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Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford
Civil Rights Activist, Little Rock Nine

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Elizabeth Eckford is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Laurence Juber: Creative Death, in Order to Move Forward — Photo Credit: Shefik

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November 11, 2017 Death

Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy Award. Juber has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

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Mr. Every Day: Proud and Honored to Be Able to Carry on the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron

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Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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August 15, 2016 Love

Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.

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Janice Dempsey: Find Time for Peace — Photo Credit: Shefik

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February 8, 2018 Peace

Janice Dempsey has appeared on countless albums as a featured and background vocalist, writer, arranger, and producer in various genres, including Stevie Wonder, Daryl Hall, Smokey Robinson, Mick Jagger, Chaka Khan, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, and SWV.

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Dan Bazile: There's a Reason That Rain Is Here — Photo Credit: Shefik

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August 8, 2016 Rain

In March 2004, Dan Bazile joined the news team at WNYT (a television affiliate of NBC), where he anchors "Weekend Today". Prior to that, he spent several years as an actor and freelance writer before jumping into television news in 1999.

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