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Roughly 15 years after the Supreme Court’s decision to end
Roughly 15 years after the Supreme Court’s decision to end racial discrimination in the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, the nation’s highest ...

Notable entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. became the first
Notable entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. became the first African-American to host the Academy Awards on April 10, 1972. Renowned actors Alan King, Helen H...

Eddie Murphy, born on April 3, 1961, has proven to be one funny
Eddie Murphy, born on April 3, 1961, has proven to be one funny man since the Brooklyn native came on the scene as part of the Saturday Night Live cas...

Aaliyah Dana Haughton first gained fame as a musical artist, who
Aaliyah Dana Haughton first gained fame as a musical artist, who at age 15 debuted her first album, Age Aint Nothing But a Number, on the R&B charts i...

Vanessa Bell Calloway has performed in numerous television
Vanessa Bell Calloway has performed in numerous television programs and films, but began her career as a dancer in the original Broadway production of...

Fannie Lou Hamer, an activist who spent her career encouraging
Fannie Lou Hamer, an activist who spent her career encouraging African-Americans to register to vote and to fight racial segregation, died of cancer i...

A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play produced by a Black
A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play produced by a Black woman, Lorraine Hansberry, debuted on March 11, 1959, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre ...

Comedian and actor Chris Rock is the epitome of irreverence.
Comedian and actor Chris Rock is the epitome of irreverence. Perhaps thats why he was tapped to serve as the solo host of the Academy Awards ceremony ...