O'Neal, Shaquille

BlackFacts Details

O'Neal, Shaquille

ONeal, Shaquille | FactMonster

Home /

Columbia Encyclopedia /

People /

Sports and Games /

Sports: Biographies /

ONeal, Shaquille

ONeal, Shaquille

ONeal, Shaquille (Shaquille Rashaun ONeal) shəkēl´ rəshôn´ ōnēl´ [key], 1972–, American basketball player, b. Newark, N.J. Joining the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1992, he was the 1993 NBA rookie of the year. Huge and intimidating on the court but personable off, Shaq quickly

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Haiti History: Biographies

Haiti History: Biographies | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Christianity | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

North African History

North African History | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Libya | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Libya | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Kerry Washington

Actress Kerry Washington is probably best known for her Emmy-nominated role in the cable TV series Scandal -- she plays Olivia Pope, a business fixer in Washington, D.C. politics. A native of New York, she studied liberal arts at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and graduated in

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Shaquille O’Neal

Name at birth: Shaquille Rashaun ONeal

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Senegal | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

African History

African History | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Kunta Kinte is the central figure in Alex Haleys 1976 book Roots. According to Haleys research, Kunta Kinte was a real historical figure who was 17 when he was captured and taken to America as a slave aboard the ship Lord Ligonier in 1767. Roots traces the lives of Kinte and his descendants down to

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

New poll reveals COVID-19’s impacts on African American communities

On Tuesday, May 19, the African American Research Collaborative in partnership with the NAACP and the Equity Research and Innovation Center at Yale School of Medicine presented new polling detailing the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on African American

fave

Source: Atlanta Tribune

Mozambique | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Morocco | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

James Baldwin established his reputation with his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), an autobiographical tale of growing up in Harlem. He became one of the leading African-American authors of his generation, known for novels and essays that tackled black-white and hetero-homosexual

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Christians | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Mozambique | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Howard University

Howard University | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Challenger | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Geography of Nigeria

Population: 152,217,341 (July 2010

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

May

5

2010

African History: Biographies

African History: Biographies | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Congo democratic republic

Congo democratic republic | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Terrence Howard

Thanks to the buzz over his films Crash and Hustle & Flow, Terrence Howard had a career breakthrough in 2005 after more than a decade of stand-out performances in television and feature films. Howard began getting small roles in TV shows in the early 1990s. His appearances in feature films such

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Brazilian History: Biographies

Brazilian History: Biographies | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Banks is a former model who created the popular TV reality show Americas Next Top Model and hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Namibia | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Ancient History, Africa

Ancient History, Africa | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Madagascar | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Jun

15

1975

'Welcome to Louisiana': Shaunie O'Neal's Daughter Amirah O'Neal Gets Big Graduation Sendoff Toward Basketball Career at LSU

Shaquille and Shaunie O’Neal are officially sending their 18-year daughter Amirah O’Neal off to

fave

Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Lifestyle Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)