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Damien Crawford

July 20, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Damien Crawford was born on July 20, 1985. He is a popular singer, songwriter, and performer known as “The Prince of Urban Pop,” and widely respected for his philanthropic work. His musical genre is a mix of R&B, hip-hop, and pop. Damien Crawford was born in New Jersey, the son of Turek Hill and Gina Wallace. An only child, he attended Piscataway High School, where he graduated in 2003. Following high school, Damien enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science […]

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Byron Mason

July 20, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Byron Mason was born on July 20, 1972 (to November 1, 2020). He was a longtime community builder, HIV/AIDS researcher, respected social justice advocate, and activist. Byron Mason was born in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Robert Mason, an interior architect, and Maureen Mason, a marketing research executive. He attended the De La Salle Institute, graduating in 1990, and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia State University. After undergraduate school, Byron returned to Chicago and began a career in […]

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Larry Levan

July 20, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Larry Levan was born on July 20, 1954 (to November 8, 1992). He was a legendary disc jockey, producer and remixer most known for his time at New York City’s Paradise Garage nightclub. Born Lawrence Philpot to unmarried parents Lawrence Philpot and Minnie Levan in Brooklyn, New York, Levan excelled in school despite a congenital heart condition and asthma. He was bullied while attending Erasmus High School, however, due in part to his orange dyed hair and flamboyant personality. He […]

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Tony Woods

July 20, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Tony Woods was born on July 20, 1980. He is an outstanding former military officer, Congressional candidate, SGL/LGBTQ activist, and humanitarian. Additionally, Woods has written op-eds on politics and national security for “The Washington Post,” the “Daily Beast,” and “Huffington Post,” and has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Anthony Christopher Woods was born into a military family at Travis Air Force Base in California’s Solano County. He was raised by a single mother who supported her family […]

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