LAURA RICHARDSON (1962- )
Laura Richardson was the Democratic representative for California’s 37th congressional district. She served from 2007 to 2012.
Richardson was born in Los Angeles on April 14, 1962, to a black father and white mother. H ...
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On This Day: Tiger Woods becomes youngest Masters winner
On April 13, 1997, Tiger Woods, 21, won the Masters, the youngest golfer to accomplish that feat and the first Black American to win any of the four men's major professional golf tournaments ...
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Bodybuilder Cedric McMillan Dead At 44 After Suffering Heart Attack
The popular weight training figure had competed in Mr. Olympia, but had several health setbacks.
Champion and beloved professional bodybuilder Cedric McMillan has reportedly pa ...
Posted Wednesday, April 13th 2022 at 7:12PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Jesseca Dupart On The Drive It Takes To Run A Multimillion-Dollar Beauty Business!
The CEO and Founder of Kaleidoscope Hair Products chatted with BET.com exclusively.
As the CEO and Founder of Kaleidoscope Hair Products, Jesseca Harr ...
Posted Wednesday, April 13th 2022 at 7:05PM
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Robert L. "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack. Bryson has contr ...
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Hank Aaron still holds the real home run record
Hank Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, died Friday at age 86. The Hall of Famer holds a host of records, from the most runs batted in (2,297), the most seasons as an all-star ( ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:39PM
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James Alan McPherson
Savannah-born James Alan McPherson won literary fame for his short stories in the 1960s and 1970s. Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for his second volume of stories, McPherson then built a reputation as a distinguished editor ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:30PM
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ABC7 celebrates legacy of Chicago's 1st African-American mayor, Harold Washington
ABC7 Chicago remembers and celebrates Chicago's native son and first African American mayor, the late Harold Washington, prior to the anniversary of his 100th birthd ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:21PM
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On This Day: Jackie Robinson makes debut in MLB exhibition game
On April 11, 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to take the field for a Major League Baseball team, playing in an exhibition game against the Ne ...
Posted Tuesday, April 12th 2022 at 4:08PM
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