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    Tyra Banks is a supermodel and talk show host. She is now best known as judge of the reality show "America's Next Top Model." Banks is one of only four black people and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine. In 1997, she was chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog, making her the first black person to be so honored.

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February is Black History Month, a federally recognized, annual celebration that has existed since 1926 It provides the opportunity for all Americans to reflect on the significant roles that African Americans have played in the shaping of U.S. history.

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