March 20th in Black History By Ramona Stephenson 1883: Carter - TopicsExpress



          

March 20th in Black History By Ramona Stephenson 1883: Carter Woodson received a Doctorate from Harvard University. 1915: Gospel great, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, was born. 1918: Black WACs, Soldier & Officer, Charity Adams Earley was born. 1950: Dr. Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize. 1955: ‘The Blackboard Jungle’ starring Sidney Poitier premiered. 1957: Director Spike Lee was born 1964: Tracy Chapman was born 1970: Students went on strike at the University of Michigan demanding increased black enrollment. 1990: The Lakers retired Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s #33 jersey. 1991: Michael Jackson signed a $60M contract with Sony, the richest deal in recording history.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:08:58 +0000

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