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Nina Simone 2003 Deaths
Nina Simone(Eunice Kathleen Waymoa)Age: 70 sultry chanteuse whose difficult-to-classify music combined jazz, classical, folk, and gospel. Her biggest hit was “My Baby Just Cares for Me.” A…Howard E. Rollins, Jr. Biography
Howard E. Rollins, Jr. actorBorn: 11/17/1950Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (1981), a…Ghosts of Mississippi
Director: Rob Reiner Writer: Lewis Colick Director of Photography: John Seale Editor: Robert Leighton Music: Marc Shaiman Production Designer: Lilly Kilvert Producers…Civil Rights Movement Timeline
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesFrom small acts of defiance to mass marches and meetings, the civil rights movement fought for positive change and won. The movement was formed by people in the 1950s…History Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: E
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…The Spingarn Medal
The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement by a Black American. 1915 Ernest E. Just 1916…An Officer and a Gentleman?
In "The General's Daughter," James isn't out of the Woods yet by Peter Keough In this summer's The General's Daughter, Woods plays one of a host of suspects in a grisly homicide. "Some kid goes…Testimony
by Fannie Lou Hamer Speech given at the Democratic National Convention Mr. Chairman, and the Credentials Committee, my name is Mrs. Fanny Lou Hamer, and I live at 626 East Lafayette Street,…Black Civil Rights Leaders
Notable Civil Rights Leaders The civil rights movement in the United States is a bit hard to pin down in terms of time. The struggle for Black Americans' human rights stretches back to the…Trending
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