_Robert Fleming “Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts, and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If we but determine it shall be so, it will be so.” – Martin Delany Robert Fleming‘s writing career started in earnest with an editorial job for Encore Magazine, a news …
FACTS & TRIVIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~************************~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fact #1 Comedian Bill Cosby’s 1984 sitcom, The Cosby Show, became the highest-ranking sitcom for 5 years in a row. The program aired for eight years. Fact #2 In 2006 Whitney Houston, a celebrated singer, songwriter, and actress, was named the most awarded female artist of all time …
Mahalia Jackson Written By Raven Campbell Born: October 26, 1911 as Mahala Jackson, later changed to Mahalia Jackson in 1931. Mahalia was the third child to John A. Jackson, a barber and preacher, and Charity Clark. Mahalia Jackson grew up in a shotgun home shared by 13 people. Raised by her Aunt Duke after her …
Earl Francis “Big Cat” Lloyd Written By Calvin Davis * Earl Francis Lloyd, also known as Big Cat, was the first African American to play in an NBA game at the age of twenty-one, and he was one of a handful of black basketball players to break the racial barrier and helped integrate the National …
Tuskegee Airmen Written By Scott Hellmuth Throughout past wars of the United States, African Americans have been denied certain privileges of fighting for their country. This was evident especially in the Second World War. However, the Tuskegee Experiment became the first exclusively black fighter squadron ever in the United States Army. This experiment was …
