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Call of Duty: 17 Top Black Military Officers
For Veterans Day, we wanted to recognize some of the top African-American military officers in the U.S. armed forces who are serving their country with distinction, even as black officers in the military’s upper ranks remain a rarity. Last year Army Gen. Austin became the 12th commander of Central Command—and the first African American to hold…
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15 Unbreakable Records by Black Athletes
Usually when Chamberlain is on a list like this, it’s for the seemingly untouchable 100-point game in 1962. Though only Kobe Bryant has come close in recent years (81 points in 2006), we can envision a future when some three-point slinging, euro-stepping, baseline-driving wunderkind breaks that record—especially if the NBA keeps passing rules under which a…
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Throwback Thursday: These 6 Debuts Changed Music Forever
If the years that shook the musical landscape were measured on a magnitude scale, 1994 would rate an earth-shattering 10. Twenty years ago, six artists from the world of hip-hop and R&B dropped debut albums that not only signaled each artist’s arrival but also changed music altogether. 1. Ready to Die, the Notorious B.I.G. Released…
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They Got the Beat: 20 Black Music Producers
In honor of Black Music Month, we’ve created a list of the top black music producers working today. The list is a mix of the well-known and the up-and-coming, which means the sounds you hear booming out of car windows this summer will most likely have been created by one of these top black producers.…
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Jackie Robinson: 10 Things You Didn't Know
Most people know that Jackie Robinson became the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947, and that as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he survived racist attacks from fans, players and even his own teammates to become one of the legends of the game. But…
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Beyond Jackie Robinson: 15 Firsts
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. In that spirit, here are 15 other barrier breakers who opened doors for future generations simply by proving that African Americans can do it all. Twilight was the first African American to earn a degree…
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Rolling Down the Blues Highway
(The Root) — The music known as the blues was born in the Mississippi Delta, nurtured on the blood, sweat and tears of African Americans toiling in the fertile fields along the mighty river. Early blues legends such as Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Willie Dixon took the sorrow and anguish of poor blacks in…
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10 Rappers Most Influenced by Biggie
The Notorious B.I.G.’s presence is still felt 15 years after he died at age 24 in Los Angeles. His silky flow and crafty lyrics became a blueprint for a generation of rappers. Most rappers today would say that he influenced them in one way or another, but here are 10 artists we think were most…
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17 Black Internet Pioneers
In the two-plus decades since the World Wide Web was born, a number of African Americans have helped shape the online realm that now connects, informs and entertains much of the world. Among the black pioneers of Internet innovation are 17 individuals who distinguished themselves by breaking new ground in a rapidly evolving medium where…
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Top 5 Whitney Houston Performances
R&B legend Whitney Houston, who died on Feb. 11 at the age of 48, gave so many memorable performances, it was a challenge just to pick five. As we look back on the life of one of music’s greatest performers, here are our five favorite performances. “The Star Spangled Banner” —Jan. 27, 1991 At Super…
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