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Today in African American history: Dr. Dre turns 50
February 18, 2015Dr. Dre, record producer and Grammy-winning rapper, born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, Calif., in 1965, turns 50 today.
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Lilo Heller, 94: Holocaust victim and citizen of the world
February 18, 2015Lilo Heller, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Germany in 1921 and witnessed the rise of Nazism.
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A lynching in New Orleans
February 18, 2015How recent these events! How deeply seared in living human memory!
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Today in African American history: Birthday of Eddie Robinson
February 13, 2015Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.
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Today in African American history: An important birthday
February 12, 2015What you may not realize is that the founding of the NAACP took place, significantly on Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthdate, in 1909.
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