Black History Month is celebrated in February in the United States in recognition of the achievements made by black Americans and the important role of African Americans in U.S. history.
Using the list of 500 Biographies of Famous African Americans, choose one person who interests you, read about them, and then write a summary about them. You may NOT do a person that someone else has already done, but there are 500 to choose form, so that shouldn't be a problem!
Remember, a good summary contains a topic sentence and 3-5 important detail sentences. Also, remember to put things in YOUR OWN WORDS!
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Mike Tyson was 12 years old when he was sent to reform school and learned how to box. When his boxing career started in 1985, he had 36 knockouts in his first 41 wins. He was the youngest world heavyweight champion. His first loss was to Buster Douglas in 1990. His conviction in1992 for the rape of a beauty contestant resulted in a sentence of 10 years in prison. He was released in1995, returned to boxing, winning the World Boxing Council title in 1996. The same year, he lost to Evander Holyfield, and in a 1997 rematch bit Holyfield's ear, for which he was temporarily banned from boxing.
Hank Aaron was an amazing baseball player. He set a record for homeruns. To set that record he beat Babe Ruth's legendary record. He was the first african american to play afull seson. He was a great baseball player.
Freddy Aue was a supper soccer player in the late 2000s.He play his first game when he was under 17 years old.He got exeped in a team at 13 years old.Freddy was born in Ghana.He became a U.S sitizen in 2003.But they canceld his contract in July 2007.It was sad when they cancled his contract.Thats the person I wrote about.He is one of my favorit soccer players of all time.
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Eddie Murphy is an actor and comedian. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 3, 1961. He plays the voice for Donkey, in Shrek 1, 2 and 3. He is my second favorite comedian. (my first is Will Farrell) In the Nutty Professor movie, Eddie plays 8 different characters. Wow! He transforms himself by putting mass makeup on, and wearing different clothes to make him look like these characters he plays. The internet said he died today, but I think it was a prank.
HI Ryan!!!
Jackie robinson was the first black to be in a baseball game in 1947. He played with the Brooklyn dogers. They were the only team that allowed Jackie. Jackie was in the baseball hall of fame. Jackie changed baseball and peoples thoughts as well.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah was born in Mississippi, on 1/29/1954. Oprah Winfrey was a admired television talk-show host and published a top-selling magazine,
The O,
that became one of the most successful magazines ever.
Oprah was also the first African-American woman to be a billionaire. She also appeared in the films,
The Color Purple,
The Women of Brewster Place,
and, Beloved.
She was recognized in the Times magazine in the article
Top 100 most influencing people in the world along with:
Jeremy Lin, (Basketball player)
Christian Marclay, (Artist)
Viola Davis, (Actor)
Tim Tebow, (Quarterback)
E.L. James, (Author)
Louis CK, (Comedian)
Rhianna, (Superstar)
Ali Ferzat, (Cartoonist)
Kristen Wiig, (Actress)
Novac Djocovic (Tennis champ)
Jessica Chastain, (Actor)
Ann Pacthett, (Writer)
Henrik Scharfe, (Inventor)
And countless others.
Oprah inspired everyone to be who they are, and don't be afraid.
Rosa Parks is a faoumas black women who once sat on a bus in a white persons seat.Which was'nt a big deal at first.Then a white person came on the bus and wanted to sit there.Rosa did'nt want to get up.She said,'' NO'' to the white person he told the bus driver that she should be arestid so she was.Rosa Parks showed us that it does'nt matter what color skin you have.
Michael Jordan who was a famous basketball player. In his freshman year in North Carolina he made the shot that won the NCAA championship over Georgetown. He also led the Bulls to three NBA wins. After that he became a part owner of the Wizards. But before that he was Rookie of the Year in 1985. He could also jump an amazing 6.6 feet for that his nickname became ''Air Jordan.''. After all of that he became the main owner for the Charlotte Bobcats. He is now considered one of the best basketball players ever.
i would like to right about Dwyne Wade because he really tought me how to play basketball in his games.Dawyne Wade played for three years after he joined NBA.Dwyne also led the Miami team heat to the 2006 champions and drew early comparisone to a basketball player Micheal Jorden.Dwyne grew up by Chicago,Illinois.HIS high school was on Oak lawn.While playing still miami center Shaquile O' Neal wade emerged as one of the the bestbeasketball players.He also played on the U.S. basketball team in 2004 olympics and was one of the most valuables players of the NBA finals.
Frank Robinson was a fantastic baseball player. He started out as an outfielder Cincinnati Reds. He was voted most valuable player in 1961. Later in 1965 he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. Later he became assistant general manager with the Orioles. In 2002-2006 he became manager for the Montreal Expos.
Martin Luther King,Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of the pastor. Martin Luther King,Jr. led the black boycott in 1955-56 of the city bus lines and got his victory. Martin Luther King,Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
I choose Martin Luther King,Jr. because he made blacks and whites friends and didn't continue making blacks slaves, if he didn't do that we will not be in the same school,same park,or same restaurant.
Will Smith was a famous movie actor. He was born on September 25, 1968. Will smith started his career when he shared half of the Grammy awards with his partner DJ Jazzy Jeff. And to this day, he still stands at the age of 45. He is married to another actress, Jada Pinkett Smith. His
young son costarred in a movie called"The Pursuit Of Happyness".
Will Smith released his first solo album called "Big Willie Style" in the year of 1997. Will Smith was very popular back then, and he still is now.
Barrack Obama was the first African American president to lead the United States of America. He was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. Barrack Obama is a democrat. In his first election he battled Republican John McCain, and in the recent election he battled against Mitt Romney. In his first term, President Obama ended in the war in Iraq. He also passed the Affordable Care Act.
George Washington Carver was a scientist who had a major impact on southern agriculture when he discovered how to replenish nitrogen in the soil. The cotton crops had depleted the nitrogen in the farmlands, and he introduced peanut, soybean and sweet potato crops. Those crops replaced the nitrogen in the soil. When the farmers found no use for those crops, George Washington Carver developed several uses for these crops. Examples of uses were soap, cosmetics, vinegar, ink, glue, and molasses. Before he died in 1943, he gave all his money to Tuskegee University for an agricultural research center. I enjoyed learning about him and what he did.
Akon was born in st. Louis, Missouri. Akon spent his childhood in the US. He moved to new jersey when he was a teen. After high school Akon was arrested for a ring crime. When he got out of jail he became a singer.
Vernon Baker was a great veteran. He was born in the year of 1919. When he was just four years old his parents died in a car accident. At the age of 22 joined the army. He was as assinged as a 2nd Lieutenant to a division called the Buffalo Soldiers. After a great battle in WWII he earned the Distinguished Service Cross,an award for bravery and the second highest honor in the Army. After more than 50 years his service was finally recognized when he was awarded the Medial of Honor in 1997. Vernon Baker live to be 90 years, dying in 2010.
Gabby Douglas won her first medal (which was gold)when she was 16-years old in 2012, in an all round competition(which took place in London). Gabby performed her first flawless cartwheel when she was 3. She became Virginia's State Champion in gymnastics in 2004. She also competed in the AT&T American Cup at Madison Square Garden, this past March.
Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer.He was one of the greatest boxers in history. He was adopted by B. Louisville, Ky. He also made an appearance in the Olympics in 1996. One of my favorite quotes from Muhammad Ali is "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."
This was in the New York Times in 1977. I Really like boxing so I wrote about Muhammad Ali.
Did you know that Halle Berry was a cheerleader and beauty queen in highscool? She also had an african american actress career. Her most popular movies were all the X-men movies and a lot of others. SHe's such a great actress she has won a grammy. Halle Berry is a great inspiration, and should be proud to have made such a great lifestyle.
Ailey, Alvin, Jr. an American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Rogers, Tex. Ailey studied in Los Angeles with Lester Horton, whose strong, dramatic style and views about multiracial casting influenced his choreography and artistic direction. He moved to New York in 1954, where he studied dance with Martha Graham and Charles Weidman and acting with Stella Adler. In 1958 he formed his own company, the American Dance Theater, which, multiracial since 1963, has been internationally acclaimed and has brought recognition to many African-American and Asian dancers. Typically, Ailey's work combines jazz, modern, and African dance elements.
Kevin Durant in my opinion is the greatest basketball player in the NBA right now. Kevin played college basketball for the University of Austin Texas. Not only do I love kevin durant for his outstanding basketball skills but Durant started his career playing for our team, The Seattle Super Sonics. But later moved to Okahlahoma City since they got bought out for 26.5 million dollars. He will defenitley be in the hall of fame and cant wait to see his progress.....
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