NEW YORK – The NBA today announced the creation of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, a new annual honor that…
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Dr. Ralph J. Bunche earned the moniker ‘a hero of U.S. Diplomacy’ in part for efforts that led to his becoming the…
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Arizona State University has named its new film school after legendary actor Sidney Poitier. According to a USA Today report, the decision…
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Baseball’s recognized home run king and an African American hero, Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron, has died at the age of 86. Aaron, who…
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It took the most life-altering event of the 21st century to finally mute the importance of one of the most significant figures…
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Katherine Johnson, one of the African American women whose stories received global attention in the best-selling book and blockbuster movie, “Hidden Figures,”…
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