This Day in Black History: March 1, 1890
The Supreme Court of California began allowing Black students to enroll in public schools on March 1, 1890.
Thanks to one father's fight, African-Americans in Visalia, California, were able to enroll in ...
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William Henry Hastie Jr. (November 17, 1904 – April 14, 1976) was an American lawyer, judge, educator, public official, and civil rights advocate. He was the first African American to serve as Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federa ...
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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on Ma ...
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Maxie Cleveland "Max" Robinson, Jr. (May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) was an American broadcast journalist, most notably serving as co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings from 1978 until 1983. Robinson is note ...
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Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African America ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 8:15PM
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Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she recei ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 7:51PM
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Bubba Smith
Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith (February 28, 1945 – August 3, 2011) was an American football defensive end and actor. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American honors on the Spartans fo ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 7:32PM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 28, 1984
Michael Jackson’s Thriller wins a record-setting eight Grammy awards.
Pop legend Michael Jackson set the record for most Grammy wins in a single night when his album Thriller earned him eight awards. Thril ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 6:39PM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 28, 1964
Jazz great Thelonious Monk covered Time magazine on Feb. 28, 1964.
Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was a giant of American music. On Feb. 28, 1964, he was featured on the cover of Time magazine, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 6:25PM
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Tasha Smith
Tasha Smith (born February 28, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She began her career in a starring role on the NBC comedy series Boston Common (1996–97), and she later appeared in numerous movies and television s ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 1:57PM
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Private First Class James Anderson, Jr.
The first Black U.S. Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, Private First Class James Anderson, Jr. died on February 28, 1967 during an unconscionable act of heroism.
The Medal of Honor, Amer ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 9:58AM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 28, 1784
Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American woman to publish a book, died at the age of 31 on Feb. 28, 1784.
Phillis Wheatley only lived to be 31, but she broke color barriers during her short life as t ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 9:45AM
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Did You Know a Black Woman Invented the Home Security System? | WATCH
Story by Ny MaGee •
Marie Van Brittan Brown was an American nurse who, in 1966, invented a video home security system to see who was at her front door.
She was able to comm ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 8:29PM
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Keke Palmer Has Welcomed Her First Child: "Born During Black History Month, With a Name to Match"
Story by Monica Sisavat •
Keke Palmer is a mom! The 29-year-old actor gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Leodis Andrellton Jackson, wit ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 7:45PM
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 3:00PM
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Debi Thomas
Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American former figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Kata ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 11:12AM
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throug ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 10:58AM
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CULVER CITY, California— From trophy to tyrant, outcast to outlaw, loner to leader, mayor to mutineer … how will The Power transform you? Today, Prime Video debuted the electrifying official trailer and key art for the global thriller The Power. The ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 2:08AM
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Congressman James E O'Hara
James Edward O'Hara (February 26, 1844 – September 15, 1905) was an American politician and attorney who in 1882, after Reconstruction, was the second African American to be elected to Congress from North Carolina. He w ...
Posted Sunday, February 26th 2023 at 9:36PM
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Wallace Fard Muhammad
Feb 26, 1877
Wallace D. Fard aka Wallace Fard Muhammad /f ə . ˈ r ɑː d/ (born February 26, 1877) was a co-founder of the Nation of Islam. He arrived in Detroit in 1930 with an obscure background and s ...
Posted Sunday, February 26th 2023 at 7:17PM
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Camp Atwater (1921– )
Camp Atwater is a cultural, educational, and recreational camp designed for the children of African American professionals. The camp, founded in 1921 by Dr. William De Berry, was located in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. I ...
Posted Sunday, February 26th 2023 at 6:53PM
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Muhammad Ali Becomes World Heavyweight Champion
On February 25, 1964, underdog Cassius Clay, better known as Muhammad Ali, fought defending champion Charles "Sonny" Liston for the world heavyweight title in Miami Beach, Florida. Although it was ne ...
Posted Sunday, February 26th 2023 at 9:07AM
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Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in Ne ...
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