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Joyce A. Ladner’s work spans the roles of sociology professor, university president, presidential appointee, and national public policy analyst. A prolific scholar, Ladner has published...
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Sheriff Jim Clark
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In the annals of American civil rights history, few figures have left as indelible a mark as Sheriff Jim Clark. Clark, who served as the...
Chaka Khan
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Chaka Khan is an iconic American singer, songwriter, and musician who has made a significant impact on the music industry. Born Yvette Marie Stevens on...
Ashford and Simpson
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Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, known collectively as Ashford & Simpson, were a dynamic duo in the music industry, making significant contributions as both songwriters...
Patti LaBelle
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Patti LaBelle, born Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards, is an American singer, actress, and entrepreneur who has achieved great success in the music industry. With a career...
Tiya Miles
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Professor of History, Harvard University, Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Director, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard University. I was born...
Cetshwayo kaMpande
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Cetshwayo kaMpande also spelled Cetewayo, (born c. 1826, near Eshowe, Zululand [now in South Africa]—died Feb. 8, 1884, Eshowe), last great king of the independent...
King Hintsa
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King Hintsa was born in 1789 and died a painful and brutal death on the 12th February 1835 along the banks of the Nqabara river...
Oscar Peterson
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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....
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...