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Month: February 2008

Black History Day 22

02/29/200802/22/2008 by Lorenzo Johnson

In 1970, Chris Dickerson was the FIRST African American to win the body building title of Mr. America. The FIRST Black Mayor of Atlanta was Maynard Jackson, who entered Morehouse College at the age of 14 and graduated with honors from Law School in 1964. In 1866, David Livingstone disappeared after entering Africa’s interior in … Read moreBlack History Day 22

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Silver Anniversary 1939

08/08/201402/22/2008 by k. christian

A number of you have asked me what was Founder Taylor’s profession? I asked Bro. Hall a few years ago, and he told me that Founder Taylor retired from the Smithsonian Institute, but he never told me his profession. He told me that Founder Taylor was very active in a number of business and civic … Read moreSilver Anniversary 1939

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Black History Day 21

02/29/200802/21/2008 by Lorenzo Johnson

In 1936, Orson Welles directed an all black cast to perform the Shakespearian play Macbeth. The play was performed at the Lafayette Theater in Harlem, New York City. The US President who formed the “so-called” Black Cabinet in 1933 was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He appointed several prominent African Americans to key advisory positions. In 1958, … Read moreBlack History Day 21

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Black History Day 20

02/29/200802/20/2008 by Lorenzo Johnson

Boston, Massachusetts is where you may visit the OLDEST African American church. Named the “African American Meeting House“, it was chartered in 1806 with funds raised by Cato Gardner, an escaped slave. Two words which are leftover from the language of African slaves are Goober (meaning peanut) and Gumbo (meaning okra). The NAACP Field Secretary … Read moreBlack History Day 20

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Black History Day 19

02/29/200802/19/2008 by Lorenzo Johnson

Hey, even the one posting can learn something. I got these facts for today from a young lady on my ALUMNI listserv. So just that no one will say that I don’t give credit, I am saying up front that this is NOT from my research. All of this was just STRAIGHT UP handed to … Read moreBlack History Day 19

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