Chris Rock Declares “I’m Not A Victim” Addressing Will Smith Slap

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Chris Rock Declares “I’m Not A Victim” Addressing Will Smith Slap

At a recent comedy show in Holmdel, N.J., Chris Rock addressed being slapped by Will Smith in the most direct way yet. “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock said, per Variety, later adding, “I’m not a victim. Yeah, that shit hurt, motherfucker. But I shook that shit off […]

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2/20/1927: On this day Sidney Poitier, who will be the first AfricanAmerican to win an Academy Award in a starring role, is born in Miami, Fl. (Can you name the movie he received the Academy Award for?)

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20

1927

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G. was an iconic East Coast rapper who released only one album during his lifetime, but rose to fame after his untimely death in a shooting incident. He was born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972 to Voletta Wallace and George Latore and raised in Brooklyn, New

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21

1972

William Stanley Braithwaite Born

Called by W.E.B. Dubois the most prominent critic of poetry in America , William Stanley Braithwaite was born in Boston, Mass. On May 5, 1919. Mr. Braithwaite was awarded the Springarn medal by th N.A.A.C.P. for his literary achievements.

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5

1919

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Civil Rights March in Alabama

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Mar

7

1965

Second annual report of the NAACP

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1912

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2000

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27

1969

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12

1951

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Jun

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1854

New England Anti-Slavery Society

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1832

(1966) Stokely Carmichael, “Definitions of Black Power”

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Jul

31

1966

Academy Award-Sidney Poitier

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Dec

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1964

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