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Black History Committee of Orange County, Inc. Overview of BHCOC and Member
The Black History Committee Consists of Members Representing Government and Private Companies QsxaMission Statement
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The Black History Committee of Orange County, Inc. is committed to educating our citizens on American History. We are committed to improving the dialogue as it pertains to contributions African-Americans have made to society as a whole. We are also committed to supporting our community by donating funds to students who wish to continue their education by obtaining an undergraduate or graduate degree, and to help the disadvantaged at large. QsxaGoals of BHCOC
1. The BHCOC celebrates the achievements . z and contributions African Americans have made to society.
2. The committee’s goal is to ensure that Black History continue to be a vital part of American History.
3. The BHCOC believes in showcasing the rich culture and contributions that African Americans have made by displaying their Art, Dance, Music, Songs, Literature Books, Artifacts, Clothing, Rich Soul Food and Much More. QsxaFund Raising BHCOC, Inc. . z Annual Gala Prior Black History QsxaGala Speakers
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Dr. Julianne Malvo Dr. David Satcher, Dr. Jonetta Betsch Cole Judge Greg Mathis Christopher Gardner Alvin Poussaint Hill Harper Roland S. Martin 2011 Black History QsxaCelebration
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2011 Banquet Keynote speaker Tasha Smith Topic : Inspiring Women to Greatness 2011 Black History QsxaCelebration
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Actress Tasha Smith brings style and intense character portrayals to the screen. Her outstanding performances have garnered widespread reactions from audiences and critics alike. Tasha has played a wide range of roles in feature films. 2011 Black History QsxaCelebration
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Entertainment by Phat Cat Players Featuring Coco Brown
With Special Guest Master of Ceremony Singer Rod Z Curtis Rayam QsxaCommunity Service Awards . z Humanitarian
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Community Service Scholarships Donated Qsxa BHCOC has donated over $200,000 to local Schools, . z Colleges and Universities in Orlando and throughout the State of Florida.
Donations have been made to: Pineloch Elementary Valencia Community College University of Central Florida Florida A&M University Bethune Cookman Qsxa
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Thanks for All your Support Qsxa Platinum Sponsor . z MV Transportation, Inc. Qsxa
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Bright House Networks Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc. Orlando Magic Turner Construction Company United Healthcare Valencia Community College Qsxa Silver Sponsors . z
Bethune-Cookman University Progress Energy Blue Cross Blue shield of Florida Publix Super Markets Carlton Fields, P.A. Sunshine State Health Plan Center For Drug-Free-Living, Inc. University of Central Florida City of Orlando WFTV City of Winter Garden TV One Edwards Waters College Florida Hospital Florida A&M Foundation, Inc. Orlando Utility Commission Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Orlando Health Qsxa We Thank you . z So much for All your support
Our sponsors helped the BHCOC make a difference in the community. Qsxa Barack Obama . z
Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaHeroes Past & Present A New Direction . z QsxaHeroes Past & Present Hill Harper . z
While most of us know President Obama as the intelligent, thoughtful speaker who can bring people together, his best friend from CSI: NY Hill Harper can give us insight about who he really is. Qsxa
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Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Frederick Douglas Booker T. Washington Qsxa 1856-1915
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Founder of Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama (now Tuskegee University
Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Edmond DEDE Qsxa 1827-1901
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African American Creole composer, violinist and conductor who belonged to the Negro Philharmonic in his native New Orleans.
Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History George Washington Carver Qsxa(1864 -1943)
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American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Heroes Past & Present Southern farmers. Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaInventor with 57 patents for design of machine equipment . z
Elijah McCoy 1844 - 1929
Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History W.E.B. Dubois Qsxa 1868 -1963
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First African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Co-Founder of the NAACP.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Madam C.J. Walker \ Qsxa 1867 – 1919 Cosmetic Industry Business Woman . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Marcus Garvey Qsxa1902 – 1967
Best remembered as an important proponent . z of the Back to Africa movement, which encouraged those of African descent to return to their ancestral homelands.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa Langston Hughes Author and Poet 1902 - 1967 . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Wallace Thurman Qsxa 1902 - 1932
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Writer, Critic & Newsman Thurman‟s Novel Infants of the Spring (1932) includes many members of the New Negro Heroes Past and Present movement including Zora Neale Celebrating our Legacy Hurston and Harold Jackson. Reflection of our African American History Daughter of former slaves, QsxaMcLeod Bethune was an educator, political advisor, and civil rights leader. . z
Heroes Past and Present Mary McLeod Bethune Celebrating our Legacy 1875 - 1955 Reflection of our African American History Zora Neale Hurston Qsxa 1891 - 1960
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"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful Heroes Past and Present illusions." Celebrating our Legacy - Letter from Zora Neale Hurston Reflection of our African to Countee Cullen American History Qsxa
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Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Qsxa 1900 - 1971
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Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History MetaQsxa Vaux Warrick Fuller 1877-1968 Artist . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Aaron Douglas s Qsxa 1899 – 1979 Father of Black American Art . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History August Savage Qsxa 1892 – 1964 Artist . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History William Grant Stil l Qsxa 1895 -1978
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Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Distinguished jazz musiciansQsxa of the latter half of the . z 20th century.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Jesse Owens Qsxa 1913 - 1980
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Owens broke three world records and tied a fourth, all in a 70 minute span. Jesse Owens overcame segregation, racism and bigotry to prove to the world that African- Americans belonged in the world of athletics. Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Rosa Parks Qsxa 1913 - 2005
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In 1955, Rosa Parks lived in Montgomery, Alabama – a city with laws that strictly segregated blacks and whites. On Dec. 1, 1955 after leaving work Rosa boarded a city bus. When she refused to give up her seat for a white man the bus driver called the Heroes Past and Present police, and Rosa was arrested. A city wide Celebrating our Legacy boycott was started which brought about Reflection of our African change and caused a national sensation. American History Thurgood Marshall 1908 - 1993 QsxaNAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, Was the nations first . z Black Justice. Winning Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., segregation in public schools was Found to be unconstitutional.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaNational leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and . z staging protests against segregation in the South.
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 -1968
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Coretta Scott King Qsxa 1927 - 2006
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A social reformer and a symbol, in her own right, of her husband's struggle for peace and brotherhood.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Malcolm X 1925 - 1965 QsxaMalcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in . z Omaha, Nebraska. A born leader Intelligent and articulate, Malcolm became a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Rev. Jesse Jackson Qsxa(Born Jesse Louis Burns) Born 1941 . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa Nat King Cole (Born Nathanial Adams Coles) 1919 – 1995 American singer, . z songwriter and jazz pianist.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa James Earl Jones 1931
. z An American Emmy and Tony Award Winning actor of film and stage, perhaps best known for his deep baritone voice.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa Richard Pryor 1940 - 2005 . z The comedian broke many barriers for black performers during his heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Comedy Central voted him the top standup comedian of all time. Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa , William Henry “Bill” Cosby Jr. 1937 American actor, . z comedian, television producer and activist.
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Edward Regan “Eddie” Murphy‟ 1961 . z Golden Globe winning, Grammy Award-winning, Screen Actors Guild- winning and Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa The Godfather of Soul James Brown 1933 - 2006 . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History JackQsxa Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson 1919 - 1972 . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Henry Louis “ Hank ” Aaron‟ Qsxa 1934 Retired baseball player and record-setting member . z of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaRaymond Charles Robinson “ Ray Charles „ 1930 - 2004 . z
Musician & Performer The Genius of Soul
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Stevie Wonder Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins Qsxa 1950
Singer, songwriter, . z record producer, musical and social activist.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaStephanie Natalie Maria Cole Grammy-Award 1950 American . z singer and songwriter.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaAcademy Award-winning American actor, film director and narrator. . z
Morgan Freeman 1937
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Michael Joseph Jackson Qsxa 1958-2009 American musician, entertainer and pop icon. . z
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Academy QsxaAward Willard Christopher and Golden "Will" Smith, Jr. Globe 1968 . z nominated American actor and multiple Grammy winning hip hop artist.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Denzel Jermaine Washington, Jr. Qsxa1957
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Academy Award- winning American actor and director
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History QsxaRonald Erwin McNair, Ph.D. 1950 - 1986 . z
NASA Mission Specialist killed during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy The McNair Crater on the Moon is named in his honor. Reflection of our African American History Qsxa
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison . z 1956
FIRST African-American female to go to space. Chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher and astronaut, speaks fluent Russian, Japanese, and Swahili, as well as English and is trained in dance and choreography. Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Michael Jordan Qsxa 1963 One of the greatest . z basketball players of all time, he became the most effectively marketed athlete of his generation.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Colon Luther Powell QsxaBorn 5 April 1937
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He became the first African-American Secretary of State in U.S. history when he took office in 2001. Powell was a career soldier who fought in the Army during the Vietnam War. He rose though the ranks to become general, then became national security adviser to President Heroes Past and Present Ronald Reagan. He became chairman of the Celebrating our Legacy Joints Chiefs of Staff directing forces Reflection of our African during the Gulf War and retired in 1993. American History Condoleezza Rice Qsxa 1954
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Rice is the first African American woman, second African American and second woman to serve as Secretary of State. Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Sidney Poitier Qsxa February 20 1927
. z A native of Cat Island, the Bahamas, (though born in Miami during a mainland visit by his He became one of the parents), Poitier grew most represented actors up in poverty as the on the American Film son of a dirt farmer. Institute's 100 most inspiring movies Heroes Past and Present of all time, with five of his films on the list. Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa Halle Maria Berry She is one of the August 14, 1966 highest-paid actresses . z in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman.
Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contest, finishing runner-up in Miss Universe (1986), and winning the Miss USA World 1986 contest.. Her breakthrough feature film role was in the 1991 Jungle Feaver. Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa Oprah Gail Winfrey Born in rural Mississippi to a January 29, 1954 poor unwed teenaged mother, . z and later raised in a Milwaukee ghetto, Winfrey was raped at the age of nine, and at fourteen, gave birth to a son who died in infancy.
She is thought to have popularized and revolutionized the tabloid talk show genre.
Heroes Past and Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Qsxa Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (1961–) . z
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