February 24, 1956 Eddie Clarence Murray, hall of fame baseball player, was born in Los Angeles, California. Murray was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 amateur draft.
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Eddie Clarence Murray – February 24th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 24, 2014 in African American History, February, Sports
Tags: All-Star, baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, February 24, Gold Glove Award
Octavia Estelle Butler – June 22nd in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on June 22, 2011 in African American History, Author, June
Tags: February 24, June 22, Pasadena City College, short story writer, writer
June 22, 1947 Octavia Estelle Butler, award-winning science fiction writer, was born in Pasadena, California. Butler began writing at the age of 10 and at 12 began a lifelong interest in science fiction. In 1968, she earned an associate’s degree from Pasadena City College and then participated in a number of writing workshops. Her first […]
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