Black Musicians continued to play leading roles in the recording industry in 1987. ... Other black artists with top-selling albums were Jody Watley, Smokey Robinson, L. ... In the 14th annual American Music Awards on January 26, the big winners were two black artists "Houston with five awards and Lionel Richie with four. At the New York Music Awards in April, black musicians Run/D.M.C., Gregory Abbott, and Cameo each received four awards. ... Furthermore, the Recording Industry Association of America convened a subcommittee of black executives to make recommendations on possible affirma...

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By early 1965 a new black leader had arose, whose name was Malcolm X. ... He started a militant, all black group called the Black Panthers. ... That same year, James Meridith, a black college student, enters the University of Mississippi as the first black person to enter the college after he was rejected three times because of the color of his skin. ... The Black Panther Party is formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Thurgood Marshall was the first black to be nominated for the Supreme Court in 1967. ...

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