Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing.

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Growing list of those born or died on April 7 in any year

The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other

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Trafficked released in 2017 set in Naija et al

The average age of entry into sex trade is 14 years old.

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Things never change back home in Inglewood.

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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back released in 2019

Black and gay, he decided to always be honest about who he was though that attracted both anti-black racism and homophobia

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So Trump can loot the Congo of minerals.

And build a worthless golf course and hotel in Kinshasa.

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