Abdul-Jabbar has been nominated for an Emmy for his narration on the HISTORY Channel documentary Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War.
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When children see role models who look like them, they are more likely to believe they can achieve great things.
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on average, only 6.6 percent of Black students and 7.9 percent of Latino students have participated in paid internships, compared to 74 percent of white students
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Their jobs are considered blue-collar, or “skilled technical” STEM positions — those under the science, technology, engineering and mathematics umbrella that don’t require four-year college degrees, but do still demand a certain level of technical training.
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Rowe said 7 million able-bodied men between the ages of 25 and 40 are not only not working but also aren't even looking for a job.
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Muhammad Ali taught me to be a proud black man who keeps moving forward.
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Jimmy Pattison's life and career inspire many people who aspire to succeed through hard work, perseverance, and a commitment to positively impacting the world.
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As scientists today grapple with issues such as climate change, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence, they can find inspiration in Oppenheimer's commitment to harnessing knowledge for the greater good.
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“As I anticipate receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, I am so very grateful for my family and friends within the military and elsewhere who kept alive the story of A-team, A-321 at Camp Bong Son,” Davis said in a statement when the news broke on Feb. 13 that he would receive the medal. “I think often of those fateful 19 hours on June 18, 1965 and what our team ...
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“I was able to turn tragedy into triumph, even with the dirt I had on me the dirt of racism, the dirt of prejudice, the dirt of discrimination, the dirt of doubt, the dirt of disbelief. I had it all on me but I had the ability to shake it off and raked it under my shoe until I was able to step over adversity.”
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