Black History Month 101

For the month of February, take the time to go to the library and do some research. What if everyday you picked a different African American individual to learn more about? 28 days doesn’t give one enough time to fill our brains with the knowledge of powerful African Americans that have existed over time.

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MLK Jr. Barack Obama, Oprah, Rosa Parks, Magic Johnson, Booker T. Washington, Spike Lee, Louis Armstrong, Dr. Maya Angelou – a few names of powerful individuals in various aspects of life: entertainment, sports, civil rights, politics…

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Biography website is providing individuals with insight to fun facts as well as in depth profiles on prolific individuals. For example:

Fact #105 (via biography.com)

Revenue from musician Nat ‘King’ Cole’s record sales financed a majority of Capitol Records’ success during the 1950’s so much so, that the distinctive Capitol Records building on in Los Angeles became known as ‘the house that Nat built.’

Discover other fun facts at their website and others below:

History website

African American History – Government site

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