Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the "Architect ...
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For Immediate Release From NAMI-Orange County!
NAMI Orange County’s programs and events are now held virtually.
Programs for Families
Family-to-Family (F2F) is a no-cost, 8-week educational program for loved ones of those living with a men ...
Posted Tuesday, December 5th 2023 at 2:15PM
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The Montgomery Bus boycott began on Dec. 5, 1955, setting the stage for desegregation in public transportation.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the influential developments of the civil rights movement. It was a social protest that led to ...
Posted Tuesday, December 5th 2023 at 1:53PM
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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Known for his involvement in the creative and commercial success of numerous artists, he was named the greatest rap ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2023 at 3:25PM
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Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the first Black Ameri ...
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Moneta J. Sleet Jr. (February 14, 1926 – September 30, 1996) was an American press photographer best known for his work as a staff photographer for Ebony magazine. In 1969 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his photograph ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2023 at 2:42PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE!
President Joe Biden speaks at the reception honoring the recipients of the 46th Kennedy Center Honors—Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah; and Dionne Warwick—in the East Room of the ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2023 at 12:40PM
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Montell Du'Sean Barnett Jordan (born December 3, 1968) is an American singer, pastor, songwriter, and record producer. Best known for his 1995 single "This Is How We Do It", Jordan was the primary male solo artist on Def Jam's Def Soul imprint unti ...
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Jennifer Hosten (born 31 October 1947) is a Grenadian radio announcer, development worker, diplomat, author, model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1970 contest, representing Grenada. She became the first black woman and the first woman from ...
Posted Sunday, December 3rd 2023 at 2:47PM
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For Immediate Release From Vatican News!
First Sunday of Advent
Gospel of the Day (Mark 13,33-37)
Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servant ...
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Its time for all African and Indigenous Peoples to report to the dance floor, Report to the Cipher, It’s time to celebrate Kwanzaa
It aint over fam. It aint over, time for resurrection, time for Kwanzaa
It’s time to love one another, It’s time ...
Posted Sunday, December 3rd 2023 at 1:35PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM PASTOR JAMAL BRYANT!
YOU ARE INVITED! YOU DON'T WANT MSS THIS! YOU ARE INVITED! DON'T MISS THIS!
WHAT: VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
HOST: Pastor Jamal Bryant
WHEN: December 2 ...
Posted Saturday, December 2nd 2023 at 10:52AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE!
"On World Aids Day we remember the progress we've made and recommit ourselves to finishing the fight, remembering those lost along the way. We can eliminate HIV transmission.
We can get the epi ...
Posted Friday, December 1st 2023 at 2:10PM
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As of 2021 the population of the U.S is 3319.9 million, can someone please help me here
How is it possible for a country this vast that claim to be the richest country on earth, a country that spreads democracy everywhere allow Trump to hold the e ...
Posted Thursday, November 30th 2023 at 12:34PM
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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in iss ...
Posted Thursday, November 30th 2023 at 10:34AM
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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in two major North American sports. Jackson's elite achieve ...
Posted Thursday, November 30th 2023 at 10:25AM
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Shirley Anita Chisholm ( November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district ...
Posted Thursday, November 30th 2023 at 10:13AM
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Hakeem Temidayo Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (/kəˈmɪliənɛər/), is an American rapper. He was the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click from 2001 un ...
Posted Tuesday, November 28th 2023 at 7:58PM
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Tawana Brawley is an African American woman from Wappinger’s Falls, New York, who became known when she was 15 years old in 1987 for wrongly accusing four white men for brutally raping her in Dutchess County.
On November 28, 1987, Brawley, who h ...
Posted Tuesday, November 28th 2023 at 4:01PM
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MOTOWN FOUNDER BERRY GORDY, JR BORN
November 28, 1929
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and tele ...
Posted Tuesday, November 28th 2023 at 10:30AM
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A researcher typed sentences like "Black African doctors providing care for white suffering children" into an artificial intelligence program designed to generate photo-like images.
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Posted Monday, November 27th 2023 at 4:13PM
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On Nov. 27, 1955 Rosa Parks attended a packed mass meeting at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church to hear Dr. T. R. M. Howard speak. Howard was the lead organizer in the Emmett Till case, the 14-year-old Chicago boy who had been tortured and murdered near ...
Posted Monday, November 27th 2023 at 3:55PM
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