Black History Month

Feb 10: Black History Maker, June Jordan

One of the most widely published and highly acclaimed African-American writers of her generation

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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

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Feb 8: Brooklyn History Maker, Lena Horne

Lena Horne broke barriers as one of the first, highly acclaimed black actresses in Hollywood who used her status to speak on behalf of civil rights for all

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Feb 7: Black History Maker, Richie Havens

Richie Havens was one of the most recognizable voices in popular folk music

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Feb 6: Black History Maker, Earl G. Graves

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

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Feb 5: Black History Maker, Dr. Aprille Ericsson

A leader in science and aeronautical engineering

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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.

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Feb 3: Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

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

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Grenadian-born Brooklyn Filmmaker Explores Queer Caribbean Identity in New Film Second Eulogy: Mind the Gap

Scores turned out to see the screening at the Brooklyn Museums First Saturdays

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

Basquiats signature painting style earned him cataclysmic stardom by the time he was 20.

Feb 2, 2020 4:23 PM Read more >