today in black history

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Franklin A. Thomas was named president of the Ford Foundation in 1979, the first Black to run the philanthropy.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 6

POSTED: February 11, 2009, 9:16 am

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Dilettante J. Bass and Shareef Nash – Two young brothers making change.

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