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Kayla Moore, a Black transgender woman, was [executed] in her apartment by Berkeley [pig] in 2013. Kayla had a history of schizophrenia and was in the middle of a
Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an
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Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a South Sudanese–[british] model and designer who began her fashion career at the age of 18 in 1995. She has been hailed for her influence on the
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age.
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Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the
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Andrea Monica Martin (April 14, 1972 – September 27, 2021) was an American R&B songwriter and singer.
She died in a hospital in New York City at age 49.
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including his
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Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the hit single
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet
Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald;