Celebrating Black History All Year Long ~ April 2013

~~Celebrating Black History All Year Long~~

Birth:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Born:  April 16, 1947

Place:  New York, New York

Best Known For:  His is signature jump shot, the sky-hook.

Former NBA basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. 

Connections: Leslie Nielsen

                       Oscar Robertson

                       Michael Warren

                 

                 

   

Fact: 

What do these two celebrities have in common?  They each appeared on the reality show "Splash" which airs on ABC each week.  Splash is a reality show about celebrities performing dives from extreme heights.  Each each week, the dives increase in difficulty.  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is still active on the show but, Keisha Knight-Pulliam got eliminated in the first round on March 13, 2013. 

Birth: Keisha Knight Pulliam

Born:  April 9, 1979

Place:  Newark, New Jersey

Best Known For:  Being little adorable Rudy Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.

Connections:  Mirian Wright Edelman

                        Bernice Johnson Reagon

                        Alice Walker    

Boston Marathon Bombings - April 15, 2013

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SOURCE

wikipedia.com
nbcnews.com
biograhpy.com