Day: February 10, 2022
Anthony Wayne Franklin
Franklin graduated from Centennial High School in Compton, California, and attended Los Angeles City College. Anthony Wayne Franklin (born June 9, 1950, at Portland, Maine) is an American manager in minor league baseball and a former infielder in the minor leagues. He spent eight seasons as manager of the Trenton Thunder, Double-A affiliate of the […]
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Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy was born on May 23, 1998, in Compton, California. His mother, Valerie, is African-American and his father was Filipino. Lacy did not really know his father and said that he came only around for special occasions, such as birthdays; he died when Lacy was ten years old. Lacy attended private school for most […]
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Guy Rochester Crowder
Guy Rochester Crowder (1940–2011) was an African-American photographer whose work appeared in many publications including the Los Angeles Sentinel. He was the first staff photographer for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the first African-American to work for that agency. Born in 1940 in Beaumont, Texas, Crowder moved with his family to Los […]
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