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I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question
Denzel Washington
Today In History
Black History Month
In 1990
- Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years as South African political prisoner
In 2016
- Dr. Paula Johnson, a Harvard Medical School faculty member, is named as the 14th President of Wellesley College, becoming the first African American to hold the position
In 1996
- Penn's Baccalaureate Speaker was the Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
In 1976
- Clifford Alexander, Jr. is confirmed as the first African American Secretary of the Army
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