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Monday marks the 46th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination. In keeping with the spirit of Black History Month – and to get my mind off the fact that three of his and Betty Shabazz’s daughters are reportedly feuding over her $1.4 million estate – I offer to BAW readers the following list of books that are must reading for anyone who wishes to learn more about Malcolm X.
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Oscar Dunn was the first elected black former slave to serve as lieutenant governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. The self-educated Dunn learned public speaking from the actors who often stayed in his mother’s lodging house.
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Canadian boxer Sam Langford developed a reputation of being one of the most hard-hitting and punishing boxers in history, though he never placed as a an American champion.
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Bernard Harris is known for his extraordinary accomplishments in the space science community, especially as the first African-American to walk in space in 1995.
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The African Grove Theater was founded in lower Manhattan in 1821. Other black theaters were attempted, but the African Grove would become the most mainstream black theater in its time.
William Henry Brown, a former ship steward, rented out a building on Bleeker Street and turned the second floor into a 300-seat theater. He had been convinced to expand the theater, which was once a small production in his backyard.
Award-winning author Ann Petry was the first African-American woman writer to attain bestseller status in the United States. Though born to a family with privilege, she and her sisters were subjected to many incidents of discrimination while growing up black in privileged society. As a child, she remembers being forced to read the parts of illiterate slaves in class to white students.
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This past weekend was the “Reclaim The Dream” march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. Read right here to find out all the details.
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Now that Serena has won just about every tennis title there is to possibly win, she is taking a little time out for humanitarian efforts. She is currently in Kenya and officially inaugurated the Serena Williams Wee Secondary School.
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The legendary Smokey Robinson has been a pillar in the African American music scene since the inception of Motown. Follow us as we celebrate Smokey Robinson during this Black History month.
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On January 18, 1958 the first African American played for the NHL. Read the story of Willie O’Ree here.
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The NAACP recently elected their youngest Board Chairman Roslyn M. Brock. Read her story here.
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Althea Gibson was the first african american to win in the US Open, paving the way for Venus and Serena. Follow us as we celebrate Althea during Black History Month.
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots premieres on PBS stations in February in commemoration of Black History Month in the United States. The two-part, four-hour documentary is introduced by Colin Powell, hosted by Halle Berry and narrated by Avery Brooks
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