Author, poet and activist Alice Malsenior Walker was born February 9, 1944. Her 1982 novel The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Black History Month – Chris Rock – Comedian
Christopher Julius “Chris” Rock III was born February 7, 1965. He is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director.
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Black History Month – Bobby Brown – New Jack Swing – Music Pioneer
New Edition’s Bobby Brown was born Robert Barisford Brown on born February 5, 1969. This R&B singer/songwriter/rapper/dancer began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits after success in pop group New Edition. He was also a pioneer of the New Jack Swing movement and is the ex-husband of pop singer Whitney Houston.
See why Whitney Houston called him “The Original King of R&B” after the jump.
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