A Celebration of Notable African Americans

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A Celebration of Notable African Americans

• Famous Black Americans

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Marian Anderson

• Concert Singer
• Birthday February 27, 1902
• Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Matthew Henson

• North Pole Explorer
• Birthday Born in 1866
• Hometown Charles County, Maryland

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Rosa Parks

• Civil Rights Leader
• Birthday February 4, 1913
• Hometown Tuskegee, Alabama

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Phillis Wheatley

• Poet/Writer
• Birthday 1753
• Hometown West Africa

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Benjamin Banneker

• Scientist
• Birthday 1731
• Hometown Maryland

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Civil Rights Leader/ Minister
• Birthday January 15, 1929
• Hometown Atlanta, Georgia

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Charles Drew

• Physician
• Birthday June 1904
• Hometown Burlington, NC

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Greg Mathis

• District Court Judge
• Birthday April 5, 1960
• Hometown Detroit, Michigan

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Mary J. Blige

• RB Singer
• Birthday January 11, 1971
• Hometown Bronx, New York

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Usher Raymond

• Singer
• Birthday October 14, 1978
• Hometown Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Beyonce Knowles

• RB Singer
• Birthday September 4, 1981
• Hometown Houston, Texas

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Otis Redding

• Soul Singer
• Birthday September 9, 1941
• Hometown Macon, GA

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Alicia Keyes

• Singer/Songwriter
• Birthday January 25, 1981
• Hometown Manhattan, New York

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Lebron James

• NBA Player
• Birthday December 30, 1984
• Hometown Akron, Ohio

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Willard Smith

• Actor
• Birthday September 25, 1968
• Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Kyla Pratt

• Actress
• Birthday September 16, 1986
• Hometown Los Angeles, California

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Venus Williams

• Tennis Player
• Birthday June 17, 1980
• Hometown Lynwood, California

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Mabel Madea Simmons

• Bus Driver
• Birthday May 29, 1935
• Hometown Dekalb County, Georgia

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Cornell West

• Philosopher/Professor
• Birthday June 2, 1953
• Hometown Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Dream Big.. Dreams do come true.
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Barrack H. Obama

• 44th President of the United States
• Birthday August 4, 1961
• Hometown Honolulu, Hawaii