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Archive >> October 2007
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James Weldon Johnson:
In November, 1900, James Weldon Johnson And His Brother, John Rosemond Johnson, Composed The Song, "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing," Generally Known As The Black National Anthem.
Author And Educator James Weldon Johnson Served As General Secretary Of The NAACP From 1920 - 1930, Resigning To Teach Creative Literature At Fisk University. Johnson Was The First Black Executive Secretary Of The NAACP.
Johnson Was A True Renaissance Man. During His Distinguished Career He Was A Lawyer, Diplomat (U.S. Consul To Venezuela And Nicaragua), Educator, Civil Rights Activist
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A recent study which was the most extensive ever on African American women and breast cancer has confirmed that breast cancer is more aggressive in African American women and also more likely to return later on. So we all know what that means don't we? Please ladies go get yourselves checked out. Breast Cancer is no joke and the earlier it's detected the better. You can read the full story here:
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Ethel Waters:
The
Woman Many Consider The First Black American Superstar, Singer/Actress,
Ethel Waters, Was Born On October 31, 1836, In Chester Pennsylvania.
Waters Began Her Career Was A Nightclub Singer, Using The Stage Name, "Sweet Mama Stringbean." During The 1920's And 1930's She Recorded Numerous Hit Songs Including "Stormy Weather," Am I Blue?," "Dinah," "The Saint Louis Blues" And "Oh Daddy."
She Starred As
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Click the link below to check out this very funny clip of Barack Obama dancing on Ellen DeGeneres's show. I don't want to talk about the man's dancing but let's be thankful that he found his calling as a politician...lol
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/page/page/1307246.htm
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Muhammad Ali:
On
October, 30, 1974, 50 Million People Watched As Muhammad Ali Regained
The Heavyweight Boxing Title From Then Champion, George Foreman.
Held
In Kinshasa, Zaire, The "Rumble In The Jungle," As It Was Known, Was
The First Heayweight Title Bout Held In An African Country.
In
One Of the Most Dramatic Fights In Boxing History, Ali's Straegy (The
Rope-A-Dope), Was To Lay On The Ropes And Let
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A white supremacy group called the Nationalist Movement has planned a march in Jena on Martin Luther King Day 01/21/08 to protest the holiday itself and to defeat the demands of Al Sharpton. You can read the entire story by clicking the link below:
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