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Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of Fame

Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of FameWorldPing

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo celebrates her global legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first dedicated to a Black African.

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