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Black History Month

Feb 11: Black History Maker, Michael Jordan

Feb 11: Black History Maker, Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is widely considered one of the best basketball players of all time
Feb 10: Black History Maker, June Jordan

Feb 10: Black History Maker, June Jordan

One of the most widely published and highly acclaimed African-American writers of her generation
Feb 9: Black History Maker, Jay-Z

Feb 9: Black History Maker, Jay-Z

Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City
Feb 7: Black History Maker, Richie Havens

Feb 7: Black History Maker, Richie Havens

Richie Havens was one of the most recognizable voices in popular folk music
Feb 6: Black History Maker, Earl G. Graves

Feb 6: Black History Maker, Earl G. Graves

Earl G. Graves is a philanthropist, author, publisher and founder of Black Enterprise Magazine.

Feb 5: Black History Maker, Dr. Aprille Ericsson

A leader in science and aeronautical engineering
Feb 4: Black History Maker, Shirley Chisholm

Feb 4: Black History Maker, Shirley Chisholm

Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run for president.
Feb 3: Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

Feb 3: Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

A community activist and environmentalist who was instrumental in improving the quality of life of Bedford-Stuyvesant

Feb 2: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Basquiat’s signature painting style earned him cataclysmic stardom by the time he was 20.
Feb 1: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Aaliyah

Feb 1: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Aaliyah

"Most exalted one"