A Taste of the Champions...

Featuring a Handful of History Makers.

May 18 1896- May Plessy V. Ferguson a Supreme Court Case

18 May

May 18 1896- May Plessy V. Ferguson a Supreme Court Case

GM – FBF – This one case after the Dread Scott decesion will legally let Jim Crow stand for decades. Enyoy! Remember – “But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here. Our constitution is…

April 30, 1926- Elijah McCoy

30 Apr

April 30, 1926- Elijah McCoy

GM – FBF – Although the name Elijah McCoy may be unknown to most people, the enormity of his ingenuity and the quality of his inventions have created a level of distinction which bears his name. One of the most beloved Inventors in history, enjoy! Remember – “So much time is wasted by trying to…

May 24 1956- Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner and Mildred Davidson Austin Smith

24 May

May 24 1956- Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner and Mildred Davidson Austin Smith

GM – FBF – If you think that today’s post is too PC for you then you don’t understand how this Inventions help shape not just women but everyone’s lives. Enjoy! Remember – “Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.” – Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner Today in our History – May 24,…

September 27 1936- Don Cornrlius

27 Sep

September 27 1936- Don Cornrlius

GM – FBF – Today, I would like to share with you a story of a fellow radio personality because we worked at the same radion station WVON but not at the same time. He is from Chicago, Il. and was set on a mission of expanding his empior in order for the world to…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an African-American author and biographer.

24 Dec

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an African-American author and biographer.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an African-American author and biographer. She documented slavery in the United States through a collection of interviews with ex-slaves in her book The House of Bondage, or Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves, which was posthumously published in 1890.Today in our History – December 24, 1853 – Octavia…

November 4 1872- Pinckney Benton Stewart

04 Nov

November 4 1872- Pinckney Benton Stewart

GM – FBF – Today’s story is about the first Black man to sit as Governor in one of the U.S. States. This man was from Macon, GA. but found his way to the streets of New Orleans and to fame. Just like Revered S. Howard Woodson who sat in as Governor of New Jersey…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

06 Jan

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was best known for writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever…

July 26 1848- Douglas M’Clintock

26 Jul

July 26 1848- Douglas M’Clintock

GM – FBF – Today I would like to share with you a man who also spoke in behalf of women. He was one of the best speakers of truth during his time. Enjoy! Remember – “There are to many great women speaking out for rights for women, Let me show them the way” –…

12 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other gospel artists through her group, The Roberta Martin Singers.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other gospel artists through her group, The Roberta Martin Singers. Today in our History – February 12, 1907 – Roberta Evelyn Martin (February 12, 1907 – January 18, 1969) was born.In…

January 16 1865- William T. Sherman

16 Jan

January 16 1865- William T. Sherman

GM – FBF – So you think that you know where the term 40 acres and a mule comes from. Read the history of it below. Remember – “The islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the rivers for thirty miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the St. Johns River,…

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GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event happened when construction of the U.S. Capitol Building began in 1793, Washington, D.C., was little more than a rural landscape with dirt roads and few accommodations beyond a small number of boarding houses.

28 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion event happened when construction of the U.S. Capitol Building began in 1793, Washington, D.C., was little more than a rural landscape with dirt roads and few accommodations beyond a small number of boarding houses.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

27 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell. Gordon’s height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as “Long Tall Dexter” and “Sophisticated…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is the CEO of FedEx Custom Critical.

26 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is the CEO of FedEx Custom Critical.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is the CEO of FedEx Custom Critical. Hood is the first black woman to become CEO in the company’s history.Today in our History – February 26, 2020 – Ramona Hood is tapped for Fedex’s CEO.Ramona Hood was a 19-year-old single mother when she started as a receptionist at…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American poet, essayist, and educator.

25 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American poet, essayist, and educator.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as a Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office.Today in our History – February 25, 1980…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was being handpicked to be one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools is something that many people would consider one of their life’s most notable moments, but it’s just one of several breakthroughs that have marked Katherine Johnson’s long and remarkable life.

24 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was being handpicked to be one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools is something that many people would consider one of their life’s most notable moments, but it’s just one of several breakthroughs that have marked Katherine Johnson’s long and remarkable life.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American comedian, actress, television host, model, and producer, best known for her performances on television.

23 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American comedian, actress, television host, model, and producer, best known for her performances on television.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion is an American comedian, actress, television host, model, and producer, best known for her performances on television.She hosted the Style Network show Clean House from 2003 to 2010, for which she won an Emmy Award in 2010. As an actress, she played the role of Deputy Raineesha Williams…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American religious leader and the founder of the Five-Percent Nation.

22 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American religious leader and the founder of the Five-Percent Nation.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American religious leader and the founder of the Five-Percent Nation. He was born in Virginia and moved to New York City as a young man, before serving in the United States Army during the Korean War. After returning to New York, he learned that his wife…

GM – FBF – For the generations that remember growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, especially on the east coast, we know of the restaurants run by the Nation of Islam, The Fruits of Islam, the street knowledge to the people on the corners, if you were afraid to enter a mosque.

21 Feb

GM – FBF – For the generations that remember growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, especially on the east coast, we know of the restaurants run by the Nation of Islam, The Fruits of Islam, the street knowledge to the people on the corners, if you were afraid to enter a mosque.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s.

20 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champion was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single “(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am” and her version of the standard “Guess Who I Saw Today”. She…

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champions were The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II.

19 Feb

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champions were The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II.

GM – FBF – Today’s American Champions were The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The name also applies to the…