Michael Jackson - 1984
Music Legend, Michael Jackson Swept The Grammy Awards On February 28, 1984. His LP, Thriller, Won Best Album Of 1983. The Song, "Beat It" Won Best Single And Michael Won Best Male Pop Vocalist. Released November 30, ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 9:58PM
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Elijah Muhammad
Nation Of Islam Leader, Elijah Muhammad Died February 25, 1975, In Chicago, At The Age Of 77.Elijah Muhammad Was A Powerful, Controversial Figure Who Attacked The Beliefs Of The Christian Community, Calling Christianity "The ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 3:25AM
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Roberta Flack
On The Week Beginning February 24, 1973, Singer, Roberta Flack, Had A Billboard Number One Hit Single With The Song, "Killing Me Softly With His Song." The Song Remained In That Position For Five Weeks And Won The 1974 Grammy Award ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th 2011 at 2:04AM
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Julius Erving
Basketball Legend Julius Winfield Erving, II Was Born On February 22, 1950, In Roosevelt, New York.More Popularly Known As "Dr. J," Erving Helped Launch The Modern Style Of NBA Play That Emphasizes Slam Dunks, Acrobatics And Playing ...
Posted Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 at 1:05AM
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The Antislavery Movement
The First Formal Protest Against Slavery In The Western World Took Place On February 18, 1688, By Four Mennonite Men In Germantown Pennsylvania.Francis Daniel Pastorius, Gerhard Hendricks And Derck And Abraham Op Den Graef ...
Posted Thursday, February 17th 2011 at 11:54PM
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Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole, At One Time, The Most Successful Post-World War II, Black Pop Singer, Died Of Lung Cancer On February 15, 1965. He Was 45 Years Old At The Time Of His Death.
Cole's Smooth Singing Style And Deep Voice Were Fea ...
Posted Tuesday, February 15th 2011 at 4:51AM
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson, The Man Many Consider The "Perfect" Boxer And Pound For Pound, The Greatest Pugilist To Ever Step Into The Ring, Won The Middleweight Championship, For The First Time, On February 14, 1951.
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Posted Sunday, February 13th 2011 at 7:55PM
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Barbara C. Harris
On February 11, 1989, At The Age Of 58, The Reverend Barbara C. Harris Was Ordained As Bishop Of The Episcopal Diocese Of Massachusetts And Became The First Female Bishop Of The Episcopal Church.A Worldwide Religious Organization, ...
Posted Thursday, February 10th 2011 at 11:52PM
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Alex Haley
Author, Alexander Murray Palmer Haley Died In Seattle, Washington, February 10, 1992, Of A Heart Attack. He Was Buried Beside His Childhood Home In Henning, Tennessee. Born August 11, 1921, In Ithaca, New York, Ha ...
Posted Wednesday, February 9th 2011 at 11:07PM
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Paul L. Dunbar
On February 9, 1906, Paul Laurence Dunbar Died At The Age Of 34, From Tuberculosis.Born June 27, 1872, In Dayton, Ohio, This Son Of Former Slaves Became A Prolific And Popular Turn-Of The-Century Writer. Dunbar Was The First B ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 6:10PM
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Dr. Debi Thomas
On February 8, 1986, 18 Year-Old Debi Thomas Won The Woman's Senior Singles U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Becoming The First Black American To Win The Title.In March Of That Same Year, She Defeated East Germany's ...
Posted Monday, February 7th 2011 at 8:45PM
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Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
The Exodus Of 1879 Is Generally Said To Have Begun In February Of That Year And Continued For Several Years, Thereafter.
Thousands Of Southern Blacks Migrated West Following The Abrupt End Of Reconstruction.The C ...
Posted Sunday, February 6th 2011 at 5:19PM
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Sojourner Truth
Activist Isabella Baumfree, Better Known As, Sojourner Truth, Was Commemorated On A U.S. Postage Stamp, On February 4, 1986.On The First Day Of June, 1843, She Set Out From New York, On A Historic Journey Across America.She Travele ...
Posted Friday, February 4th 2011 at 1:39AM
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Jack Johnson
Boxer, Jack Johnson Won His First Title On February 3, 1903, Beating "Denver" Ed Martin Over 20 Rounds For The World Colored Heavyweight Championship.His Efforts To Win The Full Title Were Blocked, As Then World Heavyweight Champion J ...
Posted Thursday, February 3rd 2011 at 4:09AM
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As many of you know, I've been promoting the MPB TODAY Program, for a while now. NOT simply because it's a SMART BUSINESS, but because it presents a VIABLE SOLUTION for one of the most serious problems in America, and Our Community, in particular ...
Posted Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 3:30AM
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James Weldon Johnson
On February 2, 1988, A Commemorative Stamp Of James Weldon Johnson WasIssued By The United States Postal Service As Part Of Its Black Heritage USA Series.James Weldon Johnson Was Born June 17, 1871, In Jacksonville, Florida.In ...
Posted Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 12:52AM
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson
On February 1, 1926, "The Father of Black History" - Scholar, Author, Historian And Educator, Dr. Carter G.Woodson, Initiated What We Know Today As, Black History Month.
Dr. Woodson Worked Diligently, To Make Sure T ...
Posted Tuesday, February 1st 2011 at 1:14AM
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The Thirteenth Amendment To The U.S. Constitution
On January 31, 1865, The House Of Representatives Passed The Thirteenth Amendment To The U.S. Constitution By A Narrow Margin - With 11 Democrats Defecting To The Republican Side To Vote ...
Posted Sunday, January 30th 2011 at 9:58PM
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Matthew HensonOn January 28, 1944 Explorer, Matthew Alexander Henson Received A Congressional Medal For His Work On A History-Making Expedition With Admiral Robert E. Peary, In 1909.Henson Was Born On August 8, 1866, In Charles County, MD. He ...
Posted Thursday, January 27th 2011 at 11:54PM
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Mahalia Jackson
On January 27, 1972, The Woman Known As The"Queen Of Gospel Song," Died At Age 60, In Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mahalia Jackson Was Gospel Musc's First International Superstar.Reared In New Orleans, Louisiana In The Early 1900s, Ma ...
Posted Thursday, January 27th 2011 at 1:07AM
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Bessie Coleman & Willa Brown
Bessie Coleman Was Born In Texas, January 26, 1893, To Sharecropper Parents. She Was Twelfth Of Thirteen Children. She Was Inspired To Become A Pilot By Eugene Jacques Bullard, A Black Pilot Who Flew ...
Posted Wednesday, January 26th 2011 at 3:19AM
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Constance Baker MotleyOn January 25, 1966, Constance Baker Motley Became America's First Black Female Federal Judge, After Being Appointed To The U.S. District Court For Southern New York, By President Lyndon B. Johnson.Motley Also Made History In Ot ...
Posted Tuesday, January 25th 2011 at 2:24AM
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Clarence "Big House" Gaines
Former Winston Salem State University Head Basketball Coach, Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Won His 800th Game On January 24, 1990. A Native Of Paducah, Kentucky And 1945 Graduate Of Morgan State University, ...
Posted Sunday, January 23rd 2011 at 11:33PM
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Jackie Wilson On September 29, 1975, While Performing At The Latin Casino In Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Jackie Wilson Suffered A Heart Attack. He Would Linger In A Brain-Dead State For The Next Nine Years He Died January 21, 1984, In Mount Holly, New J ...
Posted Friday, January 21st 2011 at 1:48AM
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