February 20, 1963 Charles Wade Barkley, hall of fame basketball player, was born in Leeds, Alabama. Barkley played college basketball at Auburn University where he was a three-time All-SEC selection and Conference Player of the Year in 1984. Barkley was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1984 NBA Draft and over his 16 year [...]
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February 20th in African American History – Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman (Albert Cleage)
February 20, 2000 Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman (Albert Cleage), religious leader, died. Cleage was born June 13, 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. Cleage earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State University in 1942 and his Bachelor of Divinity from Oberlin Graduate School of Theology in 1943 and was ordained [...]