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City honors 100 top black achievers of the century
New York City named 100 top black achievers including Thurgood Marshall Whoopi Goldberg Colin Powell Don King Sammy Davis Jr Maya Angelou and Kareem Abdul Jabbar The list was announced by Howard Dodson as part of the city centennial celebrations. The selection came from 114 names submitted by 3 000 voters and was shortened by scholars.
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Thurgood Marshall
Whoopi Goldberg
Army
Colin Powell
Don King
Sammy Davis Jr
Maya Angelou
Gotham
Howard Dodson
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Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Alvin Ailey
Arthur Ashe
Ella Fitzgerald
Bill Cosby
Louis Armstrong
Philbin
Mount Rushmore
Lincoln
Jefferson
Washington
Roosevelt
Regis
Regis Philbin
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee
Gifford
South Dakota
Black Hills
Bert Parks
Atlantic City
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