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Black History Month Spotlight: Muhammad Ali (Video)
Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston to become the world's heavyweight champ.
On this day, February 25, in 1964, Muhammad Ali became the world heavyweight champion of the world by defeating Sonny Liston with a signature knock out punch that was nicknamed the “Phantom” punch ( maybe because you don’t see that one coming). Born January 17, 1942, the fast talking, sharp witted 22-year old Ali was on top of the world. He had already earned himself a gold medal in Rome at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He went on to have a successful, but at times troubled, life in the world of boxing. (more…)
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Black History Month Spotlight: Rebecca Lee Crumpler
24. February 2010
On this day, February 24, in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler (born in 1833) became the first Black woman to to receive the M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. But first, she would work as a nurse from 1852 to 1860 in Massachusetts. According to the National Institutes of Health, she was raised by her aunt who spent a lot of time caring for sick neighbors which probably guided her career path. (more…)
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Black History Month Spotlight: W.E.B. DuBois
23. February 2010
On this day in 1868, the elite W.E.B. DuBois was born in Barrington, Mass. He was consumed by the injustice the world heaped upon Black America and was certain that he would make the difference they needed through simply sharing the beacon of education by example. He was a true renaissance man and was called “The Father of Pan-Africanism.” His commitment to the rights of black people was unparalleled and he lived his life in the hopes that we would follow his lead. (more…)
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Black History Month Spotlight: ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier (Video)
16. February 2010
Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis, February 16, 1970.
On this day 40 years ago, Joe Frazier, also known as Smokin’ Joe, became the boxing world heavyweight champion. At age 26, Frazier managed to knock out Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round (more…)
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Black History Month Spotlight: Nelson Mandela Freed (Video)
11. February 2010
Nelson Mandela
On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was 71, and finally freed after being imprisoned 27 years as a political prisoner. He was a lawyer for the Transkei homeland and was convicted of treason and sabotage in June 1964. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He spent most of his sentence on Robben Island, off Cape Town, doing hard labour. He had been offered early release on numerous occasions since the 1980s from the government in Pretoria, but refused because of the conditions attached. (more…)
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Black History Month Spotlight: Jack Johnson (Video)
3. February 2010
Jack Johnson
Today in 1903, Jack Johnson became the first African American to become the first African American heavyweight boxing champion of the world. But Jack Johnson was more than a boxer making headlines with his blackness. At the turn of the century, he let the whole world know that he would do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted and he could afford it. He was a man and an infamous (more…)
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25. February 2010
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