Celebrate Black History Month With Gale.Business Editors FARMINGTON HILLS Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 Black History Month began February first and Gale's Web site is back with history, biographies, literature and activities to help families and students celebrate the month. The Black History Month Resource Center, at www.gale.com, created from the acclaimed multicultural reference works of Gale, is now live. The Black History Month Resource Center not only makes great pleasure reading, but also brings its visitors enough free information to excel at Verb 1. excel at - be good at; "She shines at math" shine at excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" just about any classroom assignment. A weekly quiz tests knowledge of significant people and events in history and offers weekly Gale prizes. Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, a seminal influence on jazz and pop singers, and generally regarded as one of the , Jesse Jackson Noun 1. Jesse Jackson - United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) Jesse Louis Jackson, Jackson , and Ralph Bunche Noun 1. Ralph Bunche - United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) Bunche, Ralph Johnson Bunche are just a few names included in the fifty biographies to enlighten readers to the lives of men and women who have made a difference in the arts, entertainment, sports, world affairs, human rights and history - while a timeline puts historical milestones in context. For teachers, librarians, and energetic parents, there are activities to challenge students of all ages. Finally, literature buffs can revel in the excerpts pulled directly from the prestigious Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature. If the Black History Month Resource Center whets your appetite for more, its creators have included links to other appropriate sites. Bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm and celebrate Black History Month with us. |
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