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Sunday, August 12, 2012

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“Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Black History Facts

James West's research in sound technology led to the development of foil-electret transducers used in 90 percent of all microphones built today and in most new telephones being manufactured. West holds 47 U.S. and more than 200 foreign patents on microphones and techniques for making polymer foil-electrets. He was inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame in 1999.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Black History Facts

African-American surgeon Charles R. Drew is often credited with the invention of the first large-scale blood bank.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Movie: The Movie

Black History Facts

David Crosthwait, Jr., who created the heating system for New York City's Radio City Music Hall, holds 39 U.S. patents and 80 international patents pertaining to heating, refrigeration and temperature regulating systems.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Black History Facts

Upon her death in 2003, singer Nina Simone's ashes were spread across the continent of Africa, per her last request.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Black History Facts

Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshal said he was punished for misbehavior in school by being forced to write copies of the Constitution. He said this later piqued his interest in politics.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Black History Facts

Musician Bo Diddly reportedly got his name from the diddley bow, an African instrument with one string.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Black History Facts

Bessie Coleman was the first licensed African-American pilot in the world. She received aviation instruction in France

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Black History Facts

Booker T. Washington was the first African-American formally invited to the White House.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Black History Facts

In 1987, Ben Carson, a skilled neurosurgeon, led the first successful operation to separate a pair of Siamese twin infants who were joined at the back of the head.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Black History Facts

Marian Anderson, a gifted contralto singer, was the first African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Black History Facts

Madame C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) invented specialized hair products for African-American hair and became the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. 

Friday, February 17, 2012

Black History Facts

Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion, patented a wrench in 1922.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Black History Facts

In her early life, Coretta Scott King was as well known as a singer as she was as a civil rights activist. The young soprano won a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she met future husband, Martin Luther King jr.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

It's Black History Month Charlie Brown - with David Alan Grier

Black History Facts

In 1959, Ella Fitzgerald became the first African-American woman to earn a Grammy Award. She won five awards that year, including an award for best jazz soloist and one for best female pop vocalist.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Monday, February 13, 2012

Black History Facts

Before becoming a professional baseball player, Jackie Robinson played football for the semipro Honolulu Bears.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Black History Facts

Black civil rights activist Ida B. Wells was one of the first American women to continue to keep her last name after her marriage.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Black History Facts

Civil Rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard University

Friday, February 10, 2012

Black History Facts

In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first black astronaut to travel in space.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Black History Facts

Before Forest Whitaker was a film star, he was accepted to the Music Conservatory at the University of Southern California to study opera as a tenor.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Black History Facts

As a young girl in Harlem, Althea Gibson was a local table tennis champion. Her skills were eventually noticed by musician Buddy Walker, who invited her to play tennis on local courts.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Black History Facts

A serious student, Condoleezza Rice entered college at the age of 15, and was an assistant professor at Stanford by age 26.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Black History Facts

"Strange Fruit", the song about black lynching in the south made famous by blues singer Billie Holiday, was originally a poem written by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher from the Bronx.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Anchorwoman Sausage Blooper

Black History Facts

Lonnie G. Johnson, an engineer who performed spacecraft system design for NASA, invented the Super Soaker water gun — the number one selling toy in America in 1991.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Black History Facts

"Howlin' Wolf" was one of the most important blues singers, songwriters and musicians, influencing popular rock groups like The Beatles. Unlike many blues artists, Howlin' Wolf maintained financial success throughout his life, and held a stable marriage.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Black History Facts

Writer Maya Angelou worked as the first black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco, California, before graduating from high school.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Black History Facts

In 1965, comedian Bill Cosby became the first African-American to star in a network television show when he co-starred with Robert Culp in the action-adventure show, I Spy.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Black History Facts

Muhammad Ali, the self-proclaimed "greatest boxer of all time" was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.

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