Remembering Maya Angelou.
Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on
April 4, 1928, and died on May 28, 2014.
Here are five
facts in honor
of the poet.
1. Angelou was the second poet
in history to read a poem at a
presidential inauguration.
2. She worked with both
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
3. She was named Wake Forest University's first Reynolds Professor of American Studies in 1982.
4. Angelou was the
first Black woman to
conduct a streetcar
in San Francisco.
5. Prior to becoming
a poet, she was in an
opera, ‘Porgy and Bess,’
and a journalist.
Happy Birthday,
Maya Angelou!
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Memorial Day , by the Numbers.
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45 million veterans, have served during wartime.
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during combat. .
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in 1873. .
96 members of the 116th Congress , have served in the military. .
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This Day in History: , First African-American College Is Chartered.
April 29, 1854.
Ashmun Institute was
established in southern
Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Created by an act of the
Pennsylvania legislature, the
institution was named after Jehudi Ashman.
Ashman was the U.S. agent
who assisted in the preservation
of an African-American colony in
Africa that later became Liberia.
The institution named after
him was initially chartered to
provide theological, scientific and
classical training to African-Americans.
Under its first college
president, John Pym Carter,
Ashmun Institute opened on January 1, 1857.
It was renamed Lincoln University
in 1866, after the end of the U.S. Civil War
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Morgan Freeman Thinks , Black History Month Is Insulting.
TMZ reports that the 85-year-old actor made his feelings known while speaking with 'The Sunday Times.'.
He was promoting his new movie, 'A Good Person.'.
Black History Month is an insult. You're going to relegate my
history to a month?, Morgan Freeman, to 'The Sunday Times'.
Freeman went on to say that he also
dislikes the term "African American.".
I don't subscribe to that title. Black people have had different titles all the way back to the n-word and I do not know how these things get such a grip, but everyone uses 'African American.' , Morgan Freeman, to 'The Sunday Times'.
What does it really mean? Most Black people in this part of the world are mongrels. And you say Africa as if it's a country when it's a continent, like Europe, Morgan Freeman, to 'The Sunday Times'.
Freeman's comments came in response
to the interviewer asking him if he felt the same way about race as he did in 2005.
I'm going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man, Morgan Freeman, via 2005 interview.
That prompted Freeman to delve into Black History Month and the term "African American.".
He also said he agrees with Denzel Washington once saying, "I'm very proud
to be Black, but Black is not all I am.".
Yes, exactly. I'm in total agreement. You can't
define me that way, Morgan Freeman, to 'The Sunday Times'
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This Day in History: , Kendrick Lamar Becomes the
First Rapper to Win the Pulitzer Prize.
April 16, 2018.
Lamar was awarded the
Pulitzer Prize for Music for his
extraordinary 2017 album, 'DAMN.'.
It was the first time the
prestigious award had been granted
to a genre outside of classical music or jazz.
According to the Pulitzer Prize administrator,
the decision to recognize
Lamar's work was unanimous.
['DAMN' is] a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life, Pulitzer Prize
Awarding Committee.
Lamar grew up during the 1990s
in Compton, CA, surrounded by the
influence of artists like Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre.
His previous album efforts
became known for their social commentary.
A fellow nominee called Lamar
“one of the greatest living American composers, for sure.”
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This Day in History:, Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier.
April 15, 1947.
The 28-year-old baseball player
became the first African American
to play for Major League Baseball.
The Georgia native stepped onto the grass
of Ebbots Field in Brooklyn as a Brooklyn Dodger.
Two years later,
the star infielder was named the
National League's MVP as well as a batting champ.
He led his team to six National League
pennants and the World Series in 1955.
Robinson was subjected
to the racism of both players and
baseball fans throughout his career.
Jim Crow laws forced him to dine
at different restaurants and stay at
different hotels than the rest of his team.
Robinson was inducted into
the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
His number, 42, was the the first to be retired in 1997
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This Day in History: Young
Muhammad Ali Knocks out
Sonny Liston for First World Title.
February 25, 1964.
Cassius Clay was just 22-years-old
when he beat the world champion
in a seven round TKO...
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