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African Americans have upheld the ideals of America, defended our homeland, and enriched American culture and society. Brave leaders such as Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Leon Sullivan caused America to examine its heart and to respect the dignity and equality of all people, regardless of race. Today, African Americans are leaders at the highest levels of the military, business, education, law, government, the arts, sports, and religion.
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Soulful sounds of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Al Green, The Spinners, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Gladys Night, Temptations...Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term rhythm and blues in 1948 as a musical marketing term in the United States.
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Al Green's debut album with Hi Records was Green Is Blues, a slow, horn-driven album that allowed Green to show off his powerful and expressive voice, with Mitchell arranging, engineering and producing. The album was a moderate success. The next LP, Al Green Gets Next to You (1970), was a massive success that included four gold singles as Green developed his vocal and songwriting talents.
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The song, which was originally a juvenile targeted tune about teens talking on the telephone, was rewritten with more 'adult' lyrics, and the result was the single "Ring My Bell" which reached number one in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom in 1979.
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She has scored a total of 20 #1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which also became #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967) and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1985), a duet with George Michael.
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Barbara Mason has been credited as the "Originator" of what is "Philly Soul". Inspired by Major Lance as a teen, in 1965 at age 17 she penned the all-time classic ballad, "Yes, I'm Ready". Barbara Mason established herself as a truly unique female soul artist.
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Her first album (of the same name) was also released that year, featuring ten of her originals among its 12 tracks. Lynn continued to record for Jamie up through 1965, producing follow-up R&B hits like "You're Gonna Need Me" and "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')," the latter of which was recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1965.
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That same year, the Love Unlimited Orchestra's recording of White's composition "Love's Theme" reached #1 Pop in 1974, one of only two instrumental recordings ever to do so. Some regard "Love's Theme" as the first disco hit ever, although Nino Tempo's "Sister James" had already reached the Hot 100 a few months before.
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"Stand by Me", "There Goes My Baby" and "Spanish Harlem" were named as three of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and were all given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, as well as "Save The Last Dance For Me". Other songs were "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Seven Letters", "How Can I Forget", "On the Horizon", "Young Boy Blues", "I (Who Have Nothing)", and many more.
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At the 14th annual Grammy Awards on Tuesday, March 14, 1972, Withers won his first Grammy for Best Rhythm and Blues Song for "Ain't No Sunshine." During a break in touring, Withers recorded his second album, Still Bill. The single "Lean on Me" went to number one the week of July 8, 1972.
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Billie Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style — strongly inspired by instrumentalists — pioneered a new way of manipulating wording and tempo, and also popularized a more personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever."
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The members renamed themselves Bloodstone, learned to play instruments, started a funk band, and eventually moved to Los Angeles, California...Their eponymous first album, Bloodstone, introduced the songs, "That's The Way We Make Our Music", and "Natural High" which reached the R&B Top Ten, with "Natural High" reaching number 10 on the Pop chart.
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During the early 1970s, they racked up 11 Top Ten R&B singles, ranging from the romantic ballads "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl" to protest songs like "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" and "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)."
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Many of the Commodores hit tunes were written or co-written by the original co-founder of the Commodores, Walter "Clyde" Orange, the original lead singer before Lionel Richie came on board. Lionel and Clyde alternated as lead singers.
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The height of the group's commercial success came with 1979's Street Life, which peaked at #18 on the pop album charts and the title track from the album made the Top 10 on the R&B chart and #36 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
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David Ruffin's first solo single was a song originally intended for the Temptations, "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)". The single reached the US pop & R&B Top Ten, and Ruffin continued releasing solo material into the 1970s.
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The Delfonics first album, released on Watson's own Philly Groove record label, featured the smash hit "La-La (Means I Love You)" in 1968. Four more Bell-produced albums appeared in the next few years: The Sexy Sound of Soul, The Delfonics Super Hits, The Delfonics and Tell Me This Is a Dream.
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Diana Ross is an twelve-time Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer, record producer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, pop, disco and jazz...During the 1960s, she helped shape the sound of popular music and the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes before leaving for a solo career in the beginning of 1970.
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Dionne Warwick is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian. She is best known for her partnership with songwriters and producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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While attending Jackson State University, she formed an all-female group called The Poppies with Fern Kinney, Petsye McCune and Rosemary Taylor. The group recorded for Columbia Records' Date subsidiary, reaching number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 with "Lullaby Of Love".
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However, the group did not break through until their 1971 single, "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get," which broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9...Through the 1970s, the group appeared on Soul Train and continued to have hits, including the #1 R&B hit, "In the Rain", "Toast to the Fool", "Me and Mrs. Jones", "I'm Going By The Stars In Your Eyes" and "Be My Girl."
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Eartha Kitt got her start as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company and made her film debut with them in Casbah (1948). A talented singer with a distinctive voice, her hits include "Let's Do It", "C'est si bon", "Just an Old Fashioned Girl", "Monotonous", "Je cherche un homme", "Love for Sale", "I'd Rather Be Burned as a Witch", "Uska Dara", "Mink, Schmink", "Under the Bridges of Paris", and her most recognizable hit, "Santa Baby."
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In 1974 Earth Wind & Fire worked with Sig Shore, the creator of the motion picture Super Fly, on a new film about the dark side of the recording industry. That's The Way Of The World starred Earth Wind & Fire as "The Group," a new recording act.
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Kendricks's 1972 album People... Hold On was a cornerstone of DJ playlists in downtown New York's nascent disco scene. The expansive, eight minute take on "Girl, You Need A Change Of Mind" from the album was a particular favorite at David Mancuso's Loft.
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In the 1950s and 60s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer. She is best known for her 1961 ballad "At Last", which has been featured in many movies, television shows, commercials, and web-streaming services since its release. James has a contralto vocal range.
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After scoring their first #1 hit, the often-recorded and revived "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" in June 1965, the Four Tops began a long series of successful hit singles. Among the first wave of these hits were the Top 10 "It's the Same Old Song", "Something About You", "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)", and "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever".
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Occasionally he would come out for an encore, usually "Rainbow." "Rainbow" was one of Chandler's collaborations with Curtis Mayfield, and the only song Chandler has ever recorded three times. Each time the song has been re-recorded, it became a hit all over again.
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Gladys Knight and the Pips third Motown single was the Top 40 hit "Everybody Needs Love", released in 1967. Another 1967 single, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", provided a career-making breakthrough. "Grapevine" became a #2 pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 R&B hit for six weeks. The record sold 2.5 million copies, and at the time was Motown's best-selling single ever.
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Many of Gladys Knight and the Pips' hits in the mid-1970s were written by country songwriter Jim Weatherly. Knight and the Pips charted with five of Weatherly's songs in 1973 and 1974: "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Neither One of Us," "Where Peaceful Waters Flow," "The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," and "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello."
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Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes was one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco...Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1950s as The Charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label between 1972 and 1976.
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Heatwave created their first album Too Hot to Handle in the fall of 1976. In 1977 their first single, "Boogie Nights" from their debut album, reached number two on the British pop charts in January, and also became a number 2 hit in America in November.
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Too Hot introduced the world to the funky, full beats that would become a Heatwave trademark, as well as to the songwriting of Rod Temperton, who would leave the group in 1979 to become the writing force behind Quincy Jones' greatest 70s and 80s productions for Michael Jackson, the Brothers Johnson and others.
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Tina herself was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the 1969 song "Bold Soul Sister". The group also received a NAACP Image Award and both Ike and Tina each received stars and were inducted individually to the St. Louis Hall of Fame.
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Hayes began his recording career in the early 1960s, as a session player for various acts of the Memphis-based Stax Records. He later wrote a string of hit songs with songwriting partner David Porter, including "You Don't Know Like I Know", "Soul Man", "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby", and "Hold On I'm Comin" for Sam and Dave.
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Most of the early hits were written and produced by a specialized songwriting team known as "The Corporation"; later Jackson 5 hits were crafted chiefly by Hal Davis, while early Jacksons hits were compiled by the team of Gamble and Huff before The Jacksons began writing and producing themselves in the late-1970s.
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James Brown's career spanned decades, and profoundly influenced the development of many different musical genres. Brown moves on a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly Africanised approach to music making.
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During the mid-1960s, two of James Brown's signature tunes "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)", both from 1965, were his first Top 10 pop hits, as well as major #1 R&B hits, with each remaining the top-selling singles in black venues for over a month. In 1966, Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" won the Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording (an award last given in 1968).
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During his tenure at Stax Records, Taylor became an R&B star,with over a dozen chart successes, such as "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone", "Cheaper to Keep Her" (Mack Rice) and record producer Don Davis's penned "I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)", which reached No. 11 on the Hot 100 chart.
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In 1964 Robert formed an instrumental band called the Jazziacs with five high school friends...They changed their name to Kool & the Gang and were signed by Gene Redd to his then new De-Lite Records in 1969. They first hit the pop charts with the release of their debut eponymous album.
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They peaked at number eight on the R&B chart in 1974 with "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," which sold over a million copies and also reached number ten on the pop chart. In 1975, the group recorded several songs co-written by Leon Ware, including the R&B Top Ten "Rolling Down a Mountainside."
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In 1968, the group received the award "Most Promising Group" by NATRA. In 1969, the group moved to the Deluxe record label of King Records. They then went on a college tour. While playing at Kittrell College in North Carolina, the group met another group, the New Imperials, who featured a member Gerald Alston, nephew of The Shirelles' lead singer, Shirley Alston-Reeves. They were so impressed with Alston that they asked him to join the group, but he declined.
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The Manhattans hit it big in 1976 with "Kiss and Say Goodbye", written by Blue Lovett and arranged/co-produced with the group by top Philadelphia-based musician/producer Bobby Martin, a former member of the MFSB band of session musicians.
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It included the Bivins/Smith penned tune "We Were Made As One", originally recorded in 1966, but covered in an a cappella, doo wop style, to emphasize the group's doo wop roots. The album was also dedicated to George Smith.
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The What's Going On album became one of the highlights of Marvin Gaye's career and is his best-known work. Both in terms of sound (influenced by funk and jazz) and lyrical content, it was a departure from his earlier Motown work.
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Jackson was also an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. His awards include multiple Guinness World Records (eight in 2006 alone), 13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career—more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era—and the sale of over 750 million units worldwide.
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In 1972, they signed with Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, and proceeded to release a string of US R&B hits, including one Top 40 breakthrough, 1974's "Can This Be Real". Their three Curtom LPs were produced by Leroy Hutson of The Impressions.
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During the remainder of the 1970s, the O'Jays continued releasing chart-topping singles, including "Put Your Hands Together" (Pop #10), "For the Love of Money" (Pop #9), "Give the People What They Want", "Let Me Make Love To You", "I Love Music" (Pop #5), "Livin' for the Weekend", "Message in Our Music", and "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet Tender Love)".
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In 2005, the O'Jays were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2006, the O'Jays performed at the ESPY awards, hosted by Lance Armstrong. The O'Jays will be appearing on a charity single which is being organized by Michael Jackson. "For the Love Of Money" is the theme song to the hit reality TV show The Apprentice, starring Donald Trump.
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In 2005, the O'Jays were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2006, the O'Jays performed at the ESPY awards, hosted by Lance Armstrong...The O'Jays will be appearing on a charity single which is being organized by Michael Jackson. "For the Love Of Money" is the theme song to the hit reality TV show The Apprentice, starring Donald Trump.
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That success continued onto subsequent albums like 1994's Gems (featuring the hit "The Right Kinda Lover"), 1997's Flame (featuring the hit "When You Talk About Love"), and 1998's Live One Night Only (which won her a second Grammy).
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The movie Car Wash and the soundtrack propelled Rose Royce into national notoriety. Released in late 1976, the soundtrack featured three Billboard R&B Top Ten singles: "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," and "I'm Going Down." The first of these was also a number one single on the Billboard pop charts, and "I Wanna Get Next to You" reached number ten.
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The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan-based soul vocal group (active since 1954), and most popular during the 1970s. The group still tours as of 2008[update]. The band is also listed occasionally as The Motown Spinners, or (after they left the Motown label) The Detroit Spinners.
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At the age of thirteen, Little Stevie Wonder had a major hit, "Fingertips (Pt. 2)", a 1963 single taken from a live recording of a Motor Town Revue performance, issued on the album, Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius. The song, featuring Wonder on vocals, bongos, and harmonica, and a young Marvin Gaye on drums, was a #1 hit on the U.S. pop and R&B charts and launched him into the public consciousness.
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Their hits — distilled from three albums — from this period included "Betcha by Golly Wow!" (U.S. #3), "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up To Make Up" (U.S. #5), "You Make Me Feel Brand New" featuring a double lead with Love, "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" and "You Are Everything".
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Their Avco Records eponymous debut was a Philly Soul masterpiece, containing a basket of marvelous compositions by Bell and co-writer Linda Creed that would become soul standards covered by other artists for the next 30 years.
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In August 1964, while The Supremes toured as part of Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars, "Where Did Our Love Go" reached number one on the US pop charts, much to the surprise and delight of the group. It was also their first song to appear on the UK pop charts, where it reached number three.
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Sylvia Robinson released the single "Pillow Talk", a song she had originally hoped would be recorded by Al Green, who turned it down, because it was too risqué. She eventually recorded "Pillow Talk" and released it in 1973. The drums on the recorded version seem to have been influenced by the productions of Willie Mitchell for Al Green.
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Their crisp vocalizing and clean-cut, young-men-next-door image made them favorites on TV shows starring Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, and Dick Clark's American Bandstand. In 1974, Tavares also had the first hit version (number one R&B) of "She's Gone" written by the then relatively unknown duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates.
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In 1974 Tavares had a #1 R&B hit with Hall & Oates' "She's Gone". Tavares followed up that success with "Remember What I Told You To Forget." 1975 turned out to be their most successful year chart-wise, chalking up a Top 40 Pop album (In the City) and their biggest hit, the Top 10 Pop/#1 R&B smash "It Only Takes a Minute", which was later successfully covered by Jonathan King, Take That and recently sampled by Jennifer Lopez. This was followed by a string of hits: "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (1976), "Don't Take Away the Music" (1976), and "Whodunit" (1977, another #1 R&B hit), among others.
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Harold Melvin invited Teddy Pendergrass to become the lead singer after he jumped from the rear of a stage and started singing his heart out. Months later the group signed with Gamble & Huff on the then CBS subsidiary Philadelphia International Records in 1972.
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In January 1964, Smokey Robinson and Miracles bandmate Bobby Rogers co-wrote and produced "The Way You Do the Things You Do" with Eddie Kendricks on lead...The single became the Temptations' first Top 20 hit that April. "The Way You Do The Things You Do" and several pre-David Ruffin singles were compiled onto the group's first album, Meet The Temptations, released in 1964.
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The earliest Temptations recordings reflect the influence of producers Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, featuring a blend of black rhythm and blues and white pop music that came to be later identified as the "Motown Sound".
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Norman Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser won the award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance with the instrumental version of "Papa" on the single's b-side, and Whitfield and Barrett Strong won the songwriters' Grammy for Best R&B Song.
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Although the group always had an appointed main lead singer who dominated most the lead vocals (from Paul Williams to David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, and later singers such as Louis Price, Ali-Ollie Woodson, and Terry Weeks), that singer was never given more of a promotional push than the other members.
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The song won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Later on that year she teamed-up with Jerry Butler to record the album Thelma & Jerry...In November 1977 she co-starred in the film Game Show Models. The following year she recorded the single "Love Masterpiece" for the disco/comedy film Thank God It's Friday.
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Some places have everything any family could want - economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a sense of community. See the top Great American Towns...The word community is derived from the Latin communitas (meaning the same), which is in turn derived from communis, which means "common, public, shared by all or many. Communis comes from a combination of the Latin prefix con- (which means "together") and the word munis (which has to do with performing services).
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Baldwin Hills is an affluent African American community. The median family income is $157,033, making Baldwin Hills one of the wealthiest African American communities in the United States. Prior to 1965, it was known as "Pill Hill" because of the large number of doctors that live there. After African Americans began moving into the area, especially musicians and film actors, it was given the nickname the Black Beverly Hills.
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Ladera Heights is an affluent African American community. The median family income is $132,824, making Ladera Heights one of the wealthiest African American communities in the United States. Much of the area's appeal stems from the stunning views of the Pacific Ocean available from many hillside houses, as well as its proximity to beaches, Hollywood, Los Angeles International Airport and the San Diego Freeway.
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View Park-Windsor Hills is an affluent African American community. The median family income is $159,168, making View Park-Windsor Hills one of the wealthiest African American communities in the United States. The two communities are part of a band of districts, from Culver City's Fox Hills district on the west to the Los Angeles district of Leimert Park on the east, that comprise the single largest geographically contiguous middle and upper class African American community in the United States.
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Redan is a middle class African American community. The median family income is $68,263, making Redan one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Redan is a wonderful community to raise your family with all the activities, services and resources of a larger city, but with the comforts and security of a smaller community. Thriving businesses, strong work force opportunities and exceptional public and private school systems. Redan is a model community.
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Mitchellville is a upper middle class African American community. The median family income is $118,022, making Mitchellville one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Residents of Mitchellville, take tremendous pride in their friendly community and beautiful homes. Located in Prince George's County in southern Maryland, Mitchellville is just 20 miles east of the nation's capital.
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Fort Washington is a upper middle class African American community. The median family income is $114,243, making Fort Washington one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Extending over 14 square miles, Fort Washington is home to a diverse community of families with children, young professionals and college students. More than a third of residents have a bachelor's or advanced college degrees.
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Located in Prince George's County, Friendly is a upper middle class African American community. The median family income is $82,827, making Friendly one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Prince George's County is a dynamic and prosperous county with a proud and rich history. Prince George's County is located on the eastern side of the region and is bordered by both the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers.
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Southfield is a upper middle class African American community. The median family income is $75,860, making Southfield one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Southfield is one of the Detroit metro area's most desirable residential communities. Southfield is home to over 10 outstanding colleges, universities and trade schools, including Lawrence Technological University...
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Roselle is a middle class African American community. The median family income is $68,341, making Roselle one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Roselle has a vibrant community that cherishes its heritage, enjoys a strong civic spirit, and appreciates the importance of maintaining a good quality of life. Roselle is a Borough in Union County, New Jersey.
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Hillcrest is a middle class African American community in New York. The median family income is $76,960, making Hillcrest one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. New York is the center of international finance, politics, entertainment and culture. Wall Street, the United Nations, Broadway and some of the greatest museums in the world are all located within its boundaries. With over 8 million New Yorkers, the city has a larger population than 39 of the 50 states.
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Uniondale is a middle class African American community in New York. The median family income is $76,553, making Uniondale one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. New York is the center of international finance, politics, entertainment and culture. Wall Street, the United Nations, Broadway and some of the greatest museums in the world are all located within its boundaries. With over 8 million New Yorkers, the city has a larger population than 39 of the 50 states.
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Bloomfield is a middle class African American community in Connecticut. The median family income is $64,892, making Bloomfield one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Connecticut is the home of the prestigious Yale University, several private schools, scenic views, small town charm, lovely beaches and the beauty of a New England Fall.
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Quinby is a middle class African American community in South Carolina. The median family income is $68,741, making Quinby one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. South Carolina ranks 13th for states with the fastest-growing number of women-owned businesses. There are over 10 million majority-owned, privately-held, women-owned businesses in the U.S., employing over 18 million people and generating nearly $2.5 trillion in sales.
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Forest Park is a middle class African American community in Oklahoma. The median family income is $60,163, making Forest Park one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Oklahoma is recognized as a leader in early childhood education. Numerous studies have shown that a high quality early childhood education provides children with the foundation to succeed later in school and in life.
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Many fortune 500 companies have corporate or regional headquarters in Atlanta, and young professionals are moving there in ever increasing numbers. Consistently ranked as one of the best cities in the world in which to do business, Atlanta is headquarters for Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, UPS, Holiday Inn, Georgia-Pacific, Home Depot, and BellSouth and Cox Communications.
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Kettering is an affluent African American community in Prince George's County. The median family income is $107,008, making Kettering one of the wealthiest African American communities in the United States. Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans...
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Woodmore is an affluent African American community in Prince George's County. The median family income is $103,438, making Woodmore one of the wealthiest African American communities in the United States. Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans...
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural, entertainment, and educational facilities.
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Cambria Heights is a upper middle class African American community in Queens County. The median family income is $75,258, making Cambria Heights one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Queens County is the transportation and manufacturing center of New York City. With a population of 2.3 million people, Queens County is the second most populous borough in New York City and the ninth largest county in the nation.
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Laurelton is a middle class African American community in Queens County. The median family income is $69,544, making Laurelton one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Queens County is the transportation and manufacturing center of New York City. With a population of 2.3 million people, Queens County is the second most populous borough in New York City and the ninth largest county in the nation.
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Saint Albans is a middle class African American community in Queens County. The median family income is $62,287, making Saint Albans one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Queens County is the transportation and manufacturing center of New York City. With a population of 2.3 million people, Queens County is the second most populous borough in New York City and the ninth largest county in the nation.
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Rosedale is a upper middle class African American community in Queens County. The median family income is $72,260, making Rosedale one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. Queens County is the transportation and manufacturing center of New York City. With a population of 2.3 million people, Queens County is the second most populous borough in New York City and the ninth largest county in the nation.
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
Riverdale_Maryland.html
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
Cheverly_Maryland.html
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
Lanham_Seabrook_Maryland.html
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Prince George's County is a vibrant and prosperous community. Nearly 1 in every 3 resident holds a bachelor's degree, the home ownership rate for the county is over 60%, half of all businesses in the county are owned by African Americans and over half of high school graduates pursue a college degree. The county is also home to some of America's most prestigious cultural...
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Johannesburg is the economic powerhouse of South Africa, producing 16% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and accounts for 40% of Gauteng's economic activity. In a 2007 survey conducted by Mastercard, Johannesburg ranked 47 out of 50 top cities in the world as a worldwide centre of commerce. The city's manufacturing industries extend across a range of areas and there is still a reliance on heavy industries including steel and cement plants.
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Amos Masondo is the mayor of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Born in 1953 and educated in Soweto, Masondo joined early black consciousness organisations including the South African Students' Movement in 1972. He was involved in establishing underground cells in Soweto in 1974, and was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1975-81 for ANC activities...On his release he served as a member of the Soweto Civic Association and in 1982 as a member of the Committee of Ten.
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Darren McFadden is an All-American starting tailback for the University of Arkansas. In 2006, he became the first sophomore to win the Doak Walker Award. McFadden also won the 2007 Walter Camp Award as the nation's best player and was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy two years in a row, in 2006 and 2007. McFadden attended Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, where he was a Parade Magazine All-American in 2004...
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Browns_Ferry_Elementary_School.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Booker_T_Washington_Elementary_School.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Edgewood_Elementary_School.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Rigdon_Road_Elementary_School.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Glasgow_Middle_School.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Barton_Elementary_School.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
Brown_Street_Academy.html
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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Blue Ribbon schools are recognized throughout the nation as prestigious institutions of learning. The schools and their staff members are often selected for appointment to high-level committees and are frequent winners of other state and national grants and honors. Schools are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with the President and receive a No Child Left Behind/Blue Ribbon School flag to be displayed at the school.
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A Chief Executive Officer is tasked with implementing the strategic goals and objectives of the organization, provide direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization's philosophy, mission, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives. This is achieved through creating culture, governance and accountability and overall transparency.
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Ronald A. Williams is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aetna. In 2002, Mr. Williams was named President and joined Aetna's Board. He was named CEO in February 2006 and Chairman of the Board in October 2006. Throughout his Aetna career, Mr. Williams has been outspoken in making the business case for quality in health care.
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Richard D. Parsons is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner. Before becoming CEO, Mr. Parsons served as the company's Co-Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Parsons joined Time Warner as its President in February 1995, and has been a member of the company's Board of Directors since January 1991. Before joining Time Warner, Mr. Parsons was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dime Bancorp, one of the largest thrift institutions in the United States.
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Kenneth I. Chenault is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company. Mr. Chenault joined American Express in 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning. In 1989, he was named President of the Consumer Card Group. In 1993, Mr. Chenault was promoted to President of American Express Travel Related Services (TRS) in the United States, with responsibility for the Consumer Card Group, Consumer Financial Services, Travel Services Group and Establishment Services.
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John W. Thompson is chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Symantec Corporation. Under Thompson’s leadership, Symantec has grown from a small consumer software publisher to a global leader in infrastructure software. Prior to joining Symantec, Thompson had a distinguished career with the IBM Corporation where he held senior executive positions in sales, marketing and software development.
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Clarence Otis Jr. is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants. Darden Restaurants is the largest publicly traded casual dining restaurant company in the world, based on market share and revenues from company-owned restaurants. They serve more than 300 million meals annually at 1,427 restaurants in 49 states and Canada. Otis joined Darden as vice president and treasurer, and was soon named chief financial officer.
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Ann M. Fudge is former Chairwoman and CEO of Young & Rubicam. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam, Ms. Fudge worked at General Mills and at General Foods, where she served in a number of positions including president of Kraft General Foods' Maxwell House Coffee Company and president of Kraft's Beverages, Desserts and Post Divisions.
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Aylwin Lewis is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holding Corporation. Sears Holdings was created in connection with the merger of Kmart Holding Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co, which was completed on March 24, 2005. The company generates $55 billion in annual revenues and includes 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores and related service businesses in the United States and Canada.
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Colette Phillips is president and CEO, Colette Phillips Communications, Boston's first successful PR and marketing firm owned by a person of color. She has succeeded in her business for nearly twenty years by building alliances that help clients meet their goals and objectives, as well as by leading successful communications programs that reach all target audiences.
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Mr. E. Stanley O'Neal is the former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President at Merrill Lynch. He became Chief Executive Officer of the company in December 2002 and was elected Chairman in April 2003. Mr. O'Neal has held a series of increasingly responsible positions since joining the company in 1986 as vice president of investment banking. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer in July 2001 and served as President of Merrill Lynch's U.S. Private Client group
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Steven A. Davis serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Bob Evans Farms. Before joining the company in 2006, Davis worked at Yum Brands, where he had been president of Long John Silver's and A&W All-American Food Restaurants since 2002. Previously, Davis served in a variety of operations management and other executive positions in Yum Brands' Pizza Hut division...
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John Muleta is Co-founder and CEO of M2Z Networks. Previously he was the co-chair of the Communications Group of Venable LLC. Prior to Venable, Mr. Muleta was chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Prior to his most recent appointment at the FCC, Mr. Muleta was the president and CEO of Source 1 Technologies...
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Catherine L. Hughes is the founder and chairperson of Radio One, the largest African American owned and operated broadcast company in the nation. Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1947, Catherine Hughes attended Creighton University and University of Nebraska. Around 1969 she began working at KOWH, a black radio station in Omaha.
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James Bruce Llewellyn is Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Llewellyn was born in Harlem, his parents having immigrated to America from Jamaica. After serving in the United States Army, at age 21 he opened a retail store in Harlem and attended college at the same time, earning a Bachelor’s degree from The City University of New York. Llewellyn received his Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1960 and also earned an M.B.A. degree at Columbia University...
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John W. Rogers is Founder and CEO of Ariel Capital Management, a money management firm that has grown from 2 to 100 employees with more than $19 billion in assets under management. Prior to founding Ariel Capital Management, John W. Rogers, Jr. worked for the investment banking firm of William Blair & Company. Mr. Rogers investment expertise has brought him to the forefront of media attention in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, and Barron’s.
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Rodney O'Neal is chief executive officer and president of Delphi Corporation. He was previously president and chief operating officer. He is responsible for all Delphi operating units, its three regional operations, Sales & Marketing, Global Purchasing and Logistics, and the company's business support and service staffs. O'Neal began his automotive career at General Motors in 1971 as a student at GMI (currently Kettering University).
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Lloyd H. Dean is president and chief executive officer of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW). With over 20 years in healthcare operations and leadership experience, Mr. Dean is responsible for overall management, strategy and direction of CHW’s integrated health care system of 42 acute care hospitals, ancillary services, home health care and medical group foundations in California, Arizona and Nevada.
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Scott Syphax is the President and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, a Sacramento based non-profit founded in 1997. NCC is one of the largest non-profit community development corporations in the country with over $187 million in annual revenues. Previously, Mr. Syphax was Manager of Public Affairs for Eli Lilly & Company.
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Monica Reed, M.D. is CEO of Florida Hospital Celebration Health. Dr. Monica Reed is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, she is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist who has dedicated her medical career to promoting health, healing and wellness. In 1992, with a passion to reach a broader audience than her patients in the examination room, Dr. Reed became the Associate Director of Florida Hospital’s Family Practice Residency Program helping to train physicians in all aspects of female health.
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Mr. Robert L. Johnson is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RLJ Companies, where he owns or holds interests in companies operating in the professional sports, hospitality, real estate, gaming, banking and financial services, and film production industries. Mr. Johnson is the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), a subsidiary of Viacom and the leading African-American operated media and entertainment company in the United States, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until January 2006.
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Delano E. Lewis is a former CEO of Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) . He was born on November 12, 1938, in Arkansas City, Kansas, and was raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He received a B.A. degree in Political Science and History from the University of Kansas in 1960. He was awarded the Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1963 from Washburn University School of Law. In 1963, he was appointed as a staff attorney for the US Department of Justice.
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Dr. Bradley T. Sheares is Chief Executive Officer of Reliant Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sheares joined Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company with integrated sales, marketing and development expertise that markets a portfolio of branded cardiovascular pharmaceutical products, as Chief Executive Officer in January 2007. Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. Sheares served as President of U.S. Human Health, Merck & Co. from March of 2001 until July 2006.
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Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr. became President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Alliance Plan in January 1998. He also served as Executive Vice President of Insurance and Managed Care for the Henry Ford Health System until joining the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan in Massachusetts late last year. Killingsworth has devoted his career to health care management, previously serving as President of three separate regional divisions for Kaiser Permanente...
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Floretta Dukes McKenzie is chair and CEO of The McKenzie Group, a comprehensive education consulting firm to both public and private organizations. Dr. McKenzie has a distinguished 40-year record of service to K through 12 and higher education, including significant experience in educational research, planning, and policy analysis.
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Don Barden is chairman and CEO of Barden Companies, the Majestic Star Casino, Waycor Development Company and Namibia, Africa-based Barden International. His Detroit-based conglomerate operates in the casino, real estate development and entertainment industries. In 1994, Barden sold his successfully built, owned and operated cable television system, Barden cablevision, to Comcast Cable in excess of $100 million...
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Donald "Don" King is CEO of Don King Production. He is best known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality. King entered the boxing world in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. After convincing Muhammad Ali to box a charity exhibition for a local hospital, with the help of singer Lloyd Price, King began one of history's most successful careers in boxing promotion.
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Dr. Ernest A. Bates is Founder and CEO of American SharedHospital Services. The company is a publicly traded healthcare company with corporate offices in San Francisco that provides services to hospitals in 22 states. Dr. Bates is currently Emeritus Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Johns Hopkins University and a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Rochester...
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Maurice B. Tose is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of TeleCommunication Systems. He founded the company in 1987 and has been a director and Chairman of the Board since then. Prior to founding TeleCommunication Systems, Mr. Tose was the Director of Department of Defense Programs for Techmatics, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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W. Don Cornwell is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Granite Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. Cornwell's career spans over 30 years. He previously served as Vice President Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. While at Goldman Sachs, Cornwell was engaged in public and private financing of publicly traded and privately owned companies, with a primary focus on consumer product and media companies.
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Donald V. Watkins is president of Donald V. Watkins PC and is the founder & chairman of Alamerica Bank. Watkins entered the entrepreneurial world with his purchase of a major equity stake in 1998 in Masada Oxynol, a privately-held waste-to-ethanol energy technology and development company based in Birmingham, Alabama. The Masada family of six companies is also managed by Watkins.
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson is chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Development Corporation and Magic Johnson Enterprises. Johnson Development Corporation is dedicated to urban revitalization by providing entertainment complexes, restaurants and retail centers in underserved communities nationwide. The company operates 103 Starbucks nationwide, and has also opened six AMC Magic Johnson Theater complexes across the United States.
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Jame E. Nevels is the founder and chairman of The Swarthmore Group. He has more than twenty-four years experience in the securities and investment industry. He is an honors (cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) graduate of Bucknell University, and holds an A.B. degree in Political Science and Philosophy, and a M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania, and a J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Kelvin R. Westbrook is the President, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Millennium Digital Media, which is a privately held company in the business of providing cable television, high-speed Internet access, and other broadband telecommunications services. Prior to founding Millennium Digital Media in 1997, Mr. Westbrook founded and served as the President and Chairman of LEB Communications...
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Robin C. Brooks is the Chairman, CEO and majority owner of Brooks Food Group, which operates two food processing plants. Both plants process and market poultry, appetizers and specialty frozen foods that are sold to the foodservice industry with emphasis on restaurant chains. Prior to pursuing the acquisition of the Brooks’ family-owned companies, Ms. Brooks provided strategic business planning and transaction advisory services for numerous Fortune 1000 clients...
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Arnold Donald is the former chairman and CEO of Merisant Company, producer of the leading tabletop sweetener Equal and Nutra Sweet. Prior to assuming leadership of Merisant, Donald was a senior executive at Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Mo. He joined Monsanto in industrial chemical sales in 1977 and worked in increasingly challenging roles in his 20 plus years with the company.
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Pamela Thomas-Graham is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of CNBC. She was responsible for CNBC's operations worldwide, including programming, business development and the brand synergy across CNBC's television and Internet platforms. Prior to assuming this role, Thomas-Graham served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CNBC.
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Ted W. Love is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvelo. Dr. Love was appointed president and chief executive officer of Nuvelo, Inc. in March 2001, having been appointed president and chief operating officer of the company in January 2001. He has served as a director of the company since February 2001 and became chairman of the board in September 2005.
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Kevin Cohee is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OneUnited Bank. It is currently the largest Black-owned bank, first Black-owned internet bank and first Black-owned interstate bank in America with over $550 million in assets. The Bank's mission is to be the premier bank serving urban communities by offering affordable financial services and promoting financial literacy and wealth building.
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Ernie Adair is Chairman and CEO of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association (NBMOA) which was founded in 1972 as a self-help organization for African American Owners of McDonald’s restaurants. Today, NBMOA boast a membership of more than 340 Owners operating nearly 1,300 restaurants throughout the United States, South Africa and the Caribbean.
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Patricia Winans is the Chairwoman and CEO of Magna Securities, a full service brokerage institution. Prior to forming MAGNA Securities Corp., she held a number of prominent industry positions including serving as Vice President at Rauscher Pierce Refnes, Greenwich Partners and M. R. Beal & Company. From 1996 to 1997 she served as talk show host of Wall Street 101, a national Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program covering various Wall Street topics from an educational point of view.
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Glenn Edward Best received his B.A. in Economics from Colgate University, Hamilton, NY in 1973, and was admitted as one of eighteen minority students. As a young man from Brooklyn, NY, he was awarded the prestigious National Achievement Scholarship and the New York State Regents Scholarship. Mr. Best began his career as a broker and analyst at Weinberg Bros. /American Futures, one of Wall Street’s oldest commodity firms and the founder of the International Monetary Market.
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Mr. Primo has an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and B.S. degree in Finance with Honors from Indiana University. Capri was founded as a real estate investment firm in 1992, with financial backing from the respected international property consultancy, Chesterton International plc. The original firm, Carter Primo Chesterton, L.P., was formed to capitalize on investment opportunities that were being missed by the broader institutional investor market. In December 1997, the financial partner was bought out, and the firm's name was changed to Capri Capital.
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Child prodigies are children who possess unusual talents showing great mastery of a certain subject, art or skill. Usually, children no older than 11 years old who show extreme proficiency in certain adult-related fields are called prodigies. Today, scientists are still studying this mystery and trying to determine whether prodigies are a product of genetics or upbringing. Here are profiles of child prodigies.
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Chelsea is a gifted, twelve-year old classical pianist that has been identified as a child prodigy. Chelsea began taking piano lessons at the age of 4 1/2 under the instruction of Eugenia Betman a Russian classical trained teacher. She is also a straight A academic student. Chelsea is a humble yet fierce competitor. She began competing and winning piano competitions at the age of 5. Chelsea has been a winner in her last 10 straight competitions.
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Autum Ashante is a child poet and aspiring actress. She has traveled extensively, received numerous accolades for her poetry and speaks several languages. She has performed several times at The Apollo theater and has appeared on several television programs. New York City councilwoman Yvette Clark has called her one of the most precious young talents that this world has ever known.
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Chinarah Winston was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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Brittany Acey was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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Kimberly Quick was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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Renata Glusker was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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Alexander R. Gaither was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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Leighton Reid Berry was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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Walter Holland Jr. was awarded the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award by the National Association for Gifted Children. The Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award is designed to recognize achievement by children in grades three through six in the areas of academics, leadership, and the arts. The award seeks to inspire children to achieve their fullest potential, highlight gifted students, and draw attention to the needs of gifted and talented students.
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He is a tutor at Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and has volunteered his time to help raise money for the Red Cross, Food Bank, Sickle Cell Anemia and the Manna House. He was awarded the Young Heroes Award by the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Company. The Young Heroes Awards honor outstanding students in grades 4-12 who have served their community, overcome adversity or inspired others through their deeds and strength of character.
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This National Achievement Program participant is also a motivational speaker who tries to inspire students to be honest, adopt a positive attitude and work through whatever problems they have. He was awarded the Young Heroes Award by the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Company. The Young Heroes Awards honor outstanding students in grades 4-12 who have served their community, overcome adversity or inspired others through their deeds and strength of character.
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She belongs to a wide range of clubs at the school and has volunteered more than 100 hours of her time since she was freshman, including many fundraising efforts. She was awarded the Young Heroes Award by the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Company. The Young Heroes Awards honor outstanding students in grades 4-12 who have served their community, overcome adversity or inspired others through their deeds and strength of character.
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Shayla Price is class valedictorian at Thibodaux High, Shayla has served as Sophomore and Junior Class President and is a member of the Senior Class Executive Board. A National Honor Society member, she helped organize the Bayou Interfaith Service Community Organizing Committee to help the youth in her area and also volunteers at St. Luke’s Catholic Church as a religion teacher.
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When her mother developed meningitis, she ran their household and took care of her brother. She was awarded the Young Heroes Award by the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Company. The Young Heroes Awards honor outstanding students in grades 4-12 who have served their community, overcome adversity or inspired others through their deeds and strength of character.
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Euphoria Warren maintains a 4.0 grade point average a Clark High. She has served as a mentor and tutored students in her neighborhood and works hard in the Peers Educating Peers Program. She has been honored by Orleans Parish School Board and the Louisiana Legislature for her academic achievements.
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Justin Stovall is the Academic Valedictorian at Centr |
