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Cornell Gunter

November 14, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Cornell Gunter was born on November 14, 1936 (to February 26, 1990). He was a well-known rhythm and blues and doo-wop singer in the 1950s and 1960s as a member of The Flairs and The Coasters, before joining the Los Angeles-based singing group The Platters, and being featured on their hits “Yakety Yak” and “Charlie Brown.” Cornelius E. Gunter was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, and moved to Los Angeles around 1942, where he studied at Jefferson High School. He became […]

Categories: All, Gunter, Cornell, November, November 14 • Tags: 1936, 1990, Cornell Gunter, February 26, November 14, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Victoria Kirby York

November 14, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Victoria Kirby York was born on November 14. She is an organizer, advocate, political and electoral strategist, Christian lay leader, and LGBTQ movement leader. Victoria Kirby York was born in London, England, the daughter of Vincent Kirby, a machinist, and Monica Savage, a legal secretary and travel agent; she has a sister, Felicia. Kirby York attended Blake High School for the Arts in Tampa, Florida, and received a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s in public administration from Howard University. […]

Categories: All, November, November 14, York, Victoria Kirby • Tags: November 14, Ubuntu Biography Project, Victoria Kirby York

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