Ndugu Chancler
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, born Leon Chancler on July 1, 1952, in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the youngest of seven children, discovered his passion for drumming at...
Author : joe bodego
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born on November 17, 1952, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second of three children of Samuel and Erdmuth Ramaphosa. His family...
Idi Amin Dada Oumee
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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...
Robert Hooks
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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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
Segregation in Canada
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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...