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Kaneesha From ‘Lean on Me’ and Charmaine from ‘Cosby Show’ is Now a 57-Year-Old HBCU Grad
Actress Karen Malina White, a proud HBCU graduate of Howard University, is best know…
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Actress Lupita Nyong’o is Kenyan, But She's Also Mexican — and Yes, She Speaks Spanish
Yes, the parents of Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o are Kenyan, but she was…
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Angela Bassett, From 'Cosby Show' to 'Black Panther', Now a 64-Year-Old Yale Graduate
Actress Angela Bassett was born in New York City, and in 1980, she graduated from Ya…
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Former NASA Rocket Scientist Becomes First Black Woman to Travel to Space With Jeff Bezos
Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist, will be the first Black woman to travel …
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Actress Thuso Mbedu Who Played a 19-Year-Old Warrior in "Woman King" is Really 31 Years Old
South African actress Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu plays the role of Nawi opposite Viola Dav…
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'Good Times' Actress Who Portrayed Penny's (Janet Jackson's) Abusive Mom is Now 71-Years-Old
Actress Chip Fields is best known for her role as Lynetta Gordon, the abusive biolog…
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Aunt Esther From 'Sanford and Son' Started Her Career as a 15-Year-Old Model
Actress LaWanda Page is mostly known by her fans as Aunt Esther from the hit 1970s T…
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Erika Alexander, From “Cosby Show” to “Living Single”, Now a 52-Year-Old Filmmaker and Social Activist
Actress Erika Rose Alexander is best known for her role as Cousin Pam Tucker on NBC&…
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Nell Carter, Raped at 16, Had a Baby at 17, But Still Made History With “Gimme a Break" and “Mr. Cooper”
The late Nell Carter, formerly known as Nell Ruth Hardy, was an African American act…
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Rose, Mary’s Friend From “227” Starred in “Sesame Street” at the Same Time For 12 Years
Actress Alaina Reed Hall is perhaps best known for her role as Rose Holloway on the …
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Lori Harvey All Grown Up, Now a 25-Year Old Entrepreneur Taking Over the Beauty Industry
Lori Harvey may be mostly known as the daughter of Steve and Marjorie Harvey and the…
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Megan Piphus Makes History as the First Black Woman Puppeteer on Sesame Street
Meet 29-year-old Megan Piphus Peace from Nashville, Tennessee, who has gained nation…
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Kim Fields is Now a 53-Year-Old Mom Who Gave Birth to Her Baby Boy When She Was 44
Kim Fields began her career as an actress at the age of five and is best known for h…
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Disney Child Star Skai Jackson is Now 20-Years Old and All Grown Up With No Regrets
Skai Jackson, a young African American actress mostly known for her role on the Disn…
