A Taste of the Champions...

Featuring a Handful of History Makers.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American reproductive rights activist who was the first African American and the youngest president ever elected of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the first woman since Margaret Sanger to hold the position.

08 Jul

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American reproductive rights activist who was the first African American and the youngest president ever elected of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the first woman since Margaret Sanger to hold the position.

November 1 – Walter Payton

01 Nov

November 1 – Walter Payton

GM – FBF – Today’s story is about a man who could inspire you and got the best out of you in practice or in a game. He graduated in tiny Jackson State University but people knew then he was special. It always wasn’t easy for him until he had an offense line. Then the…

November 19 1983- Tina Turner

19 Nov

November 19 1983- Tina Turner

GM – FBF – Today’s look back into our History is about a black female singer who In the wake of divorce, debt and dismal record sales, Turner mounted a stellar comeback. WHEN SHE WAS 45, THE AGE when many pop singers’ careers have faded, Tina Turner’s 1984 album, Private Dancer, delivered her from commercial…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was, a Black inventor, who was awarded a patent for the Fire Extinguisher on March 26, 1872.

26 Mar

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was, a Black inventor, who was awarded a patent for the Fire Extinguisher on March 26, 1872.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was, a Black inventor, who was awarded a patent for the Fire Extinguisher on March 26, 1872. The patent refers to pipe and valves and not the wall hanging type of extinguisher that is normally displayed. His fire extinguisher would be attached to a reservoir of stored water…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was a prominent American author and educator.

22 Apr

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was a prominent American author and educator.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was a prominent American author and educator. Several of his books were considered standard college texts, including The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States (1918) and New Survey of English Literature (1925). Today in our History – April 22, 1882 – Benjamin Griffith Brawley (April…

October 5 1957- Bernard Jeffery McCullough

23 Mar

October 5 1957- Bernard Jeffery McCullough

GM – FBF – Today’s story is about a Black man coming from where many of our people come from the “GHETTO” it has been called many names across the country from the slums, to the hood, purlieus and black bottom.In essence the other side of the tracks. Coming from East Trenton, NJ I can…

February 25 1911- Sarah Rector

25 Feb

February 25 1911- Sarah Rector

GM – FBF – ” I was told that the papers will leave us alone if I signed the papers to let Mr. T.J. Porter be Sarah’s parent.” – Joseph Rector Remember – ” I don’t know the difference between one dollar nor a million dollars but they say I am rich” – Sarah Rector…

February 4, 2007- Super Bowl XLI

04 Feb

February 4, 2007- Super Bowl XLI

GM – FBF – We’re going to win Sunday, I’ll guarantee you. Remember – “African-American assistant coaches in the NFL, were so important to the progress of this league.” – Tony Dungy – All Pro Player, Super Bowl Winning Coach and Hall of Fame Member. Today in our History – February 4, 2007 – Well…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American former professional basketball player.

14 Nov

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American former professional basketball player.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American former professional basketball player.Today in our History – November 14, 1968 – Lionel James “L-Train” Simmons is born.Simmons led South Philadelphia High School to a Philadelphia Public League boys’ championship in 1986, getting an MVP award in the process. He was inducted into the Philadelphia…

April 12, 1882- Jimmy Winkfield

12 Apr

April 12, 1882- Jimmy Winkfield

GM – FBF – The race of kings was controled by Black Men for 4 decades in our history and here is one of the best. Remember – That went super today. I was a little nervous coming out of the gate – they all came together at one point –but he came out of…

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GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was a physician and author noted for his efforts to create opportunities for African Americans in science, specifically for medical doctors.

31 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was a physician and author noted for his efforts to create opportunities for African Americans in science, specifically for medical doctors.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was a physician and author noted for his efforts to create opportunities for African Americans in science, specifically for medical doctors. He was known both as the founder, editor and publisher of Medical and Surgical Observer (the first medical journal issued by an African American), as well as…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American economist, academic, and political administrator who served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D.) from 1966 to 1968, when the department was newly established by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

29 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American economist, academic, and political administrator who served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D.) from 1966 to 1968, when the department was newly established by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is best known as “Sugar”, he is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.

28 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is best known as “Sugar”, he is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is best known as “Sugar”, he is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions;…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event is The Legacy of Historically Black College and Universities on the Gridiron.

27 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event is The Legacy of Historically Black College and Universities on the Gridiron.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event is The Legacy of Historically Black College and Universities on the Gridiron.Today in our History – December 27, 1892 – Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith University) played Livingstone College.With a few exceptions, Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) were established in southern states after the Civil…

GM – FBF – Toda’s American Champion were often; greatness is determined by the times in which one finds oneself.

26 Dec

GM – FBF – Toda’s American Champion were often; greatness is determined by the times in which one finds oneself.

GM – FBF – Toda’s American Champion were often; greatness is determined by the times in which one finds oneself. For our champion, growing up in the earliest stages of the space race, he like most other boys was fascinated with space travel. Unlike most of those boys, he would ultimately go on to make…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion organization were perhaps the most influential African-American journals of the late 1850s and the Civil War era.

24 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion organization were perhaps the most influential African-American journals of the late 1850s and the Civil War era.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion organization were perhaps the most influential African-American journals of the late 1850s and the Civil War era. They were unique in that they served as forums for debate rather than simply reflecting the views of the publisher.December 24,1865 – The Weekly Anglo-African newspaper and the Anglo-African magazine folded….

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an African American inventor known for her patent for a gas furnace.

23 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an African American inventor known for her patent for a gas furnace.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an African American inventor known for her patent for a gas furnace.Today in our History – December 23, 1919 – Alice H. Parker patented a system of central heating using natural gas.Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. degree in chemistry in the United States.

22 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. degree in chemistry in the United States.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. degree in chemistry in the United States. He received his doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1916.Today in our History – December 22, 1884 Saint Elmo Brady was born.State Elmo Brady was born on December 22, 1884 in…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Campion is an American actor and producer.

21 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Campion is an American actor and producer.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Campion is an American actor and producer. Widely regarded as one of the most popular actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time (when cameo appearances are excluded). He rose to…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event, shook the world and sent the Union in a tailspin with this treason’s act.

20 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event, shook the world and sent the Union in a tailspin with this treason’s act.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event, shook the world and sent the Union in a tailspin with this treason’s act.Today in our History – December 20, 1860 – South Carolina became the first Southern state to secede from the Union. The convention, which gathered in Charleston, concluded: “The union now subsisting between South…