Revolutionary Leader Remembered Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter was a pivotal figure in the Black Panther Party, particularly in the Los Angeles chapter, until his tragic...