1.
1999 - White supremacist John King sentenced to death
White supremacist John King, one of three white men accused of chaining James Byrd to a pickup and dragging him along a Texas road until he was decapitated, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. If his death penalty is carried out, he will be the first white Texan executed for killing a black since slavery ended....
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1998 - I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly's hit single "I Believe I Can Fly" win Best Male R&B Vocal, Best Song Written for TV or a Movie and Best R&B Song Grammy Awards.
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3.
1987 - NAACP leader Edward Daniel Nixon dies
Edward Daniel Nixon, former president of the Georgia NAACP, died at age 87.
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4.
1980 - Robert E. Hayden dies
Robert E. Hayden, poet and poetry consultant to the Library of Congress, dies
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5.
1978 - Death of Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr
Death of Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr. (58), retired Air Force general and the first Black promoted to four-star rank, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado.
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6.
1975 - Death of Elijah Muhammad
Death of Elijah Muhammad (77), leader of the Nation of Islam, in Chicago. He was succeeded by his son, Wallace D. Muhammad.
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7.
1971 - President Nixon meets with Congressional Black Caucus
President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group.
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8.
1964 -
Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
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9.
1948 - Martin Luther King,Jr. Ordained
Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister
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10.
1839 - Seminoles
Seminoles and their Black allies shipped from Tampa Bay, Florida, to the West.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Black History Month Facts of the Day
1.
1966 - Kwame Nkrumah ousted in military coup
Elected leader and first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, ousted in military coup while he is away on a peace mission to Vietnam.
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2.
1940 - Heavyweight boxer Jimmy Ellis born
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis was born James Albert Ellis in Louisville, Kentucky. Ellis won the World Boxing Association title after beating Jerry Quarry in April 1968.
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3.
1868 - House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
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4.
1864 - First Black Woman to receive an M.D.
2/24/1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833. She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.
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5.
1811 - Bishop Daniel Payne born
Bishop of AME Church Daniel Payne born
1966 - Kwame Nkrumah ousted in military coup
Elected leader and first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, ousted in military coup while he is away on a peace mission to Vietnam.
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2.
1940 - Heavyweight boxer Jimmy Ellis born
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis was born James Albert Ellis in Louisville, Kentucky. Ellis won the World Boxing Association title after beating Jerry Quarry in April 1968.
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3.
1868 - House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
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4.
1864 - First Black Woman to receive an M.D.
2/24/1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833. She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.
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5.
1811 - Bishop Daniel Payne born
Bishop of AME Church Daniel Payne born
Monday, February 22, 2010
BHM Fact of the Day
1. 1995 - Melvin Franklin dies
Bass Singer Melvin Franklin of The Temptations died of complications following a brain seizure in Los Angeles. He was 53.
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2. 1979 - Frank E. Peterson Jr.
Frank E. Peterson Jr. named the first Black general in the Marine Corps.
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3. 1965 - Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President
Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.
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4. 1929 - Baseball catcher Elston Gene Howard born
Baseball catcher Elston Gene Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1965, Howard signed a $70,000 contract with the NY Yankees and became the highest paid player in the history of baseball at the time.
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5. 1925 - Politician Louis Stokes born
Louis Stokes, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and member of the US House of Representatives, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Stokes was the first African American elected to the House from Ohio.
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6. 1915 - Reconstruction congressman Robert Smalls dies
Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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7. 1895 - William H Heard
William H. Heard, AME minister and educator, named minister to Liberia.
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8. 1869 - Louisiana governor signed public accommodations
Louisiana governor signed public accommodations law.
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9. 1868 - W.E.B. DuBois born
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (W.E.B. Du Bois) was born on this day.
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10. 1868 - Dr.William Edward Burghardt DuBois
On this day Dr.William Edward Burghardt DuBois, educator and civil rights advocate, is born in Great Barrington, Mass.
Bass Singer Melvin Franklin of The Temptations died of complications following a brain seizure in Los Angeles. He was 53.
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2. 1979 - Frank E. Peterson Jr.
Frank E. Peterson Jr. named the first Black general in the Marine Corps.
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3. 1965 - Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President
Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.
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4. 1929 - Baseball catcher Elston Gene Howard born
Baseball catcher Elston Gene Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1965, Howard signed a $70,000 contract with the NY Yankees and became the highest paid player in the history of baseball at the time.
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5. 1925 - Politician Louis Stokes born
Louis Stokes, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and member of the US House of Representatives, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Stokes was the first African American elected to the House from Ohio.
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6. 1915 - Reconstruction congressman Robert Smalls dies
Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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7. 1895 - William H Heard
William H. Heard, AME minister and educator, named minister to Liberia.
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8. 1869 - Louisiana governor signed public accommodations
Louisiana governor signed public accommodations law.
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9. 1868 - W.E.B. DuBois born
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (W.E.B. Du Bois) was born on this day.
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10. 1868 - Dr.William Edward Burghardt DuBois
On this day Dr.William Edward Burghardt DuBois, educator and civil rights advocate, is born in Great Barrington, Mass.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Blog Under Construction!
The Blackline blog will be undergoing massive construction over the next few days. When it is revamped, you won't be able to turn away.
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And the Winners Are....
Congratulations to Blackline's Man & Woman of the Year!!! Miss Christina Royster and Mr. Q'Ryan O'Quinn!!! Our winners were honored at our Black Love/Black History Release party this past Thursday! Thanks to all those who came out, it was truly a success! we look forward to seeing Mr. Quinn and Miss Royster on the cover of our next issue!!!
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