The people and moments that influenced the university and nation Celebrated throughout February, Black History Month honors the achievements of Black Americans and recognizes their central role in U.S. history. How and when Black History Month originated is a lesson with ties to Michigan.
Also known as African American History Month, the event dates back to February 1926 when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans designated the second week of February (to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass) as Negro History Week.
Fifty years later, former U.S. President and Michigan congressman Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month as a month-long opportunity to formally honor the accomplishments of Black Americans “in every area of endeavor throughout history.”
Kobe Bryant: Pilot error likely caused helicopter crash
Investigators say the pilot of the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter likely became disoriented in fog during the flight. The basketball star s death sent shockwaves throughout the sports world.
Kobe Bryant was the big star on the basketball court and around the world
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined Tuesday that the pilot on the fateful helicopter trip that killed Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was to blame for the crash in January 2020.
In addition to Bryant and the pilot, Bryant s daughter, Gianna, and six other passengers were killed in the crash. There were no survivors.
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Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez party unmasked at Super Bowl with Jennifer Lopez, Patriots’ Robert Kraft, N.J.’s Shaquille O’Neal, Meek Mill
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Posted Feb 08, 2021
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, left, and Alex Rodriguez took in the Super Bowl together on Sunday.AP
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Politics makes strange bedfellows. So do Super Bowls.
Rubin posted a picture on Instagram from the Super Bowl with the caption “halftime with the boys!!!” It’s worth noting that at the least-attended Super Bowl in NFL history amid the COVID-19 crisis (only 25,000 fans in the stands), no one in the picture was wearing a mask or practicing social distancing.
Indiana Pacers in 1997. He vowed to be on the job for only three years.
The three-time NBA MVP award winner was successful in his coaching tenure, earning the NBA Coach of the Year award in 1998 while leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals against Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
In his last season at the helm, the Pacers secured a berth in the
2000 NBA Finals. He resigned following the six-game loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and fulfilled his promise.
Bird was named the Pacers president of basketball operations in 2003. He was named
NBA Executive of the Year in 2012. He is the only person in National Basketball Association history to be named NBA MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.