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Barbara Sipos’ “Keeping in Touch” Newsletter
February 2008
February Is Black History Month
Black History Month is a time to commemorate and honor African Americans who have changed
the world. To name just a few of many: Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve on
the U.S. Supreme Court; George Washington Carver, the scientist who developed hundreds of
products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans, revolutionizing agriculture in the
South; Charles R. Drew, the doctor who pioneered the idea of the blood bank, saving innumerable
human lives; athletes Muhammad Ali, Wilma Rudolph and Michael Jordan; musical artists Chuck
Berry, Aretha Franklin and Nat King Cole; writers James Baldwin, Alex Haley and Alice Walker;
and a spectrum of “movers and shakers” from Oprah Winfrey and Spike Lee to Sarah Breedlove
Walker and Colin Powell.
Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), noted African-American scholar, historian and son of former
slaves, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915, which was later
renamed the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH). He
initiated Black History Week, February 12, 1926. For many years the second week of February
(chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln) was celebrated
by African Americans in the United States. In 1976 as part of the nation’s Bicentennial, Black
History Week expanded to Black History Month, and we now celebrate it all over North America.
Adapted from galegroup.com and asalh.com
Fun Facts
3rd – Super Bowl Sunday Patriots vs. Giants
5th – Mardi Gras
7th – Chinese New Year; the Year of the Rat
9th – Hershey’s Chocolate Founded in 1894
11- 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Week
14th – Valentine’s Day
20th – Batman & Robin Comic Debuted in 1944
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Can A Fiery Diet Help Your
Heart?
What Kids Think Of Love
Does Your Taste In Music Reveal
Your Personality?
Some Enchanted Evening
Some History To “Chew” On
Children’s Bill of Rights
How To Shop For Nutritious Food
A Lesson in Giving
Always Look for the Silver Lining
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