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* Today in Black History - February 24 *
1982 - Quincy Jones wins five Grammys for "The Dude," including
'Producer of the Year.'
* Today in Black History - February 25 *
1992 - Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Lisa Fischer, Luther Vandross, B.B.
King, Boyz II Men, and James Brown, among others, win Grammy
awards in ceremonies hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.
* Today in Black History - February 26 *
1928 - Antoine "Fats" Domino is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He
will be a pioneering Rhythm & Blues pianist whose hits will
include "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill."
1930 - "The Green Pastures" opens on Broadway at the Mansfield Theater
with Richard B. Harrison as "De Lawd."
1985 - At the 27th Grammy Awards, Best Album of the Year for "Can't Slow
Down", is presented to Lionel Richie. Tina Turner is a big
winner with Best Song, Best Record and Best Pop Vocal
Performance by a Female for "What's Love Got to Do with It."
* Today in Black History - February 27 *
1897 - Marian Anderson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She
will become the first modern African American to win
international renown as an opera singer and will be
considered one of the great operatic voices of the
century. Singing at a time of great social upheaval for
African Americans, Anderson's professional career will
contain many operatic and civil rights milestones and
recognition, including Kennedy Center Honors in 1978. The
Kennedy Center will hold a gala in observance of the 100th
anniversary of her birth in 1997. Many sources, including
the "Encyclopedia Britannica" and "Africana" have her
birth year as 1902 or 1900. In a Kennedy Center interview with
her nephew (with whom she lived until her death), he indicated
that when she became the first African American to sing a
principal role with the Metropolitan Opera, her publicist
thought her age should be reduced by five years. The media
therefore, establishes her birth year erroneously as 1902.
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