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Widow of first black billionaire keeps his memory alive

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Loida Lewis and musician P. Diddy before Sunday's event.

Loida Lewis and musician P. Diddy before Sunday's event.

The Lewis Estate.

The Lewis Estate.

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By Irene Silverman on Jul 7, 2008
Here in the star-spangled Hamptons, where the same celebrities ricochet from one fund-raiser to another to rub elbows with the same moneyed partygoers every weekend, last Sunday’s oceanside barbecue to... more

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