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Black History Month Special Radio Features from the US Census Bureau

Dominique Dawes

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February 25, 2007

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Profile America for the 25th day of Black History Month. When she was little, Dominique Dawes had a lot of energy around her Silver Spring, Maryland, house, so her parents sent her to gymnastics classes. She proved to be a special talent and began winning awards. Making the 1992 Olympic team, she came home with a bronze team medal. At the 1996 Olympics, she became the first African-American to win an individual medal a bronze for her floor exercise. She also won a team gold medal. She is the only American female gymnast to compete in three Olympics. Some 1,400 young women compete in gymnastics at 86 colleges across the U.S. This special Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Simmie Knox

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February 24, 2007

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Profile America for the 24th day of Black History Month. As a youngster, the first love of Simmie Knox was baseball. But an eye injury forced him to give up playing for a while and at a doctor's urging, he took up drawing to help him regain the ability to focus. It turned out to be his life's work. Knox taught art in public schools and colleges for many years before turning to painting portraits. His commissions have included supreme court justices, cabinet members, members of Congress, and key sports and entertainment personalities. His biggest commission was to paint the official White House portraits of President Clinton and his wife, Hillary the first by an African-American artist. There are more than 220,000 professional artists in the U.S., just over 2 percent of them African-American. This special Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Cathy Hughes

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February 23, 2007

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Profile America for the 23rd day of Black History Month. When Cathy Hughes was young, she would stand in front of the mirror in the bathroom, holding her toothbrush and pretending it was a radio microphone. That desire, plus a lot of hard work and dedication, have made her one of the top broadcast executives and on-air personalities in the African-American community. Her Radio One organization owns 71 stations in 22 of the top urban markets around the country, and a few years ago she launched TV One, a national cable and satellite television network aimed at African-American adults. Across the U.S. there are more than 11,000 radio stations and the average home has eight radios. This special Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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