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  2. BlackPlanet - Wikipedia

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    BlackPlanet is an African-American social networking service for matchmaking and job postings. The company website also contains forums for discussion on political and social issues. [2] BlackPlanet was launched by internet analyst Omar Wasow on September 1, 2001. Wasow had previously created a pre-web community dubbed New York Online in 1993 ...

  3. AsianAve - Wikipedia

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    New York City, New York. , United States. Owner. Urban One. Current status. Redirected to BlackPlanet. AsianAve or Asian Avenue was a social networking service that focused on Asian Americans. The platform was shut down and the URL now redirects to its sister site, BlackPlanet .

  4. Black Codes (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Black Codes, sometimes called the Black Laws, were laws which governed the conduct of African Americans (both free and freedmen).In 1832, James Kent wrote that "in most of the United States, there is a distinction in respect to political privileges, between free white persons and free colored persons of African blood; and in no part of the country do the latter, in point of fact ...

  5. Omar Wasow - Wikipedia

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    Life. Wasow grew up in a multi-ethnic family. His father, Bernard, is of German Jewish heritage, and his mother, Eileen, is African-American. Bernard was a civil rights activist who participated in the Freedom Summer Project, which entailed registering Black voters in Mississippi.

  6. Ethecon Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Ethecon Foundation is a German environmental organisation, which describes itself as a "foundation for ethics and economy". [1] Founded in 2004, Ethecon started presenting annual awards, the Blue Planet Award which is given for actions deemed to be protecting the environment, and conversely the Black Planet Award given to those deemed to be ...

  7. TrES-2b - Wikipedia

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    TrES-2b ( Kepler -1b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star GSC 03549-02811 located 750 light years away from the Solar System. The planet was identified in 2011 as the darkest known exoplanet, reflecting less than 1% of any light that hits it. Reflecting less light than charcoal, on the surface the planet is said to be pitch black. [4]

  8. Planet Claire - Wikipedia

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    Planet Claire. " Planet Claire " is a song by the B-52's, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album in July 1979. Based on Duane Eddy 's version of Henry Mancini 's Peter Gunn theme, the single reached number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and number 24 on the Billboard dance chart in the US. [3]

  9. Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest ...

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    C1. "Fight the Power" (from Fear of a Black Planet) – 4:36 C2. "911 Is a Joke" (from Fear of a Black Planet) – 3:17 D1. "Welcome to the Terrordome" (from Fear of a Black Planet) – 5:26 E1. "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" (from Fear of a Black Planet) – 5:08 E2. "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" (from Fear of a Black Planet) – 2:47 F1.