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Discusses the life and career of the actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the movie "Jerry Maguire." ... Read more

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On January 18, 1958, Willie O'Ree stepped onto the ice at the Montreal Forum and changed the face of hockey. Racial prejudice was not Willie's only challenge: in junior hockey, an errant puck blinded Willie in his right eye. Doctors told Willie he would never play hockey again. Willie went on to play 1,288 games as a professional, in the NHL(R) and WHL over a 21-year pro career.

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The Jackie Robinson of Hockey
Although geared towards young adults, I think that everyone who is a hockey fan can benefit from reading this book.It is an inspirational story of someone who despite daily facing unjust restrictions and attitudes, persisted in pursuing a career in the game that he loved most: hockey.

I loved it!!!!
I liked this book because I play hockey and I am African-American. Willie O'Ree was a great guy and I never heard of him before reading this book. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American war film directed by Michael Bay. It features a large ensemble cast, including Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Colm Feore, Mako, Tom Sizemore, Jaime King and Jennifer Garner. It is a dramatic re-imagining of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base and the subsequent Doolittle Raid and was produced by Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer, who had previously worked on blockbusters such as Bad Boys, The Rock and Armageddon. Some of its scenes were among the last to be filmed in Technicolor. ... Read more

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Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an Americanactor. He is best known for his Academy Award-winningportrayal as Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire(1996) and his critically acclaimed performance as TréStyles in John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood (1991). ... Read more

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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor of screen and stage, as well as a playwright, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s character's father Furious Styles in Boyz N The Hood, "Cowboy Curtis" in the US television series Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and for his portrayal of singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. Currently, he stars as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Read more

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Chapters: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Obadele Thompson, Ll Cool J, Eric Holder, Shirley Chisholm, Grandmaster Flash, Ryan Leslie, Gwen Ifill, Doug E. Fresh, Barbadian American, Mr. Lif, Arturo Tappin, Nick Stewart, Cuba Gooding, Sr., List of Barbadian Americans, Omar Gooding, Mari Morrow, Arnold Josiah Ford, Lord Burgess. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 105. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is the 82 and current Attorney General of the United States and the first African American to hold the position. He is serving under President Barack Obama. Holder previously served as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, United States Attorney, Deputy Attorney General of the United States and worked at the law firm of Covington ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Ebony, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2007. The length of the article is 421 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cuba Gooding Jr.: still passionate about his craft.(CENTER STAGE)(Interview)
Author: Joy T. Bennett
Publication: Ebony (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2007
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Volume: 63Issue: 2Page: 40(1)

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This issue features Cuba and Beyonce in the new gospel, 'The Fighting Temptations'. Also how to move into a new relationship without old baggage. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on August 9, 2002. The length of the article is 499 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 9, 2002
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 8Issue: 493Page: 41(1)

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