February might be the shortest month, but it’s packed with legendary Black excellence—especially when it comes to birthdays.
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Whether they shaped the culture, dominated their craft, or left an undeniable mark on black history, these February-born trailblazers are putting on for their birth month. So, while the rest of the world is busy talking about love and leap years, we’re celebrating the icons who made being born in February feel like a truly divine assignment.
February 1:
Langston Hughes
Source: Fred Stein Archive / Getty
Dennis Edwards
Source: Terry Wyatt / Getty
February 4:
Rosa Parks
Source: JEFF KOWALSKY / Getty
February 5:
Hank Aaron
Source: Focus On Sport / Getty
February 7:
Chris Rock
Source: Steve Russell / Getty
February 8:
Gary Coleman
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty
February 12:
Arsenio Hall
Source: Ethan Miller / Getty
February 17:
Michael Jordan
Source: Jacob Kupferman / Getty
February 18:
Toni Morrison
Source: Antonio Dickey / Getty
February 19:
Smokey Robinson
Source: Michael Buckner / Getty
February 20:
Rihanna
Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty
Sidney Poitier
Source: MIKE NELSON / Getty
February 21:
Nina Simone
Source: United Archives / Getty
February 22:
Julius Erving
Source: Tiffany Rose / Getty
February 23:
W.E.B. DuBois
Source: Three Lions / Getty
February 24:
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Source: Ethan Miller / Getty
February 25:
Rashida Jones
Source: Charley Gallay / Getty
February 26:
Erykah Badu
Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net
Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino
Source: United Archives / Getty
February 29:
Ja Rule
Source: @Nia_Noelle / Nia Noelle
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