This is Craig Monson. Known as one of the best bodybuilders of the ‘80s. He was said to have a better physique than Arnold Schwarzenegger. CRAZY! He was a member of the neighborhood some neighborhood gangs growing up and that may have prevented his official stardom on the world stage.
Black History 365 | # 121 John Young, The Buffalo Wing King
In the 1960s, a Black restaurateur named John Young opened Wings and Things in Buffalo, New York. Around the same time, a white couple named Frank and Teressa Bellissimo began selling chicken wings at the Anchor Bar, about a mile away from Wings and Things. By the 1980s, the Bellissimos had become famous for supposedly inventing Buffalo wings. But John Young is the originator. Put respect on the Buffalo Wing King’s name!
Black History 365 | # 120 Ne'Kiya Jackson & Calcea Johnson
These two high school seniors found a new way to solve the pythagorean theorem in a way that no other mathematician has been able to before. This was done for a bonus question during a math competition at school. This is history TODAY!
Black History 365 | # 119 Mike Tyson
Did you know Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20? Defeating Trevor Berbick in 1986 to claim the WBC title. And he won in outstanding fashion.
Black History 365 | # 118 Ancient Africa
Did you know that ancient African people were the first people to observe the nighttime sky and to chronicle their observations? They noticed that the stars rose from East to West just like the sun. And through their observations they were able to define time. In fact there are Kemetic solar calendars in Egypt (formally called Kemet) documenting these discoveries. They also accurately calculated the circumference of the earth. Greek scientist Claudius Ptolomy spent decades in Kemet studying at the feet of African scholars. His works represented everything ancient Greeks knew about astrology. Modern astrology is based on his writings. In Africa there were the Fathers and Mothers of advanced science, spiritual ideas and practices — writing, mathematics, philosophy, art, medicine, architecture, biology, chemistry, and astronomy. After more than 3,000 years of relative peace and prosperity, Alexander of Macedon a Greek general wasn’t satisfied with solely gaining ancient knowledge from Kemet. He wanted to control the entire civilization. It was renamed Egypt and all those years of ancient indigenous knowledge was taken under European control. You know what they say, to the victor goes the spoils. And the winner gets to write the history we come to accept as facts. Even if fabricated. Your research results might reveal that ancient Africans would throw bones in the air and whichever way they fell is how they knew the time. 😭 Which is hilarious if ignorant stereotypes are your humor. Lord knows I was tickled at how wicked this sh*t can get. But that’s egregiously ignorant and untrue. Protect ya neck!! Melanated people really ruling out here. And if you’re paying attention, you might see history repeating itself. 👀