Monday, February 15, 2010

slack on the black

man, ive really been blowing it this black history month. its a combination of being a little busier than normal with mild home laziness. this post, instead of writing a paragraph on the person, i more so feel like doing a cliffnoted version of a couple people. alrighty, enough talking. lets do this.

Arthur Ashe



Arthur Ashe was a great professional tennis player from Virginia. He won three Grand Slam titles (1968 US Open, 1970 Australian Open, 1975 Wimbledon) Sadly, he died of complications from AIDS on February 6, 1993.


Thurgood Marshall




Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He was the great-grandson of a slave and his original name was Thoroughgood, but he shortened the name to Thurgood because he was never fond of the spelling.

Richard Pryor



Richard Pryor was one of the most influential stand up comedians of our time. His raunchy and sensitive, slightly offensive comedic material paved the way for a more raw approach to comedy. Pryor was claimed by cardiac arrest on December 10th, 2005. A sad day in comedy history.

Michael Jordan



One of my favorite basketall players of all time. i dont think that i really need to elaborate on how important this man was to the progression of basketball. Five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, three retirements, and a divorce. i love this man.


Ray Barbee




One of the most stylish skateboarders ive ever seen. he took just cruising around to a new level. throw some 360 bs no complys in on your beer run. if you did, you can thank Mr. Barbee for his contribution.

thats all i have in me at the moment. hopefully we'll get some more tomorrow. i have to catch up.

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