Black History Month 2021
Black Americans who passed, NOT forgotten 2020
David Dinkins Former Mayor of New York City
Herman Cain Congressman
John Lewis Congressman
Chadwick Boseman Actor
John Thompson Basketball Coach
Charlie Pride Country Music Artist
Nick Gordon (Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston’s Friend)
Tommy “Tiny” Lister aka DeBo (Friday the Movie)
Jas Waters Screenwriter and Journalist
MF Doom Rapper
Joe Louis Clark Eastside High Principal (Movie: Lean On Me 1989) New Jersey
Betty Wright (Soul Singer: Cleanup Woman)
George Floyd (Citizen killed in police arrest; Beginning of The Worldwide: Black Lives Matter Movement; Hip Hop Artist)
This list is in no particular order. It simply states the names of those admired and loved by many. If we’ve left anyone person out, it is not our intention. Please accept our humble apology. My dad also died in 2020 of old age and I miss him dearly.
Recommended Reads
Cicely Tyson recently passed away in 2021 and this is her memoir “Just As I Am”. Originally published January 26, 2021. We hope you find it inspiring and eye-opening. The Acting Business was a very different place then and now—her life with accomplished Jazz musicians; Trumpet Player Miles Davis and more.
More than a Game discusses how African American Men and Women sought to participate in sports and what that participation meant to them, the African American community and their families.
Former Heavyweight Champion Mike “Iron Mike” Tyson Powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, the legendary Boxing Trainer and Mike Tyson’s surrogate father. “Iron Ambition” spells out D’Amato’s techniques for building a champion from scratch.
I thought everyone could use some cheering up since 2020 was an unbelievable time in Our History. I don’t think anyone will forget this past Summer or the Year 2020, Pandemic Alert, Elections, Deaths, Essential Workers, Toilet Paper hoarding, Marching,……..
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