Who is the most famous athleteturned actor? Sean Connery is definitely one of them. The actor best known for playing James Bond was such agood soccer playerthat he was offered a position with Manchester United. He ultimately declined, saying, “I realized that a top-class...
Do you know Jesse Owens, an American athlete(运动员), who was the first to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.Born in 1913 in Alabama, the US, Owens was called “J. C. " by his family.His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio at the age of 9. Owens got the nickname Jesse fro...
Izzard also noted that she decided to appear on that program because "it was the first one I've asked if I can be 'she' and 'her.'" Born and raised in England, Suzy Eddie Izzard is an actress, writer, and political activist. She took her early steps into comedy during her ...
Washington, DC Associate Supreme Court Justice Swear In: Thurgood Marshall in his robe prior to being sworn in as the first Black member of the U. S. Supreme Court, October 2nd. Marshall, the great-grandson of an enslaved man, swore to "do equal right to the poor and the ric...
Robinson was the first athlete at UCLA to earn varsity letters in four sports: football, basketball, track and field, and baseball, according to the Jackie Robinson Museum. After playing with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues, he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, becomin...
2014 was big year for the writer. Her name landed on the tip of everyone’s tongue after a big boost in the form of Beyonce sampling one of her TED talks about feminism. 15. Marina Silva While she didn’t win the honor of being the first black woman president in the country of Braz...
RELATED:The Craziest Drunk Athlete Photos of All Time Paul Gascoigne Image via Complex Original Sport: Soccer Age: 46 The most prominent victim of brothel and coke-loving pub-loving English footballing culture. Larry Bird Sport: Basketball
The not guilty plea, entered by Lester's attorney, Steve Salmon, is largely a procedural step, and the hearing lasted just five minutes. Lester also pleaded not guilty soon after he was charged, but this is his first court appearance since a judge found sufficient evidence for thecase to ...
Her films have earned the box office a total of $6 billion, so it looks like it was the right decision. Nina Dobrev It's hard to say what exactly the Degrassi Next Generation and Vampire Diaries star, Nina Dobrev is better at. Being an all-star athlete or stealing our hear...
Rest In Power: Notable Black Folks Who We’ve Lost In 2023was originally published onblackamericaweb.com 1. Richard Roundtree Source:Getty Black Hollywood has lost a true legend with the passing of Richard Roundtree. Round...