Hank Aaron
One of America’s greatest baseball players, Henry Louis “Hank Aaron” was born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. The baseball Hall of Famer held the Major League Baseball record 33 years with 755 career home runs.

Aaron amidst racist death threats for getting ready to pass Babe Ruth’s home run record, broke the record with 715 home runs on April 8, 1974 for the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After his retirement, Aaron worked in the Front Office of the Atlanta Braves. Hank Aaron died on January 22, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tribute To Black History Month
December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950 – Carter Godwin Woodson

Dr. Carter G. Woodson began “Negro History Week” the forerunner to Black History Month. Dr. Woodson was a noted, historian, journalist, author and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.