Sunday, February 27, 2011

black history month

Black History
Week 4
1. Member of the New York City Opera: Todd Duncam 1945
2. Member of the Metrapolitan Opera Co. 1955
3. Male Grammy award winner Count Basie 1958
4. Female Grammy award Winner Ella Fitzerald 1958.
5. African American First – film, first Oscar: HATTIE Mc Daniel, 1940.(SUPPORTING ACTRESS ) IN gone with the wind.
6. Oscar best actor Sidney Poitier 1963 in Lilies of the field.
7. Oscar best actress Halle Berry 2001 Monster’s Ball.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Black Achievements

Black History Month
Week 3
1- Al Sharpton- Social and political activist, religious leader. Born Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr Oct.3,1954 in Brooklyn, New York.2
2- Kweisi Mfume- Former President and C E O of the National Association for the advancement of Colored People.
3- Berry Gordy –Entrepreneur. Gordy founded the Motown Record Corporation in 1959. The most successful black- owned music company in the United States,where he developed the careers of many greats performers of the 1960’s and 70’s, including Diana Ross and the Supremes, and Michael Jackson.

Monday, February 7, 2011

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Febuary
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black history month

WEEK-2
1- African- American Civil Rights movement (1955-1968.
2- High point of the Civil rights movement was 1963. March on WASHINGTON for jobs and freedom which brought more than250,000 marchers to the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington D.C . to speech out for an end to Southem racial violence and police brutality, equal opportunity in employment, equal access in education and public accommodations.
3- Voting rights act 1965.
4- Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson ran for DEMOCRATIC Party’s presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.
5- Barack Obama first black president. He is 44th president of the United States on Nov.4,2008 and inaugurated on Jan. 20,2009.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Black Achievements

African American Achievements
1. Marian Anderson- First black member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, in 1955.
2. Arthur Ashe- First black to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating Jimmy Connors in 1975.
3. Guion Bluford- First African- American Astronaut to launch into space, in 1983.
4. Dr. Mae Jenison-First black women astronaut to launch into space, in 1992.
5. Simmie Knox- First African- American to paint an official presidential portrait [ Bill Clinton].
6. Condoleezza Rice – First black women Secretary of State, in 2005.
7. Carl Stokes- First black Mayor of a major American City, in 1967 (Cleveland ).
8. Willie Thrower- First black quarterback, in 1953.
9. Jack Johnson- First African American world heavyweight boxing champion ,in1908.
10. James Meredth- First black graduate of the University of Mississippi, in 1963

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

black history month

Black History Month
This month talk to family about black history. Take a day to sit down and have dinner together and everyone bring black history facts to the table to talk about. This is also a good time to fine about black history facts in your family. Blacks have done a lot of things that unless you search for it you will never know you will be surprise. Go to Wikipedia encyclopedia. Com. Or just go to black history facts. This also can be family time to talk.
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