A Daily Dose Of BHM

Wilma Rudolph

A daily Black History Month fact that has nothing to do with George Washington Carver, MLK, Jr., or Harriet Tubman. Promise!

Wilma Rudolph was an Olympic track and field star who overcame significant odds to become the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Olympics.

Rudolph was born in Tennessee in 1940. She was diagnosed with polio as a young girl, but by the age of 12 she had shed her braces and become a basketball and track star. She won a bronze medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, but it was during hte 1960 Rome Olympics that she broke the record with three gold medals. After retiring from sports, Rudolph became a teacher and sports commentator. She died of brain cancer in 1994.

This concludes your daily dose of Black History Month.

Feb 15, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 5 Responses

No related posts found.

Tagged: A Daily Dose of BHM, Olympics, Sports, Wilma Rudolph

Comments (5)

No. 1 · Megs

Your daily doses are fantastic.
Yeah Lauren!

Posted: Feb 15, 2008 at 5:22 pm

No. 2 · TruthTeller

Terrific choice.

Let me add one:
Yelena Hanga, is a beautiful talks show host on Russian TV, her father is Black and her Mother White, she has the most popular talk show in Russia, like Oprah.
There is another Black TV host (forget her name) whose father also is Black mother is "White Russian" (This is a special category for those who know) she was translator for the Putin government, but she hates speaking English.

Posted: Feb 15, 2008 at 5:38 pm

No. 3 · Chic Noir

Wilma is one of my sheores.

Posted: Feb 15, 2008 at 6:45 pm

No. 4 · REEF

i love the daily doses of bhm

VIOLATOR ALL-STAR DJ'S, DJ JAM X & WEB

22 EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL CUTS!!!!

COPY AND PASTE THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD….

http://www.zshare.net/download/72304356b897e2/

Posted: Feb 15, 2008 at 11:46 pm

No. 5 · daria of Gorgeous Black Women