I was stunned at what I didn't know. In the whole panoramic sweep it's not that much. You're competing with other history. Black History Month helps fill in the gap.


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I'm an ardent American Football fan.
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I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in b...
DON CHEADLE
I started out on photography accidentally. A policeman came to a stop at the end of my street, and a...
DON MCCULLIN
You don't have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices.
DON LEMON
I was always just into my music and maybe into trying to save the world a little bit. I never really...
DON MCLEAN
If you're a Texas Supreme Court Justice hopscotching across 254 counties, trying to tattoo your ...
DON WILLETT
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the ech...
DON MARQUIS
My wife knows that I thrive on independence, and whatever girls live with me must know that, too. Th...
DON HO
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furth...
DON DELILLO
I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politic...
DON HENLEY
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
DON MARQUIS
The 150th anniversary of Penn State will highlight what is important and good about this distinguish...
DON SHERWOOD
And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.
DON SHULA
If I have learned anything, it is to keep my wife happy by sending her lavish gifts. Other men can l...
DON RICKLES