Willie Mays,baseball legend,was born in Westfield,AL,on May 6,1931.Mays,third on the all- time homerun list with 660 homeruns,was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.He was also the National League MVP in 1954 and 1965. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Willie Mays was the model of a multi-talented baseball hero during his 22-season major league career. A […]
James A.Bland,writer of 600 songs including “Carrying Me Back to Old Virginny,” Virginia’s state song of 1940,died May,5,1911. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Bland was born on October 22, 1854, in Flushing, Long Island, New York, to Allen M. Bland and Lidia Ann (Cromwell) Bland, one of 12 children. Allen Bland was one of the first black […]
Henry McKee Minton created the first Black Greek –letter organization,Sigma Pi Phi,was formed May 4,1904 in Philadelphia,PA,at his home.The group’s purpose was to meet the needs of Black professionals and business leaders,and to address social issues. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
Macon B.Allen,the first Black licensed to practice law in the United States,passed his law examination in Worcester,MA,on May 3,1845. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macon Bolling Allen was the first recorded licensed African American lawyer in the United States. He was a self-taught lawyer who gained his knowledge and legal skills by serving as an apprentice and law clerk […]
Via: majicatl.com The Steve Harvey Morning Show has set a goal of a $32 million opening weekend for the movie “Jumping The Broom” in theaters May 6, starring Angela Bassett, Paula Patton and many others. Bishop T.D. Jakes was on the Steve Harvey Morning Show today talking about his role in “Jumping The Broom.” Listen […]
Image courtesy of Joerg Koch/Getty Images The Legendary James Brown, better known as the Godfather Of Soul, is celebrating a birthday today. The prolofic singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader is the most sampled artist in history. He was recognized for numerous titles including Soul Brother Number One, Sex Machine, Mr. Dynamite, The Hardest Working Man […]
Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1954, the Reverend Alfred “Al” Sharpton has been preaching since age four. He was licensed and ordained at age nine. In 1971, he founded the National Youth Movement and for seventeen years led the organization, registering young people to vote and giving them job opportunities. His direct-action and civil […]
Gloria Naylor won the “American Book Award” for best novel for her work, The Women of Brewster Place, on April 28, 1983. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Naylor, Gloria born 1950, novelist, essayist,screenplay writer, columnist, and educator. Gloria Naylor was born in New York City on 25 January to Roosevelt and Alberta McAlpin Naylor, who had recently migrated northward […]
Charles Alston, a painter who is famous for illustrating Black contributions to medicine through a mural in the Harlem Hospital in New York, died in New York on April 27,1972. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fusing modern art styles with non-Western influences to create a new and distinctive African-American idiom, Charles Henry Alston was among the most important figures […]
William “Count” Basie, pianist and musician died in Hollywood, FL,on April 26,1984. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, on August 21, 1904. His parents, Harvey and Lillian (Childs) Basie, were both musicians. Basie played drums in his school band and took some piano lessons from his mother. But it was in […]