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Today in Black History 2.14

1946: Tony Award and Emmy Award winning entertainer and dancer Gregory Hines is born in New York City.

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Today in Black History 2.15

1964: Louis Armstrong’s “Hello Dolly” recording becomes his first and only number one record.

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Today in Black History 2.16

1970: Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the second round of their New York fight and became the world heavyweight boxing champion.

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Today in Black History 2.17

Today is the birthdate of wildly successful Basketball player and lucrative business man, Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1963.

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Today in Black History 2.18

On this day, Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio in 1931. She went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Beloved.”

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Today in Black History 2.19

1940: Soul singer William “Smokey” Robinson born in Detroit, Michigan. Smokey was an original member of Motown’s first vocal group, The Miracles.

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Today in Black History 2.21

On February 21, 1965, former Nation of Islam leader and influential Black Civil Rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City.

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Today in Black History 2.22

1989: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first Rap Grammy for the hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”

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Today in Black History 2.23

1965: Constance Baker Motley is elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.

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Today in Black History 2.24

1864: After graduating from New England Female Medical College, Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D.

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Today in Black History 2.26

1928: Singer “Fats” Domino was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

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Today in Black History 2.27

1869: Congress adopted the 15th Amendment, making it illegal for the US to deny the right to vote based on “race, color or previous condition…

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Today in Black History 2.28

1984: Musician and entertainer Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammy Awards. His album, “Thriller” remains one of the top-grossing albums of all time.

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Take A Course On Beyonce

“Politicizing Beyonce” is the name of the course being taught by Professor Kevin Allred at Rutgers University. The course will explore how the singer has…

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Wealthiest Presidents

A president’s net worth has often been tied to the economy of their time.  The way a president makes his money or made his money…

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Today in Black History 2.8

1986- Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. It remains in production for 24 years.

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Today in Black History 2.10

After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Today in Black History 2.11

1990 – After 27 years of imprisonment in South Africa, Nelson Mandela is released from jail and subsequently leads the charge to end Apartheid.

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Today in Black History 2.12

1909 - During a “call to action” meeting led by W.E.B DuBois and attended by many other black scholars and activists, the NAACP is founded.

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Today in Black History 2.13

1923: The 1st Black professional basketball team “The Renaissance” is formed. They were collectively inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1963.

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