Black History Fact: Florence Griffith Joyner
We all remember Flo Jo with her long nails and fast speed-I had all her dolls and watched every match that she had. I wanted to celebrate her accomplishments she achieved in her life time. Black...
View ArticleBlck History Fact: Beyonce Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles – September 4, 1981 An award-winning singer, songwriter and actress is the first African-American woman to win the “Songwriter of the Year” award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards...
View ArticleBlack History Fact: Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Biography (1928-) Speaking on such topics as her Childhood, The Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., The JFK Assassination, Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Parks, The Space Race, and...
View ArticleBlack History Fact: Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey (Born Jan. 29, 1954, Kosciusko, Miss., U.S.) American television personality whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre. Winfrey moved to Milwaukee,...
View ArticleBlack History Fact: Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther, Jr King Biography (1929 – 1968) Baptist minister and civil rights leader. Born Michael Luther King, Jr., on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The grandson and son of Baptist...
View ArticleBlack History Facts: Nelson (Rolihlahla) Mandela
Nelson (Rolihlahla) Mandela Biography (1918 – ) South African statesman and president (1994-99). Born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. Mandela’s father had four wives and...
View ArticleBlack History Fact: Whoopi Goldberg
Did you guys know that Whoopi Goldberg real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson? Did you also know that she made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie? A mistreated black woman in the...
View ArticleBlack History Facts: The Cosby Show
One of the biggest African American television show was created by a black man Bill Cosby. The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons...
View ArticleBlack History Fact: Alex Haley Roots
I must admit Roots has changed my adult life- I watched it while I was little but didn’t understand what it meant pass Kunta Kinte getting his foot cut off. I watched Roots six months ago with my...
View ArticleBlack History Fact: Frederick Douglas
The foremost African American abolitionist in antebellum America, Frederick Douglass (ca. 1817-1895) was the first African American leader of national stature in United States history. Frederick...
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