February 18, 2006 On this date: Shani Davis ~ (speed skater) becomes the first Black to be awarded with an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics . For more information on today’s movers and shakers as well as key moments in black history, check out: http://mycolumbuspower.com/category/blackhistorymonth/
This Black History Month, NewsOne takes a look back at the top African-American moments from 2000 to 2012. Some will make you happy while others…
VIA: ShaniDavis.Com Shani Davis was born on Friday, August 13, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised by his mother on the city’s south side, he started roller-skating at local rinks at age two. By age three Shani was darting around the roller rink so fast that skate guards would chase him just to ask him to […]
