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Huja, the city's longtime planning director, also served on council for several years.
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Meghin Moore/VPM NewsThe longtime science teacher and Rio District representative was sworn in last week. -
Hulton Archive/Getty Images/Hulton ArchiveThe poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
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Jacquelyn Martin/APShe founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and was an advocate for many causes.
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Al Messerschmidt/WireImage / Getty ImagesMays is widely considered to be the greatest baseball player of all time.
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Hiroko YodaNegishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesFeinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated.
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Courtesy/City of PetersburgPetersburg mourns 79-year-old Richard Stewart, a prominent figure in the city who dedicated his life to preserving Black History.
