Subjects: “…Relief pitchers (Baseball)…”
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Table of Contents: “…Telephone Man" -- Ngugu wa Thiong'o : important Kenyan writer of the postcolonial era -- Ken Norton : heavyweight boxing champion of the 1970s -- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala : Nigerian finance minister and former World Bank economist -- Keith Powell : actor and director known for role on 30 Rock -- David Price : lefty ace for the Tampa Bay Rays -- Proof : Detroit rap artist and mentor to Eminem -- Martin Puryear : prominent sculptor know for working with natural materials -- Jessica Reedy : gospel singer who gained fame on BET's Sunday's Best -- The Roots : Grammy-winning hip-hop group and Jimmy Fallon's house band -- Macky Sall : Senegalese president elected in hard-fought election in 2012 -- Malam Bacai Sanha : president of Guinea-Bissau who died in office in 2012 -- Mona Scott-Young : mastermind of VH1's Love and Hip-Hop -- Richard Seymour : defensive lineman who helped lead Patriots to three Super Bowl titles -- Archie Shepp : protege of John Coltrane who experimented with free jazz -- Syne : Belizean rapper who restarted his career after prison term -- Norma Merrick Sklarek : first black female admitted to the American Institute of Architects -- Lee Smith : dominating relief pitcher who set all-time saves record -- J.B. Stradford : businessman falsely accused of inciting 1921 race riot in Oklahoma -- Hubert Sumlin : blues guitarist and accompanist to Howlin' Wolf -- Baratunde Thurston : comedian, television host, and author of the best-selling book How to Be Black -- Andre Watts : world-renowned classical pianist awarded the National Medal of Arts.…”
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