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Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Today in Black America: 04.24.09

With Brette Dawson

POSTED: November 30, -0001, 12:00 am

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A recap of the top stories impacting Black America on April 24, 2009.

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