This Week in Black History
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May 12 - 18, 2008
Pop sensations Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli and Janet Jackson both have birthdays this week in African-American history. See more African-American historymakers in art, politics and more.
This Week in Black History
Notable Quotes
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Top Black History Discussions
Words of Wisdom
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Oprah Winfrey
"A person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
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Coretta Scott King
"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
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Michael Jordan
"I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish. "
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Barack Obama
"The issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues."
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Martin Luther King Jr.
"I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land ..." King's final speach, April 3, 1968.