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Congratulations to all the students who participated in AU Scholars' Day yesterday! We are very proud of you. :)

Don't miss out on having fun with us in the CRC for the CRC End of Year Celebration at 5pm on Friday!

50 years ago today Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. We join the nation in commemorating him today.

MLK assassination: Memphis remembrance event today Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years after his assassination

Today is our last black history month post for 2018. Feb 28th has been combined with Feb. 29th for this post.

On February 29, 1940 (a leap year), Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of "Mammy" in "Gone with the Wind." She was the first African American actress or actor ever to receive an Oscar.

McDaniel wins Oscar - Feb 29, 1940 - HISTORY.com On this day in History, McDaniel wins Oscar on Feb 29, 1940. Learn more about what happened today on History.

Today in black history:

On February 27, 2006, the African Burial Ground in New York City was preserved as a National Monument.

Fact Sheet: African Burial Ground National Monument - National Parks of New York Harbor (U.S. National Park Service) Overview: The African Burial Ground was preserved as a National Monument by President George W. Bush through Presidential proclamation on February 27, 2006. The mission of the African Burial Ground National Monument is “to promote understanding of related resources, encourage continuing research, ...

Today in black history:

On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Florida. The Trayvon Martin Foundation was later created to increase awareness about the effect of violence on families and scrutinize racial and gender crime profiling.

Trayvon Martin Trayvon Martin was an unarmed American 17-year-old killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, sparking national controversy.

Today in black history:

On February 25, 1870 Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first black U.S. senator and representative in Congress.

REVELS, Hiram Rhodes | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives A freeman his entire life, Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political orientation and oratorical skills honed from years as a preacher, Revels filled a vacant seat in the United States Senate in 1870. Just before the Senate agreed to...

Yesterday in history:

Feb. 24, 1864 - Rebecca Lee became the first black woman to earn an M.D. degree.https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs141p2_015471.pdf
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/celebrating-rebecca-lee-crumpler-first-african-american-physician

www.nrcs.usda.gov

Today in black history:

On (or near) Feb. 23 1965, Constance Baker Motley was elected the Manhattan Borough President. It was the highest elective office held by a black woman in a major American city. https://www.blackfacts.com/fact/constance-baker-motley-elected-manhattan-borough-president http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/nyregion/constance-baker-motley-civil-rights-trailblazer-dies-at-84.html

Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.

Today in black history:

On February 22, 2008, Johnnie Carr died. She was a childhood friend of Rosa Parks and participated in the 1955 bus boycott. She was 97.

Civil rights activist Johnnie Carr dies at 97 Johnnie Carr, who joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and became a prominent civil rights activist over the past half century, has died. She was 97.

Yesterday in black history:

On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was fatally shot in New York City.

Malcolm X assassinated - Feb 21, 1965 - HISTORY.com On this day in History, Malcolm X assassinated on Feb 21, 1965. Learn more about what happened today on History.

Today in black history:

On February 20, 1929, Wallace Thurman's play, "Harlem," opened at the Apollo Theatre and later on Broadway. Wallace was an African-American writer famous for his contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. http://www.famousdaily.com/history/wallace-thurmans-harlem-opens-apollo-theatre.html
https://www.biography.com/people/wallace-henry-thurman-37835

Wallace Thurman’s play “Harlem” opens at the Apollo Theatre The African-American author and playwright, Wallace Thurman, is best known for his Harlem Renaissance novels: The Blacker the Berry and Infants of the Spri