Today's Black History Month Spotlight is on Famous singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole who was the first Black American to host a nationally televised TV show. The Nat King Cole Show debuted in 1956 on NBC.
Black History Month Spotlight: The first Black American to hold a patent was Thomas L. Jennings, who invented the process for dry cleaning fabric. What an innovative and helpful invention!
Black History Month Fact: Although President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, enslaved people living in Galveston, Texas were not given their freedom until June 19, 1865. That is why we mark Juneteenth as a federal holiday today.
Black History Month Spotlight today is on Hurdler George Coleman Poage. Poage was the first Black person to earn a medal at the Olympic Games in 1904. He earned two bronze medals for the US Olympic team at the St. Louis games.
BHM Spotlight: Ruby Bridges!! She was only 6 years old when she became the youngest Black child to desegregate a school in 1960. Every day for a year, four federal marshals had to escort little Ruby to school to keep her safe. Thank you for paving the road for us, Ruby!
We all know who Thomas Edison is, but today's BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT goes out to Lewis Latimer. Mr. Latimer worked for Edison and created the carbon filament inside the lightbulb that Edison is often credited with inventing. Teamwork makes the dream work!
THANK YOU to everyone who came out bright (dark) and early this morning for our I LOVE TO READ IRead Informational Breakfast and congratulations to our giveaway and raffle winners!
BHM Spotlight: Black American and inventor George Washington Carver was the first non-president to have a national monument put up in his honor in Missouri in the 1950s. Carver was an agricultural scientist creating more than 500 products from peanuts &sweet potatoes.
Black History Month Spotlight! LUCY STRANTON!!! The first Black woman in America to earn a four-year college degree was Lucy Stranton. She graduated from Oberlin College with a literacy degree in 1850. Lucy paved the way for African American women in future generations.
Our Black History Month Spotlight today goes out to Garrett Morgan! Mr. Morgan (from Cleveland, Ohio) invented the red, yellow, and green traffic light that keeps traffic running smoothly today. What a contribution to our society!
Today's Spotlight is sticking with the outer space theme. We're spotlighting Guion Bluford who was the first Black person in space for NASA in 1983. During his time with NASA, Bluford logged more than 688 hours in space.
Today's Black History Month Spotlight is for everybody who loves the Super Soaker! Students who love the Super Soaker water gun should love Lonnie G. Johnson. The Black American was an aerospace engineer for NASA who invented the popular toy that we still know and love today!
Black History Month Spotlight today is on Shirley Chisholm! She wasn’t just the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. She’s also the first woman to ever run for US president. Thank you for leading the way for so many African Americans and women, Shirley Chisholm!
Having a Mystery Reader at Hawthorne's always a fun surprise, especially when it's Warren's Dr. Tierney Anderson that pays us a visit! Thank you Dr. Anderson for taking time out of your day to help our first graders understand that it's what's inside that makes us all who we are!
BHM Spotlight: The first female self-made millionaire in America was Madam C.J. Walker. Born to parents who lived in slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation, Walker grew up and created a line of haircare products for Black women like her. What an inspiration!
BHM Spotlight: Thurgood Marshall was the first Black American to serve on the Supreme Court. A lawyer who fought to end segregation in schools, Marshall was appointed as a justice in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Black History Month Spotlight: Our Vice President, Kamala Harris, became the first woman of African OR Asian descent to become vice president in 2021. What a major accomplishment bringing representation to the White House!
It's National School Counseling Week!! Hawthorne's team's made up of Miss Friedman; School Counselor, Mrs. Angelicchio; Family Engagement Liaison, and Ms. Ellis; School-Based Therapist. THANKYOU for your dedication to our students and families -more on our counseling team to come
