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#05 – BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: Losing Legends

December 27, 2020

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2020 was a year of significant loss. Not only did we lost over 300,000 Americans to COVID, we also lost a few elders who transitioned to the ancestral plane. Let’s take a few moments to pay our respects. Katherine Johnson – 08.26.1918 – 02.24.2020 Thanks to Katherine, and her accomplishments, Black…

Rest in Power: Remembering Pioneering Actress and Singer Diahann Carroll

October 4, 2019

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For six decades, Oscar-nominated actress and singer, Diahann Carroll, has blessed us with her enormous talents, breaking down racial barrier after racial barrier, cementing herself and her legacy as a pioneer for Blacks, and women, in entertainment. Carroll has achieved many first such as: Becoming the first black woman to win…