Madame Lillian Evanti
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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
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Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston
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Matthew Alexander Henson
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Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche
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Dr. Sebi (Alfredo Darrington Bowman)
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David Maurice Robinson
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James Augustine Healy
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Barack Hussein Obama II
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Rev. Walter Edward Fauntroy
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