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African American World: Profiles
Use this site to find out the history of African Americans on an easy to use timeline dating from the 1400s to the present. You can also learn about African American arts and culture and read about the contributions of some specific...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Sammy Davis, Jr.
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Sammy Davis, Jr., an American singer, dancer, and entertainer.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., an American attorney, civil rights leader, business consultant, and influential power broker. Although he never held political office, Jordan served as a key adviser...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Richard D. Parsons
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Richard D. Parsons, an American businessman who was CEO (2002-07) of AOL Time Warner (now Time Warner) and later chairman (2009-12) of Citigroup.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: George Allan Russell
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features George Allan Russell, an American jazz artist born June 23, 1923, Cincinnati, Ohio .
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Harry Howell Carney
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Harry Howell Carney, an American musician, featured soloist in Duke Ellington's band and the first baritone saxophone soloist in jazz.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Joe Morgan
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Joe Morgan, an American professional baseball player who won consecutive National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in 1975-76, when he led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Laurence Fishburne
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Laurence Fishburne, an American actor noted for the intensity of his performances. He was the recipient of a Tony Award (1992) for his work in August Wilson's play Two Trains Running, and...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Nas
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Nas, an American rapper and songwriter who became a dominant voice in 1990s East Coast hip-hop. Nas built a reputation as an expressive chronicler of inner-city street life.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Pearl Primus
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Pearl Primus, an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and teacher whose performance work drew on the African American experience and on her research in Africa and the Caribbean.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Raymond Victor Haysbert
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Raymond Victor Haysbert, an American businessman born Jan. 19, 1920, Cincinnati, Ohio .
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Regina Benjamin
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Regina Benjamin, an American physician who in 2009 became the 18th surgeon general of the United States. Prior to her government appointment, she had spent most of her medical career...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Rosa Guy
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Rosa Guy, an American writer who drew on her own experiences to create fiction for young adults that usually concerned individual choice, family conflicts, poverty, and the realities of...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Steve Mc Nair
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Steve McNair, an American gridiron football player who threw 174 touchdown passes during his 13 National Football League (NFL) seasons (1995-2008), primarily while playing for the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Tim Duncan
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Tim Duncan, an American collegiate and professional basketball player, who led the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to four championships (1999, 2003, 2005,...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Tom Bradley
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Tom Bradley, an American politician, the first African American mayor of a predominantly white city, who served an unprecedented five terms as mayor of Los Angeles (1973-93).
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Vernon Forrest
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Vernon Forrest, an American boxer born Jan. 12, 1971, Augusta, Ga.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Wayman Lawrence Tisdale
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Wayman Lawrence Tisdale, an American basketball player and smooth jazz musician born June 9, 1964, Tulsa, Okla.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: William Julius Wilson
Biographical details on William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. public policy and academic discourse.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Simms
Learn about American jockey, Willie Simms, who is the only African American to have won all three of the races that compose the Triple Crown of American horse racing: the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, and the Preakness Stakes.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: 75 Remarkable African Americans
A bibliography collection of 75 notable African Americans. A valuable compilation of famous African American writers, CEOs, scientists, performers, athletes, politicians, and leaders in their field.
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Wikipedia: Arthur Ashe
This article provides an in-depth look into the life and career of athlete Arthur Ashe. Includes detailed statistics on his professional tennis career.
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Scholastic: Dream in Color, African American Heritage
Discover the African American Culture and share the information through these lessons with your students. Choose from several different lesson plans and grade levels to help students learn about the African American Culture.
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National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: American Black Bear
Most Black Bears hibernate for up to seven months, and do not eat, drink, urinate, or exercise the entire time. In the South, where plant food is available all year, not all bears hibernate, but pregnant females do. Learn more about the...
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