Tech's Day 14 in Black History: Happy Single Awareness Day

Yea, Yea its the 14th of February a day for the lovers and a day for the single to reminded that they are single.  Well, February 14th is also the birthday of these African Americans:

Frederick Douglass

Born in 1817. Black abolitionist, orator, and writer who escaped slavery to become one of the most influential African American's in the 19th century.  Hmmm, I wonder if our president sent him a birthday card.....

Gregory Hines

Born on this day in 1946.  He was a tap dancer, choreographer, actor, voice actor, singer, and director. He started his career when he was just toddler.

Moneta Sleet

Born in 1926, was a photographer at Ebony magazine where he covered many major moments of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1969 he was the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize in journalism for his photo of Coretta Scott king at her husband's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Richard Allen

Born a slave 1760, he was a religious leader and founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.

Oliver Harrington

Born in 1913, He was a cartoonist who drew and wrote the first black comic strip to receive national recognition with his most famous character Bootsie.

So, enjoy the rest of Single Awareness day or Valentines day if you prefer and remember CNT and Tech Nations, I love ya.