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The Thankful Poor is an 1894 painting by the African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner. It is a genre
painting of two African Americans praying at a table and shares themes with Tanner's other works like The
Banjo Lesson (1893). The painting is considered a milestone in African-American art, notably for its
countering of racial stereotypes by portraying African-American culture in a dignified manner. This Kenneth Kaunda
depiction was influenced by Tanner's father and the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Despite its
popularity with critics, The Thankful Poor was Tanner's last African-American genre work before he began
to focus on biblical scenes. After remaining hidden for years, the painting was discovered in a storage closet  The first pr
of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in 1970, before being purchased by Camille and Bill Cosby in 1981
for their private collection. In 2020, the painting was sold by the Cosbys to Art Bridges, a foundation created  A new gov
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The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). These 50
players were selected through a vote by a panel of media members, former players and
coaches, and current and former general managers. In addition, the top ten head
coaches and top ten single-season teams in NBA history were selected by media
members as part of the celebration. The list was announced by NBA
commissioner David Stern on October 29, 1996, at the hotel Grand Hyatt New York, the
former site of the Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed on
June 6, 1946. Forty-seven of the fifty players were later assembled in Cleveland, during
the halftime ceremony of the 1997 All-Star Game. At the time of the announcement, 11
players were active; all have subsequently retired. Shaquille O'Neal (pictured) was the
last to be active in the NBA, retiring at the end of the 2010–11 season. (Full list...)
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leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. This publicity still
was taken by George Hurrell for her film debut in Howard Hug
on to star in more than twenty films, including opposite Marily
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Photograph credit: George Hurrell

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