Calida Rawles (b.1976)

Calida Rawles (b.1976) is a Los Angeles-based contemporary visual artist. via W #PalianSHOW

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Growing list of those born or died on April 5 in any year

Randolph Evans (1961–1976) was a 15-year-old ninth-grade boy at Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn. He was shot and [executed] by NYPD [pig] Robert Torsney on November 25, 1976.

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@themoderndayqueen, a Black Queen, wrote:

I’ll say this… confidence starts at home.
But for a lot of us as Black girls, so does survival.

My mom taught me how to be strong.
Like… handle anything, figure it out, keep going no matter what.

(1/5)

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Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a stand-up comic before gaining stardom for his film roles

Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist.

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Growing list of those born or died on April 3 in any year

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and

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Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African American victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department

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Growing list of those born or died on April 2 in any year

Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old American woman, was [executed] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross, on

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Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Commonly referred to as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul", he helped to shape the sound of Motown and

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Growing list of those born or died on April 1 in any year

Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for

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