Today Wednesday, April 16^th 2014 in Black History

Today's Birthdays

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(67)

Roy Hamilton
(D. 1969 age 40)

President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia.

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Today's Black History Quote

"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. "

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