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Photo: Leontyne Price

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Leontyne Price, winner of 15 Grammy Awards and the first black opera singer to perform on television.

Photo: Ray Charles

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Ray Charles, R&B, blues and pop musician.

A South African nationalist and politician, Nelson Mandela became the first freely-elected president of South Africa in 1994. He implemented several social reforms and was a key player in the development of a democratic South Africa.

Photo: Sidney Poitier

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Sidney Poitier, the second black to receive an Academy Award and the first actor to insist a certain percentage of black crew members be present for films on which he worked.

Photo: Whitney Houston

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Whitney Houston, the first female artist to have an album debut at number one on the charts.

Photo: Morgan Freeman

By | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Morgan Freeman, actor, winner of one Golden Globe award and nominee for four Oscars.

Text-a-friend: the high-tech approach to cheating

By Ravi Umarji | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

During his Modern World History final exam last year, Mike, a senior, came to a difficult question. After mulling it over and failing to come up with the right answer, he decided to turn to text-messaging. Quietly, Mike put his head down on his desk and pretended to sleep while texting his friend the question under his desk. The friend texted the answer back to Mike, who quickly bubbled it in " all without the teacher noticing.

Photo: Nelson Mandela

By | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Nelson Mandela, South African nationalist and politician and the first freely-elected president of South Africa in 1994.

Photo: "Cursed" movie poster

By | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Ken Griffey, Jr.

By Adith Sekaran | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Ken Griffey, Jr. is the starting center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds. Griffey, whose father was also a legendary baseball player, recently entered the 500 Homerun Club and has been playing baseball throughout his life.

Shirley Chisholm

By Zahra Gordon | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Legendary politician Shirley Chisholm died on Jan. 1, 2005 at the age of 80, but her spirit lives on. She was the first black woman elected to Congress and worked endlessly for the rights of women and minorities.

Maryland fans are over the top

By Grace Harter | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

In the world of college basketball, March Madness is almost here, which means a month of exciting games, intense rivalries and rowdy fan behavior.

Photo: Ken Griffey, Jr.

By | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Ken Griffey, Jr., black baseball player who won every American League Gold Glove award as an outfielder in the 1990s and won the Most Valuable Plater during the 1997 season after hitting 56 homeruns, 147 RBIs and averaging .304.

Photo: Metro - Dusit

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: 250 keanu reeves in "constantine"

By | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The brooding Keanu Reeves as John Constantine in "Constantine."

Photo: Booker T. Washington

By | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute and intellectual.

Photo: Fort Totten Station

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Metro - Tony Cheng

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Isaac Hayes

By Danny Scheer | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about (Shaft!) Right on You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother - (Shut your mouth) Anybody who has heard these lyrics before knows that the deep, sultry voice who sings the funky beat is talking about "Shaft." But most people do not know much about the man behind the infamous Shaft theme, Isaac Hayes.