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Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden (1952- )
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden is an American politician who in 2004 became the first African American Mayor-President of East Baton...
Sherman Maxwell (1907-2008)
Sherman “Jocko” Maxwell was born December 18, 1907, in Newark, New Jersey. He was an African American sports broadcaster, journalist,...
Richard Durham (1917-1984)
Richard Durham’s Destination Freedom radio program, which aired on WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois from June 27, 1948 until its cancellation...
Jack Leroy Cooper (1888-1970)
Jack L. Cooper is widely acknowledged as the first African American radio broadcaster. Cooper, born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September...
