TODAY IN OUR HISTORICITY Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC on this date in 1920. James Baldwin, powerful author, was born on this date in 1924. Some of his well-known works are: Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, The Fire Next Time, and No Name. Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer, writer, and pianist, was born on this date in 1931. Considered a genius by many, Schuyler learned the alphabet at 19-months and played 10 compositions from memory at age four. Edward Pattern, Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips) was born on this date in 1939. Jewell Jackson McCabe, businesswoman, author, and founder and chair of the Coalition of 100 Black Women, was born on this date in 1945. The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science was charted in Los Angeles, CA, on this date in 1966. The school was named for Dr. Charles Richard Drew, a pioneer in blood plasma research. Claude Albert Barnett, founder of the Associated Negro Press, died in Chicago, IL, on this date in 1967. Singer Zelma Davis born in Liberia. Davis rose to fame, in the early 1990s as a featured vocalist for the dance/hip hop act C+C Music Factory on this date in 1970. Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player in the major leagues, was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp on this date in 1982--the fifth in its Black Heritage USA series. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (US) sets record for heptathlon (7161 pts) on this date in 1986.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:10:05 +0000
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