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Phylicia Rashad
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- Famous Black Entertainers
- TV Moms: 1980s
- Famous Geminis
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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Debbie Allen
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- Famous Black Entertainers
- Soul Train Guests
- Famous Capricorns
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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Toni Morrison
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- Black Writers
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Pulitzer Prize Winners
Toni Morrison
Writer / 1931 -
Toni Morrisonis 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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Stokely Carmichael
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- Name Changers
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
Stokely Carmichael
Civil Rights Activist / 1941 - 1998
Stokely Carmichael was an American civil-rights activist who in the 1960s originated the black nationalism rallying slogan, “black power.”
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Peter Falk
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- Celebrity Golfers
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Actors
Peter Falk
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1927 - 2011
American actor Peter Falk is best known for his role as the television detective Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
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- Black Writers
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Named Paul
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Author, Poet / 1872 - 1906
African American author Paul Laurence Dunbar is best known for his verse and short stories, many of which are written in black dialect.
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profile name: Debbie Allen profile occupation: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Choreographer
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