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Happy Black History Month: Wendell Oliver Scott (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 1990) - He was an American stock car racing driver. He was one of the first African-American drivers in NASCAR and the first African-American to win a race in the Grand National Series, NASCAR's highest level. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://www.nascarhall.com/blog/pioneer-wendell-scott https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOTyBwM8pT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) - He was a United States Navy sailor. He was a master diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966. The film Men of Honor was based on his life. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/people/trailblazers/Carl-Brashear.html https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKicp2OqpN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Thomas Mundy Peterson (October 6, 1824 – February 4, 1904) - He has been claimed to be the first African-American to vote in an election under the just-enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.190 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpJAKeMp-fA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: David Ellsworth Harris (December 22, 1934- present) - He is the first African American commercial airline pilot and first to achieve the rank of Pilot Captain for a major U.S. commercial airline. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/david-e-harris https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGLrvCJ_Nw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Roger Arliner Young (1899 – November 9, 1964) - She was an American scientist of zoology, biology, and marine biology. She was the first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in zoology. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://aaregistry.org/story/roger-a-young-a-groundbreaking-zoologist/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDGtqcLenJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Jack Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946) - Nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", he was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://www.biography.com/athletes/jack-johnson https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBRGbRJw_b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Houston Harris (July 10, 1924 – January 20, 1998) He was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bobo Brazil. Credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling, Harris is considered one of the first successful African-American professional wrestlers. If you want to learn more here's a link: https://historyofwrestling.com/bobo-brazil/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-H89-M1Ye/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Charles Luther Sifford (June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015) - He was an American professional golfer who was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour. He won the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. He also won the United Golf Association's National Negro Open six times, and the PGA Seniors' Championship in 1975. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://aaregistry.org/story/charlie-sifford-born/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7aXuuuRAA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Floyd E. Norman (June 22, 1935- present) - He is an American animator, writer, and cartoonist. Over the course of his career, Norman has worked for various animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears, Film Roman and Pixar. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/floyd-norman-41 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co49C79uOl9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) - He was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An All–American player at West Virginia State University, Lloyd helped lead West Virginia State to an undefeated season in 1948. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/earl-francis-lloyd-41 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co22H0cpOmW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) - He was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim.Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/henry-ossawa-tanner-4742 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0GmkLp-IW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Nicolás Rolando Gabaldón (February 23, 1927 – June 6, 1951) - He was an early surfer who is credited by surfing experts with being California's first documented surfer of African-American and Latino descent at a time when many beaches were segregated and opportunities for minorities more limited than today. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://aaregistry.org/story/surfing-legend-nick-gabaldon-born/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxRM7duFEw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Macon Bolling Allen (August 4, 1816 – October 15, 1894) - He is believed to be the first African American to become a lawyer and to argue before a jury, and the second to hold a judicial position in the United States. Allen passed the bar exam in Maine in 1844 and became a Massachusetts Justice of the Peace in 1847. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://aaregistry.org/story/americas-first-black-lawyer-macon-b-allen/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cou7PkWJNTD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) - He was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980. Ruth Williams Khama, Lady Khama (9 December 1923 – 22 May 2002) - She was the wife of Botswana's first president Sir Seretse Khama, the Paramount Chief of its Bamangwato tribe. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/famous-interracial-couples/2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CosBp_xsm0g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Today's my parents anniversary https://www.instagram.com/p/CoryFS4ORVV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Black History Month: Helen Octavia Dickens (February 21,1909–2001) - She was an American physician, medical and social activist, health equity advocate, researcher, health administrator, and health educator. She was the first African-American woman to be admitted to the American College of Surgeons in 1950, and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. - If you want to learn more here's a link: https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_82.html https://www.instagram.com/p/CopnJ-ouOw-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone https://www.instagram.com/p/CopmzgNOxx_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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