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Toni Morrison
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- Famous Black Writers
- Silver Foxes
- Groundbreaking Women
Toni Morrison
Writer / 1931 -
Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved.
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Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Choreographer / 1950 -
Debbie Allen is a choreographer, director, and dancer who has worked on such projects as Fame, West Side Story, and Sweet Charity.
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Phylicia Rashad
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- TV Moms: 1980s
- Famous Geminis
- Famous Actresses
Phylicia Rashad
Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1948 -
Phylicia Rashad is an Toby-winning African American actress who is best known as Clair Huxtable on NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
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Stokely Carmichael
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- Name Changers
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
Stokely Carmichael
Civil Rights Activist / 1941 - 1998
Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American political activist, best known as the leader of the civil rights group SNCC in the 1960s.
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Patricia Bath
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
Patricia Bath
Educator, Inventor, Doctor / 1942 -
Patricia Bath is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment in 1986.
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Chadwick Boseman
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- African-American Biopics
- Famous Actors
- Famous Film Directors
Chadwick Boseman
Actor, Director, Screenwriter / 1982 -
Chadwick Boseman is an American actor known for his roles on the TV show Lincoln Heights and as baseball great Jackie Robinson in the biopic 42.
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