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Eudie Pak
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Eudie Pak is an Editorial Producer for BIO.com. If she had the chance, she'd travel back in time and have a few cocktails with Vivien Leigh and Katharine Hepburn.
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Rosa Parks Honored in Quotes
February 4, 2013 by Eudie PakPost a commentToday marks Rosa Parks' 100th birthday, and although she may not be here to celebrate this milestone, countless people all over the country are honoring her for...
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Rosa Parks
Civil Rights Activist / 1913 - 2005
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, spurring the Montgomery boycott and other efforts to end segregation.
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Lance Armstrong to Oprah Winfrey: I Was Defiant & Arrogant
January 18, 2013 by Eudie PakYou didn't have to be a cancer survivor or a fan of cycling to share in the feeling that Lance Armstrong was a tour de force human being—millions of people could...
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Lance Armstrong
Cyclist, Philanthropist / 1971 -
Lance Armstrong is a professional American cyclist and testicular cancer survivor who, in 2012, was stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won from 1999 to 2005 due to evidence of performance-enhancing drug use.
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Angela Bassett: 'Betty & Coretta' Became Sisters Through Tragedy
February 1, 2013 by Eudie PakThey say that “behind every great man is a great woman,” and this couldn’t be more accurate when it comes to the lives of Coretta Scott King and Dr. Betty Shabazz...
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Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer / 1927 - 2006
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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- African-American Biopics
- Famous Academics
Betty Shabazz
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Nurse / 1934 - 1997
Betty Shabazz is best known as the wife of African-American nationalist leader Malcolm X, who was assassinated in New York City in 1965.
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Black Activists
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1929 - 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Dropouts
- African-American Biopics
Malcolm X
Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1925 - 1965
African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the 1950s and '60s.
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'Dear Abby' Advice Columnist Dies at 94
January 17, 2013 by Eudie PakAfter suffering from a long battle with Alzheimer's, Pauline Friedman Phillips—better known as Abigail Van Buren, the 'Dear Abby' advice columnist—died Wednesday...
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Inaugural Poets
January 20, 2013 by Eudie PakThere's been a lot of hype surrounding the A-list stars performing at President Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration, but aside from all of the Beyonce...
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- Famous Black Writers
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Maya Angelou
Author, Poet / 1928 -
Maya Angelou is a poet and prize-winning memoirist. She is the author of the critically acclaimed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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- Famous Teachers
- Famous Arians
Robert Frost
Educator, Poet / 1874 - 1963
A four-time Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, American Robert Frost depicted realistic New England life through language and situations familiar to the common man.
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MLK's Birthday: A Tribute in Video
January 15, 2013 by Eudie PakIf Martin Luther King Jr. were alive, he would have turned 84 today. Defined by his soulful eloquence and his unrelenting stance on civil disobedience through nonviolence...
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- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Black Activists
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1929 - 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
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- Famous News Anchors
- Famous People Named Tom
Tom Brokaw
News Anchor, Journalist / 1940 -
Television journalist Tom Brokaw was the anchor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 until 2004.
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- Vegans
- Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
Bill Clinton
U.S. President, U.S. Governor / 1946 -
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, and the second to be impeached. He oversaw the country's longest peacetime economic expansion.
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- Apollo Legends
- Musical Monikers
- Name Changers
Stevie Wonder
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1950 -
Stevie Wonder is an American musician and a former child prodigy who became one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. His hit songs include "Living in the City," "Boogie on a Reggae Woman" and "Isn't She Lovely."

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