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Today in Black History: February 29th

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1945 – Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith

Football player and actor Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith was born in Orange, Texas. Smith began his professional football career with the Baltimore Colts. He later played for the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders before retiring and making a name for himself in movies.

1940 – Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel, known for her supporting roles, became the first African American to win the Oscar Award for her role as “Mammy” in the movie Gone With The Wind. Not only was she the first African American to receive this award, but she was the only woman to have received it until Whoopi Goldberg received the same award for her role in the movie Ghost.


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A love affair with my hair…

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As I have mentioned before, this is not my first rodeo on the whole going natural thing.  I have converted back to the “creamy crack” for different reasons each time.  This time I am determined to completely convert and not revert back to my old love affair.  There is so much more support and information this time around that I get overwhelmed and excited all at the same time.  However, I realize this whole experience is really me having a Love affair with my hair – literally!

I have heard people say in their videos how some days will be great days and then others, not so much, but you just keep on going.  Well I am a testament to that.  I have had days where I was like, “what have I done?” and then I wake up the next morning totally in love with my curls.  It seems my hair doesn’t look the same on any given two days, so I never know what I am going to get.


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Today in Black History: February 27th

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1988 – 1st Black to win winter Olympic medal

Figure skater Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win a medal (bronze) at the winter Olympic Games.

1902 – Marian Anderson

On this day Marian Anderson, who became a world-renowned opera singer and the first African American soloist to perform at the White House, was born in Philadelphia, PA.

1869 – Congress Adopts 15th Amendment

Congress adopted the 15th constitutional amendment, making it illegal for the US or any single government to deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.


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