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Black History Month
Culture
The untold story of the inmate who helped shape Malcolm X’s future
To Malcolm, he was Bimbi. To me he was John Elton Bembry, my uncle.
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Today in black history: Smokey Robinson is born, John Singleton nominated for an Oscar, Tuskegee Airmen are here, and more
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 19
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Today in black history: Toni Morrison is born, first all-black Broadway musical debuts, Shani Davis wins gold, and more
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 18
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Today in black history: Michael Jordan, Jim Brown and Huey P. Newton are born, and more
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 17
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Today in black history: Joe Frazier wins heavyweight title, Magic Johnson’s jersey retired
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 16
Sports
NBA pioneer Nat ‘Sweetwater’ Clifton was a Chicago legend
In 1950, the hoops star became the first black player to sign an NBA contract
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Today in black history: Aretha Franklin records ‘Respect,’ Morehouse College established, and more
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 14
Sports
Rube Foster was the big man behind the first successful Negro baseball league
100 years ago, it took a combination of salesman and dictator to launch a historic era for black teams
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Today in black history: The NAACP is born, so is Bill Russell, we get a black national anthem, and more
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 12