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Luther Vandross

April 20, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Luther Vandross was born on April 20, 1951 (to July 1, 2005). He was an immensely popular singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold more than thirty million albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. was born at Bellevue Hospital in the New York City borough of Manhattan.  He was the fourth child and second son of Mary Ida Vandross and Luther Vandross, Sr. The younger Vandross was raised on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in […]

Categories: All, April, April 20, Vandross, Luther • Tags: 1951, 2005, April 20, July 1, Luther Vandross, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Rotimi Fani-Kayode

April 20, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Rotimi Fani-Kayode was born on April 20, 1955 (to December 21, 1989). He was a Nigerian photographer working principally in Britain who became one of the most important photographers of the late twentieth century. Fani-Kayode used his work to explore themes of sexuality, race, and culture through his stylized portraits and compositions. Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the second child of Chief Babaremilekun Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode and Chief Mrs. Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode. His family came from […]

Categories: All, April, April 20, Fani-Kayode, Rotimi • Tags: 1955, 1989, April 20, December 21, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Sanford E. Gaylord

April 20, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Sanford E. Gaylord was born on April 20, 1965. He is an actor, award-winning writer, and creative activist. He has more than twenty years of expertise in the field of public health with expertise in social services, civic engagement, HIV biomedical/behavioral research, implementation of federal programs, and policy priority initiatives. Sanford E. Gaylord was born in Asheville, North Carolina, to Sanford Gaylord, an airman in the U.S. Air Force, and Joyce Newman-Gaylord, a homemaker. He is close to his sister, […]

Categories: All, April, April 20, Gaylord, Sanford E. • Tags: 1965, April 20, Sanford E. Gaylord, Ubuntu Biography Project

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