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Feb 1, 2012 at 2:58 pm

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Local Black History Month Events

Local Black History Month Events

February is here again and the weather forecast looks great! Black History Month is the time in which we celebrate historical African American people, events and culture. Here is a list of local community events celebrating our rich black history during the month of February.

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Elev8

Jan 30, 2012 at 4:30 pm

Our History Makers: Hank Aaron

Our History Makers: Hank Aaron

For more than three decades, Aaron’s 755 career home runs was the proverbial carrot for every slugger’s stick. And by 2007, Aaron was ready to let it go.

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Elev8

Jan 30, 2012 at 3:22 pm

Our History Makers: Langston Hughes

Our History Makers: Langston Hughes

James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, but would make his mark in New York City as one of the key voices of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Elev8

Jan 30, 2012 at 8:31 am

Our History Makers: Martin Luther King Jr.

Our History Makers: Martin Luther King Jr.

Our History Makers: Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jan 29, 2012 at 11:22 pm

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Black History Month Events in Dallas

Black History Month Events in Dallas

Black History Month is the time in which we celebrate historical African American people, events and culture. Here is a list of local community events celebrating our rich black history during the month of February.

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Rickey Smiley

Feb 20, 2011 at 11:00 am

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WBW Honors: Muhammad Ali

WBW Honors: Muhammad Ali


Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were
better known for punching than speaking. But Muhammad Ali did speak, and spoke intelligently – in a loud, boisterous and uncompromising voice. In this way, Ali was the public epitome of

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Rickey Smiley

Feb 18, 2011 at 10:38 am

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Bobby Brown Names Sanford & Son Greatest Black Sitcom

Bobby Brown Names Sanford & Son Greatest Black Sitcom

As our battle to name The Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time rages on, Bobby Brown explains why Sanford & Son should still be in the competition.

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Rickey Smiley

Feb 16, 2011 at 4:53 pm

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Good Times and The Jeffersons Voted Out of Greatest Black Sitcom Competition

Good Times and The Jeffersons Voted Out of Greatest Black Sitcom Competition

Despite our predictions to the contrary, number one seeded shows The Jeffersons and Good Times suffered devastating loses in the “Elite Eight” match-ups of our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition.
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Good Times was defeated by second seed A Different World.  Even more surprising, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air suffered the same fate, leaving A Different

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Rickey Smiley

Feb 2, 2011 at 12:01 am

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Way Black When Watch & Win: Feb 2nd

Way Black When Watch & Win: Feb 2nd

Watch and Win for your chance to win $100! Feb 2nd, 2011. There will be a new winner each weekday in February.

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Juels

Jan 25, 2011 at 3:45 pm

Len Burnett – Way Black When

Len Burnett – Way Black When


Uptown magazine co-founder Len Burnett talks about how a reality check by his father inspired him to become a succesful magazine publisher in this episode of Way Black When.

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