African Americans
Today in black history: Leontyne Price born
February 10, 2014Her voice was "rich, supple and shining, it was in its prime capable of effortlessly soaring from a smoky mezzo to the pure soprano gold of a perfectly spun high C."
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Pan African Film Festival opens Feb. 6 in L.A.
February 10, 2014One of L.A.'s leading annual cinema showcases and the biggest and most prestigious Black-themed film festivals, will take place February 6-17.
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Today in black history: Medgar Evers’ killer convicted
February 5, 2014White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in the murder of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
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Today in black history: First black quarterback inducted into NFL Hall of Fame
February 4, 2014He won five Grey Cups, and is notable for helping to erase the prejudice within the world of sports that black quarterbacks could not succeed in professional football.
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Richard Sherman and a changing story line
January 31, 2014What Sherman said wasn't gracious to his defeated opponent, but it was by no means out of bounds, nothing that would warrant the controversy that followed.
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