Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole, At One Time, The Most Successful Post-World War II, Black Pop Singer, Was Born Nathanial Adams Cole, March 17, 1919, In Alabama, Cole's Smooth Singing Style And Deep Voice Were Featured On Several Romantic Hits, In ...
Posted Tuesday, March 16th 2010 at 10:58PM
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Charles Fuller
On March 12, 1982, A Soldier's Play, A Work By Charles H. Fuller, Won The Pulitzer Prize For Drama. Fuller Is Only The Second Black Playwright To Win The Award.
A Soldier's Play Told The Story Of The Racially Charged Search B ...
Posted Thursday, March 11th 2010 at 7:18PM
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Lorraine Hansberry
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun, Opened At The Ethel Barrymore Theater In New York, City With Sidney Poitier And Claudia McNeil In The Lead Roles.
A Raisin In The Sun Ran For 530 Performances ...
Posted Wednesday, March 10th 2010 at 10:29PM
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, The Most Famous Conductor On The Underground Railroad, Died March 10, 1913, In Auburn, New York. At The Time Of Her Death Tubman Had A $40,000 Bounty On Her Head.
Tubman Personally Rescued More Than 300 Slaves ...
Posted Wednesday, March 10th 2010 at 2:35AM
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North Carolina A&T State University
On March 9. 1891, North Carolina A&T State University Was Founded, Following An Act Ratified By The North Carolina General Assembly.Originally Established As The (Agricultural & Mechanical) A&M. Co ...
Posted Monday, March 8th 2010 at 11:41PM
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Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks Died On March 5, 1770. The Event, Which Came To Be Known As The Boston Massacre, Marked The Beginning Of American's Fight For Independence From British Rule. In Effect, Attucks Became "The First Martyr Of The ...
Posted Friday, March 5th 2010 at 2:31AM
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Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks Died On March 5, 1770. The Event, Which Came To Be Known As The Boston Massacre, Marked The Beginning Of American's Fight For Independence From British Rule. In Effect, Attucks Became "The First Martyr Of The ...
Posted Friday, March 5th 2010 at 2:30AM
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Bert Williams
Egbert Austin Williams, The Legendary Comedian, Considered By Many To Be The Greatest Vaudeville Performer In The History Of The American Stage, Died On March 4, 1922.
Best Known as Bert Williams, He First Gained Notice In 1896, ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 10:47PM
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Recently, media personality, Tavis Smiley and civil rights activist, Reverend Al Sharpton have been engaged in heated conversations stemming from a New York Times quote, allegedly made by Sharpton, saying that he feels the president is wise not to " ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 3:35PM
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Track And Field Star, Jackie Joyner Kersee Was Born March 3, 1962, In East St. Louis, Illinois.
Joyner-Kersee Attended UCLA, Where She Starred In Both Track And Basketball From 1980-1985. She was honored On February 21, 1 ...
Posted Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 8:55PM
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Wilt Chamberlin
On March 2, 1962, "Wilt The Stilt" Chamberlin Scored 100 Points In A Single Basketball Game, A Feat That Has Yet To Be Duplicated. Chamberlin Made 36 Field Goals And 28 Foul Shots In That Game.Playing For The Philadelphia/San Francis ...
Posted Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 2:03AM
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Blanche Kelso Bruce
Blanche Kelso Bruce, The First Black To Serve A Full Term In The United States Senate, Was Born A Slave In Prince Edward County, Virginia, March 1, 1841, To A Plantation Owner And His Slave/Lover.He Established The First Schoo ...
Posted Sunday, February 28th 2010 at 4:30PM
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Jimmie Lee Jackson
Jimmie Lee Jackson Was Born In Marion, Alabama in December 1938. He Was A Farm Laborer And Church Deacon. He Was Also Active In The Civil Rights Movement.
On February 17, 1965, He Took Part In A Protest In Support Of Africa ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 8:53PM
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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 "Th ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 8:42PM
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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 Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 3:12AM
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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 Sunday, February 21st 2010 at 8:23PM
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Smokey Robinson
Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, William "Smokey" Robinson Was Born February 19, 1940, In Detroit Michigan
In 1958, Robinson Then Lead Singer Of The Matadors (The Group Would Eventually Change Its Name To The Miracles), ...
Posted Friday, February 19th 2010 at 1:53AM
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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 D ...
Posted Wednesday, February 17th 2010 at 11:37PM
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Hello Family & Friends,
I'm announcing the launch of the NEWLEY CREATED, BLACK IN TIME ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER FOR BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE!!
Please Note that the site is FAR FROM COMPLETE and CONTENT IS BEING ADDED DAILY. There is however, infor ...
Posted Tuesday, February 16th 2010 at 12:06AM
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Joe Frazier
On February 16,1970, Joe Frazier Knocked Out Jimmy Ellis In The 5th Round, In New York City's Madison Square Garden, To Become The World Heavyweight Boxing Champion --- Succeeding Muhammad Ali.Immediately Afterward, Frazier --- Who Up To ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 11:00PM
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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 Feature ...
Posted Sunday, February 14th 2010 at 7:10PM
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NAACP Founders
On February 12, 1909, Six Blacks, Most Of Them Former Members Of The Short-Lived Niagra Movement, And 47 Whites Founded The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP).W.E.B. DuBois, Who Served The Organization ...
Posted Friday, February 12th 2010 at 1:43AM
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