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fromFortune
7 hours ago

H. Rap Brown, former Black Panther leader who once called violence 'as American as cherry pie,' dies at 82 | Fortune

H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin) died at 82 in a federal prison hospital while serving a life sentence for killing a Georgia sheriff's deputy.
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fromArchitectural Digest
10 months ago

Josephine Baker at Home: 21 Photos of the Legendary Showgirl in Her French Chateaux

Josephine Baker rose from poverty to global fame as a performer, Resistance spy, activist, and devoted mother who created a celebrated home and family.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Film, concert honoring iconic Bay Area singer Barbara Dane comes to Oakland

Barbara Dane combined blues and traditional jazz mastery with activism for civil rights, peace, and labor causes while influencing and collaborating with major 20th-century musicians.
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