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Images from 'Whitney: Tribute To An Icon'

Photo book 'Whitney: Tribute To An Icon' captures the essence of Houston

Chase Quinn
REVIEW - A complex and bittersweet understanding of Whitney Houston lays the foundation for the beautiful, new 191-page photo essay published by Atria Books, 'Whitney: Tribute To An Icon'...
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Zoe Saldana and Nina Simone

Nina Simone's daughter on Saldana casting: 'We were ignored'

Ebony.com
"We offered to get involved with all the stuff that we have, from the music, to the pictures, to her writings, to connecting them with the stories of many people who were close to my mother, and we were ignored," the daughter of the late legend stated.
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Dennis Haysbert – AllState Insurance
Dennis Haysbert has been the face of AllState Insurance for past 8 years.  Haysbert’s deep voice has been the trademark of the insurance company since 2004. AllState chose Haysbert (of 24 fame) because he is "so compelling, and the warmth with which he delivers the scripts is so credible.”   Haysbert is best known for the catchphrase, “You’re in good hands, that’s AllState’s stand.”

Classic black commerical pitchmen

Jonathan Radford
SLIDESHOW - theGrio takes a look at the many notably African-American commercial icons over the years...
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Iconic women who changed black hair standards

Madame Noire
When you think of Dirty Diana, sure, you could think about her music collection or her few movie roles. But when we look at the icon, all we see is hair...
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How much do we really know about Rosa Parks?

Blair L.M. Kelley
theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks is one of the most familiar yet least known figures in the history of the civil rights movement.
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