According to AP reports Former Major League Home Run King Hank Aaron has passed away today. Just two weeks ago Mr. Aaron made headlines promoting African-Americans to take the new Covid-19 vaccine. Condolences to his family.
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Kenny Washington and Woody Strode
Kenny Washington was the First African-American to sign a contract in the NFL. He actually broke the color barrier in U.S. professional sports before Jackie Robinson(who was also his college football teammate), yet no one ever mentions his name. It has a lot to do with baseball being the far more popular sport at theContinue reading “Kenny Washington and Woody Strode”
It Be Your Own Kind
Your own kind will bring you down. We’re so quick to blame other people for our problems, but we never want to take responsibility for ourselves. Our communities are horrible, mainly due to our mindset and not some outside forces. We destroy our own habitat. We are an envious group of people. We’re dying fromContinue reading “It Be Your Own Kind”
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Lena Horne
Jane Bolin
“Jane Bolin, was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association and the first to join the New York City Law Department. She became the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States when she was sworn into theContinue reading “Jane Bolin”
