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Black History Month
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On this day in black history: Lauryn Hill wins five Grammys, first African-American woman earns M.D. degree and more
Black History Month: The Undefeated edition Feb. 24
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Don’t forget Dorothy Hoover, another hidden treasure once lost to black history
She was a pure math whiz who also helped bring NASA into the aeronautics age as shown in the movie ‘Hidden Figures’
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‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ actress Karyn Parsons inspires kids with animated black history films
Her company, Sweet Blackberry, tells the stories of remarkable but little-known people
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Wake-Robin Golf Club, the oldest African-American woman’s golf club in the U.S.
‘In those days, to see a Black girl playing golf, you were somebody’
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On this day in black history: W.E.B. Du Bois is born, a black woman is elected Manhattan borough president and Gen. Frank Petersen is put in charge
Black History Month: The Undefeated edition Feb. 23
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On this day in black history: Dr. J is born, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith win a Grammy
Black History Month: The Undefeated edition Feb. 22
Culture
Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first African American to play pro baseball, six decades before Jackie Robinson
He was born when slavery was still a fixture in American society and played shortly thereafter
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On this day in black history: Malcolm X assassinated, John Lewis, Barbara Jordan and Nina Simone are born
Black History Month The Undefeated edition: Feb. 21
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On this day in black history: Frederick Douglass dies; Sidney Poitier, Nancy Wilson and Charles Barkley are born
Black History Month The Undefeated Edition Feb. 20