today in black history

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

From The Bottom Up: Segment 1

POSTED: December 19, 2008, 1:39 am

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Philadelphia International Records founder Kenny Gamble talks about change and rebuilding communities.

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