Octavia Butler was the first science fiction writer to win a MacArthur fellowship. 

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Isiah Thomas born 4/30/61 Chicago, Illinois. 

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Michelle Cliff 11/2/46 -6/12/16 lesbian Jamaican-American author.

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Duke Ellington called his music, “beyond category”.

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Ron Dellums former mayor of Oakland and rep in U.S. Congress. 

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Too Short dropped 20th and final album 3/17. 

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Calvin Simmons was the first black to conduct  a major orchestra. 

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Yannick Noah pro tennis player and musician. 

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Ella Fitzgerald, Queen of Jazz, happy 100th! 4/25/17-6/15/96.  

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Colin Powell, R Joint Chief of Staff & Sec. of State

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