Jan 27, 2021
Black History Month is a month-long celebration that honors the contributions of African Americans throughout history. Historical figures like Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first U.S. woman to become a self-made millionaire; Rosa Parks, who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and galvanized the civil rights movement; James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, President Barack Obama the first and only African American President of the US and Shirley Chisholm, who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives are more common facts for many when we talk about Black History. But here are a few Black History Month facts that you may not know! Here are a few Little-Known Black History Month Facts.
Jan 27, 2021
Black History Month is a month-long celebration that honors the contributions of African Americans throughout history. Historical figures like Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first U.S. woman to become a self-made millionaire; Rosa Parks, who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and galvanized the civil rights movement; James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, President Barack Obama the first and only African American President of the US and Shirley Chisholm, who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives are more common facts for many when we talk about Black History. But here are a few Black History Month facts that you may not know! Here are a few Little-Known Black History Month Facts.
Bounce & Brown Sugar Celebrate Black History Month in February
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Brown Sugar, which honors the African-American community every day of the year, will present specially-curated movies, documentaries and specials that recognizes the sacrifice, resilience and contributions of African Americans for Black History Month 2021.
Among Bounce s Black History Month schedule:
With Drawn Arms
- The critically-acclaimed and compelling documentary that explores the impact and the legacy of U.S. Olympian Tommie Smith s then-shocking symbol of protest against social injustice while receiving a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
King
- The three-part mini-series about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to the fateful day in Memphis in 1968. Paul Winfield stars as King along with acting legends Cicely Tyson, Ossie Davis and Howard E. Rollins Jr.
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Perhaps it’s through my common-sense upbringing in the working class in Pittsburgh. Perhaps it’s through being lucky enough to be a scholarship kid at some of the best schoolsin America (hat tip to school choice, especially as we celebrated self-determination in education this past week). Either way, I’ve had a chance to lean on a few axioms in my life to guide the way.
Two of those guideposts? Never feed the animals at the zoo and never read the comment section of op-eds. (And, in some instances with the right writer and the right content, those two can be one and the same.)