Earl Gilbert Graves Sr. (January 9, 1935 - April 6, 2020) was an American entrepreneur, publisher, businessman, philanthropist, and advocate of African-American businesses. A graduate of Morgan State U...
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Earl Gilbert Graves Sr. (January 9, 1935 - April 6, 2020) was an American entrepreneur, publisher, businessman, philanthropist, and advocate of African-American businesses. A graduate of Morgan State U...
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Joseph Sprague (July 25, 1783 - December 12, 1854) was an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Brooklyn. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Joseph Sprague (July 25, 1783 - December 12, 1854) was an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Brooklyn. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Helen Marion Palmer Geisel (September 16, 1898 - October 23, 1967), known professionally as Helen Palmer, was an American children's writer, editor, and philanthropist. She was also the Founder and Vic...
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Helen Marion Palmer Geisel (September 16, 1898 - October 23, 1967), known professionally as Helen Palmer, was an American children's writer, editor, and philanthropist. She was also the Founder and Vic...
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Una Mulzac (April 19, 1923 - January 21, 2012) was an African American bookseller and founder of the Liberation Bookstore, a prominent African-American bookstore specializing in political and Black Pow...
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Una Mulzac (April 19, 1923 - January 21, 2012) was an African American bookseller and founder of the Liberation Bookstore, a prominent African-American bookstore specializing in political and Black Pow...
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Francis John Mugavero (June 8, 1914 – July 12, 1991) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1968 to 1990.
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Francis John Mugavero (June 8, 1914 – July 12, 1991) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1968 to 1990.
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Walter Ralston Martin (September 10, 1928 - June 26, 1989) was an American Baptist Christian minister and author who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a parachurch ministry specializi...
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Walter Ralston Martin (September 10, 1928 - June 26, 1989) was an American Baptist Christian minister and author who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a parachurch ministry specializi...
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Daughters of American Revolution* Member: Emily C J Folger * Nat'l #: 88146 * Chapter: 1021 VT * Ancestor: CHAMBERLAIN, ABIEL (A026584)* Ancestor: CHAMBERLAIN, RICHARD (A026683)* Ancestor: JOHNSON, ELI...
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Daughters of American Revolution* Member: Emily C J Folger * Nat'l #: 88146 * Chapter: 1021 VT * Ancestor: CHAMBERLAIN, ABIEL (A026584)* Ancestor: CHAMBERLAIN, RICHARD (A026683)* Ancestor: JOHNSON, ELI...
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Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American former basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Mem...
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Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American former basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Mem...
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Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter ...
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Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter ...
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Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of al...
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Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of al...
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Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first bla...
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Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first bla...
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Martha M. Place (September 18, 1849 – March 20, 1899) was the first woman to die in the electric chair. She was executed on March 20, 1899 at age 49, in Sing Sing prison for the murder of her stepdaugh...
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Martha M. Place (September 18, 1849 – March 20, 1899) was the first woman to die in the electric chair. She was executed on March 20, 1899 at age 49, in Sing Sing prison for the murder of her stepdaugh...
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Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004),[4] better known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper. He was one of the founding member...
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Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004),[4] better known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper. He was one of the founding member...
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Notorious B.I.G. MP (1972 - 1997)
"Biggie Smalls", "Big Poppa", "Notorious B.I.G.", "The King of New York", "The Black Frank White", "Frankie Baby", "B.I."
Source: Christopher G. L. Wallace# Stage Name: The Notorious B.I.G.# Alias: Biggie Smalls, Frank White, Thug of New York# Birth: May 21, 1972 Brooklyn, New York# Death: March 9th, 1997 Los Angeles, Ca#...
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Notorious B.I.G. MP (1972 - 1997)
"Biggie Smalls", "Big Poppa", "Notorious B.I.G.", "The King of New York", "The Black Frank White", "Frankie Baby", "B.I."
Source: Christopher G. L. Wallace# Stage Name: The Notorious B.I.G.# Alias: Biggie Smalls, Frank White, Thug of New York# Birth: May 21, 1972 Brooklyn, New York# Death: March 9th, 1997 Los Angeles, Ca#...
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Tracy Morgan is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1996–2003) and 30 Rock (2006–2013). He was nominated for an Emmy A...
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Tracy Morgan is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1996–2003) and 30 Rock (2006–2013). He was nominated for an Emmy A...
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Frank McCourt=Francis "Frank" McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery...
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Frank McCourt=Francis "Frank" McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery...
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Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974 or 1975), known professionally as Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, songwriter, model, and actress. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she lived much of her adolesce...
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Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974 or 1975), known professionally as Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, songwriter, model, and actress. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she lived much of her adolesce...
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Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Broo...
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Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Broo...
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Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress. She is the daughter of Indian sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and dancer Sue Jones, and the half-sister of Anous...
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Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress. She is the daughter of Indian sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and dancer Sue Jones, and the half-sister of Anous...
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Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and e...
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Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and e...
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