After endless practices and hours on the court, a young Michael Jordan finally reached the day when his moves were as good, and even better, than his older brother Larry and so challenged him to a game one summer day for all to see--becoming the victor to the shock and surprise of his entire family![...]
Little David Earl always knows what day of the week it is. He can tell by the clean, snappy-fresh apron Ma Dear is wearing -- a different color for every day. Monday means washing, with Ma Dear scrubbing at her tub in a blue apron. Tuesday is ironing, in a sunshine yellow apron that brightens Ma's s[...]
At the 1948 Olympics in London, members of the U.S. Women\u2019s Track and Field team went down to defeat one by one. Any hope of winning rested on Alice Coachman. Thousands of spectators stayed late for the high-jump event and witnessed history as she became the first African American woman to win [...]