By RK Byers: In keeping with the tradition of the original Boston Tea Party, today’s Tea Party Patriots are on point in one respect: they’re just as dumb as their predecessors.
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (1905 – 1987) 1898 – Born on the 9th of August in Orangeburg, South Carolina. 1921 – He graduated from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). 1932 – He became active in the Democratic Party as a committeeman. 1934 – He became a special assistant deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania. 1958 – He […]
Harry Thacker Burleigh, (1866-1949) ~ Harry Thacker Burleigh, composer, pianist, and singer, received the 3rd NAACP Spingarn Medal for his achievements in creative music on this date in 1917. ~ He was the first African-American composer acclaimed for his concert songs as well as for his adaptations of African-American spirituals. ~ He was an accomplished […]
Lena Horne (June 1917- May 2010) 1917 – Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York in a small Jewish Hospital. Her parents were Edna Scottron Horne and Edwin “Teddy” Horne. 1919 – October 1919, Lena Horne was the youngest member of the NAACP. Lena’s photo appeared […]
Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson, educator, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, humanitarian, and founder of the United Negro College Fund, died on this date in 1988. ~ born on October 10, 1901. ~ Orphaned at age two. ~ Studied at Iowa State College ~ Taught veterinary science for four years at Virginia State College. ~ Married Catherine […]
Lee Elder won the Monsanto Open, becoming the first Black pro golfer to qualify for the Masters Golf Championship on this date in 1974. Senior Tour Victories 1984: Suntree Senior Classic, Hilton Head Seniors International 1985: Denver Post Championship, Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative, Digital Seniors Classic, Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic 1986: Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest […]
People Must Leave, Walmart Announcer Says Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010 By: Bruce Shipkowski WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities. A male voice came over the public-address system […]
Black Pro-Lifers Should Stop the Scare Tactics Date: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By: Tonyaa Weathersbee On one level, Catherine Davis is right. Davis, who serves as minority outreach director for Georgia Right to Life, recently told the Los Angeles Times that too many black women’s pregnancies end in abortion. According to the Centers for Disease […]
I’m working as the Supervising Producer on a show for BET called My Black Is Beautiful. I’m very grateful for a show like this. It’s important to me that there’s a forum or a platform if you will for black women to be held up as beautiful. However, it concerns and grieves me that there […]
CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say. The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and it bolsters other recent […]
