William Dehart Hubbard's Leap Into History
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Paying Homage To Black History Heroes
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali arrives at "Celebrity Fight Night X," a charity event to raise money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in March 2004.
A Salute To 'The Greatest': Muhammad Ali
()Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. That famous expression was used to describe the most celebrated boxer in history and one of the most successful American sportsmen the world has seen. Muhammad Ali burst onto the scene as a gold medal-winning boxer at the 1960 Rome Olympics and went on to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Ali's legacy reaches beyond boxing, to his efforts as a rights activist and humanitarian.
Condoleezza Rice: A Political Superwoman()
February 22, 2011 She is considered the most powerful African American woman in U.S political history. Condoleezza Rice rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become first national security advisor, then Secretary of State under George W. Bush. She was the first black woman to hold both positions.
Malcolm X: A Fearless Leader()
February 21, 2011 Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms. His detractors though accused him of preaching racism and violence.
Author Toni Morrison Enhances The American Story()
February 18, 2011 Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed black characters.
Dorothy Height: 'Queen' Of Black, Women's Empowerment()
February 17, 2011 Administrator, educator and activist Dorothy Height spent nearly all of her 98 years fighting for the empowerment of women and African-Americans. She is recognized today as a leading champion of civil rights.
Chisholm A Political Trailblazer For Blacks, Women()
February 16, 2011 At the end of the civil rights era, Shirley Chisholm made political history on both racial and gender fronts. She was first black woman elected to Congress in 1969. Chisholm later became the first major-party black candidate for U.S. president and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Regular contributor and Maryland State delegate Jolene Ivey salutes late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
Saluting A. Philip Randolph, Workers' Champion()
February 14, 2011 A. Philip Randolph was working on becoming an accomplished Shakespearean actor when he was moved instead to fight for workers' rights early in the 20th century. He went on to unionize black railroad workers and later became a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. As part of Tell Me More's Black History Month series, Kimberly Jones pays tribute to Randolph.
A Clever Hero: Slave Revolt Leader Charles Deslondes()
February 11, 2011 In 1811, more than 200 slaves revolted against plantations along the Mississippi River near New Orleans. White planters formed militias to quash what became known as the German Coast Uprising. Two white men and almost half of the rebels were killed. One of the leaders of the revolt was Charles Deslondes. Guy Raz, host of NPR's Weekend All Things Considered, pays tribute to Deslondes.
Good Counsel: How Thurgood Marshall Inspired Me()
February 10, 2011 Thurgood Marshall made history as the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Before becoming a judge, he was a lawyer who is perhaps best remembered for his part in ending legal racial segregation in schools, in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
Honoring Leading Thinker W.E.B. DuBois()
February 9, 2011 W.E.B. DuBois is recognized as one of the most influential African-American thinkers of the 20th century. DuBois was an intellectual trailblazer, who became the first African-American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University in 1895. He went on to become a leading civil rights activist, sociologist, historian, and author.
Bernard Shaw: A Journalist Extraordinaire()
February 8, 2011 For more than 20 years, legendary journalist and TV anchorman Bernard Shaw delivered news coverage that built CNN into the 24-hour TV news powerhouse it is today. Shaw joined the channel the year it launched in 1980 and made his name as one of just three journalists covering the Gulf War live from Baghdad.
