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Black History Month

Malcolm X Speaking at Rally

Today in black history: Malcolm X assassinated, John Lewis, Barbara Jordan and Nina Simone are born

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 21

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The Uplift
Boxers Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston Fighting

Here’s a black history quiz like you’ve never seen before

Are you a champion or a chump? … and you can’t use Google

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Culture
86th Annual Academy Awards – Arrivals

Today in black history: Happy birthday, Charles Barkley and Sidney Poitier, first black umpire certified, RIP Frederick Douglass, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 20

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The Uplift
12th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert Honoring Smokey Robinson

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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The Uplift
Author and Nobel Prize in Literature Toni Morrison Receives Honor Medal of The City of Paris

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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The Uplift
NBA All-Star Press Conference

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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The Uplift
Joe Frazier and Jimmy Ellis with Poster

Today in black history: Joe Frazier wins heavyweight title, Magic Johnson’s jersey retired

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 16

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The Uplift
Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks

Today in black history: Leon Spinks stuns the world by beating Muhammad Ali, George Washington Carver builds a school, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 15

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The Uplift
Minnesota Vikings v Detroit Lions

Today in black history: Aretha Franklin records ‘Respect,’ Morehouse College established, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 14

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The Uplift
DENVER, COLORADO, DECEMBER 2, 2004–A 1939 team portrait of the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro League team, that included Denver resident Byron Johnson , who is knealing at the bottom left,. Johnson is the oldest living Negro Leagues baseball player in Col

Today in black history: It’s time for Negro Leagues baseball, opera performance, a professional basketball team forms, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 13

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The Uplift
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