Knowledge is Power

<strong>Althea Gibson August 25, 1927 - September 28, 2003 </strong>

<strong>Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961)</strong>

<strong>Horace Julian Bond (January 14, 1940 - )</strong>

<strong>Joseph Cinque (ca. 1813-ca. 1879)</strong>

<strong>Dr.David Satcher(March 2,1941- )</strong>

<strong>Charles Harris Wesley (Dec. 2, 1891 - Aug. 16, 1987)</strong>

John Lawson ( December 27, 1674- September 16, 1711), explorer, surveyor, and author of A New Voyage to Carolina (London, 1709), was apparently the only son of Dr. John Lawson (1632-ca. 1690) and his wife [Isabella] Love (ca. 1643-ca. 1680). Black gunman,John Lawson,& landsman,William Brown,who fought on the flagship USS Hartford,both won the Congressional Medal […]

Born: August 4, 1961 (Hawaii) Lives in: Chicago, Illinois Zodiac Sign: Leo Height: 6′ 1″ (1.87m) Family: Married wife Michelle in 1992, 2 daughters Malia and Sasha Parents: Barack Obama, Sr. (from Kenya) and Ann Dunham (from Kansas) Religion: United Church of Christ Drives a: Ford Escape hybrid, Chrysler 300C Education: – Graduated: Columbia University (1983) – Major: […]

Carl Lewis won his fourth consecutive Olympic Gold Medal (1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996) in the long jump on this date in 1996.With this Olympic Gold Medal, his ninth; Lewis tied an all –time Olympic Gold-winning record.

Benard A. Harris,Jr. officially became a NASA astronaut in 1991.Harris had previously served as a NASA clinical scientist and flight surgeon.