Langston Hughes
On December 30, 1960, Langston Hughes Received The NAACP's Spingarn Medal, At Which Time He Was Dubbed. The "Poet Laureate Of The Negro Race." Hughes Is Also Considered One Of The Most Important And Proliific American Writers Of The 20th Century.
Hughes' Career Spanned From The Harlem Renaissance Of The 1920s Through The "New Black Renaissance" Of The 1960s.
His First Volume Of Poetry, "The Weary Blues," Was Published In 1926 And His First Book Of Short Stories, "The Ways Of White Folks," In 1934.
Hughes' Novels, Poetry, Plays And Short Stories Were Central To The Transition Of Black Writing From "The Plantation Tradition" To Contemporary, Urbane Forms Which Promoted Racial Pride.
Langston Hughes Died May 22, 1967, In New York City, While Working On A New Collection Of Poetry That Was Later Published As "The Panther And The Lash."
The Following Poem Can be Interpreted As An Inversion Of The Golden Rule And As A Creed For Survival. It's Also One Of My Personal Favorites:
"MOTTO"
By Langston Hughes
I play it cool
And dig all jive
That's the reason
I stay alive
My motto
As I live and learn
Is:
Dig And Be Dug
In Return.
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Innervisions
On December 29, 1973, Stevie Wonder Held The Number One Position On BillBoard's R&B Chart, With the Song "Living For The City," One Of Several Hits From The Landmark Album, "Innervisions."
Wonder Produced "Innervisions" During What Is Generally Referred To As His "Classic Period." Released In August, 1973, It Was The Third Of Five Phenomenally Successful And Innovative Recordings -- Including "Music Of My Mind," "Talking Book," "Fulfillingness First Finale" And "Songs In The Key Of Life."
As With His Previous And Subsequent Work, Wonder Masterfully Deals With A Wide-Range Of Topics In "Innervsions." There Is Social Commentary On Drug Usage ("Too High"), Oppression And Racism ("Living For The City"), Religion And Spirituality (Jesus Children Of America & "Higher Ground"), Dogmatism ("He's Misstra No-It-All") And Of Course, Love ("All In Love Is Fair" & "Golden Lady"). The Album's Recurring Theme: Life Is Both Beautiful And At Times, Ugly, But Ultimately We Must Take Personal Responsibility For How We Live.
"Living For The City" Remained Number 1 For Two Weeks. "Innervisions" Was One Of 1973's 10 Best-Selling Albums.
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STEVIE WONDER
PERFORMS MUSIC FROM INNERVISIONS
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Madame C.J. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker, Whose Birth Name Was Sarah Breedlove, Was Born December 23, 1857, In Delta Louisiana. She Was The First Member Of Her Family To Be Born Free.
She Made Her Fortune By Developing And Marketing A Hugely Successful Line Of Beauty And Hair Products For Black Women. The Guinness Book Of Records Cites Walker As The First Self-Made Female, Black Or White, To Become A Millionaire.
Once She Became Successful, Walker Took Pride In Being Able To Provide Employment For Black People. As An Alternative To Domestic Labor, She Hired Thousands Of Black Women Who Worked As Commissioned Agents, Distributing Her Products. They Could Earn From $5 To $15 A Day.
Walker Lectured On Black Issues At Conventions Sponsored By Powerful Black Institutions. She Also Encouraged Black Americans To Support The Cause Of World War I And Worked To Have Black Veterans Granted Full Respect. She Also Involved Herself In The Anti-Lynching Crusade -- Contributing Money And Working With The NAACP To Make The Hanging Of Black Americans A Federal Crime.
The National Association of Colored Women (NACW) Honored Walker For Making The Largest Contribution To Saving The Home Of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Prior To Her Death, Ms. Walker Revised Her Will To Provide Financial Support For Black Schools, Organizations, Individuals, Orphanages, Retirement Homes, As Well As YWCAs And YMCAs.
Madame Walker Died At The Age Of 51 On Sunday, May 25, 1919, From Complications Of Hypertension.
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Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell Played His First Game With The NBA's Boston Celtics On December 22, 1956.
In 1966, Russell Was Named Coach Of the Boston Celtics, Making Him The First Black Head Coach Of A Major Professional Sports Team. He Coached The Team Until 1969. Russell Succeeded 16-Year Veteran Coach, Arnold "Red" Auerbach, To Become The Basketball Team's Fourth Couch.
The 6 Ft. 10 In Hall Of Fame Center Was Still A Star Player For The Celtics At The Time He Became Coach. He Served As Player/Coach For His Entire First Season. He Became The Highest Paid Coach Or Manager At That Time, Earning An Estimated $125,000 Per Year.
Bill Russell Was Born In Monroe, Louisiana On February 12, 1934. His Family Moved To Oakland, California When He Was Eight Years Old. After Failing To Make The Varsity High School Team During His 9th- Grade Year, Russell Had A Growth Spurt And At 6 Ft. 5 In, Eventually Became A Star For His High School Team.
While At The University Of San Francisco, He Led His Team To Two NCAA Basketball Championships (1955 And 1956). He Also Won A Gold Medal At The 1956 Summer Olympics, As Captain Of The U. S. National Basketball Team.
Bill Russell Is Considered By Many ,The Greatest Defensive Basketball Player In NBA History. He Made Shot-Blocking An Art And Was Also One Of The Top Rebounders To Ever Play The Game Of Basketball. During His 13 Seasons With The Boston Celtics, He Won 11 NBA Championships. He Is One Of Two Men Who Holds The Record For The Most Championships Won By An Athlete In A North American Sports League.
Bill Russell Is In The NBA Hall Of Fame And The National Collegiate Basketball Hall Of Fame. In 1996, He Was Selected As One Of The 50 Greatest Players In NBA History. In 2011, He Was Among The 15 Honorees Recognized By President Barack Obama, For The Presidential Medal Of Freedom, The Nation's Highest Civilian Honor.
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The Great Bill Russell
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Jupiter Hammon
America's First Black Poet, Jupiter Hammon, Was Born October 17, 1711.
On December 15, 1761, Hammon Published "An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries." This Was The First Single Poem Published By A Black American. Phyllis Wheatley Published The First Volume Of Poetry In 1773.
In 1778 Hammon Released "An Address To Mis Phyllis Whearley, An Ethiopian Poetess," In Boston --- The Second Of His Several Broadside Poems. Broadside Meant That The Works Were Printed On One Side Of A Large Sheet Of Paper.
Hammon Was Born The Son Of Slaves. He Became A House Slave Of The Lloyd Family, Of Queens Village, On Long Island, New York And Was Encouraged To Read And Write.
Jupiter Hammon Is Generally Considered The First African American Man Of Letters And One Of The Architects Of African American Literature.
Most Information Suggests That He Died In 1806.
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Flip Wilson
Born Clerow Wilson On December 8, 1933, In Jersey City, New Jersey, Comedian, Flip Wilson, Was Given His Nickname By His Air Force Buddies Who Said He "Flipped Them Out" With His Humor.
Flip Wilson Made History By Becoming Television's First, Bona Fide, Black Superstar. His Television Comedy Program, "The Flip Wilson Show," Ran From 1970 - 1974, And Received Consistently High Ratings. He Was Noted For His "Intellectual" Humor And His Knack For Creating Memorable Characters Earned Him Four Television Champion Awards.
His Signature Phrases, "The Devil Made Me Do It" And "What You See Is What You Get," Became Part Of The Nation's Vocabulary. At The Same Time, His Characters Geraldine Jones (Along With Her Jealous Boyfriend, "Killer") And Reverend Leroy Of The "What's Happening Now" Church, Became Household Names.
Wilson Also Used His Television Show To Give Weekly Exposure To Other African American Celebrities, Including: Ray Charles, The Supremes, Bill Cosby, Aretha Franklin, Jim Brown, Redd Foxx, Stevie Wonder, Richard Pryor, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong And Ella Fitzgerald.
On March 23 1971, The Comedian, Actor And Television Star, Received International Broadcasting's Man Of The Year Award. The Following Year He Appeared On The Cover Of TIME Magazine.
Wilson Died November 28, 1998, Of Liver Cancer. He Was 64 Years Old.
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John Brown
On December 2, 1859, Abolitionist, John Brown, Was Hanged, For Treason, In Charles Town, West Virginia.
On October 16 Of The Same Year, Brown Led 21 Men, Including Two Of His Sons And Five Blacks, In An Attack On Harpers Ferry, West Virginia -- Then Located In The Southern Slave-Holding State Of Virginia. Brown's Group Easily Took Over The Towns Armory And Arsenal. They Stationed Themselves Inside An Engine House, Holding 11 Hostages.
Instead Of Sparking A Local Slave Uprising, As Brown Confidently Anticipated, Residents Attacked Him And His Men, And Held Them Under Siege For Two Days, Until Federal Troops Arrived From Washington, DC. Under The Command Of Col. Robert E. Lee, The Troops Stormed The Fort And Captured Brown.
John Brown Was The Son Of An Underground Railroad Stationmaster. He Had Organized An Antislavery Convention In Chatham, Canada, May, 1858. Approximately 60 Blacks And 12 Whites Attended The Event. During The Convention Brown Announced His Plan To Establish A Stronghold For Runaway Slaves En Route To The North, Closer To The Mason Dixon Line -- Thus The Harpers Ferry Attack.
In December, 1858, He Had Successfully Conducted A Practice Raid, In Which He Freed 11 Slaves In Missouri And Sent Them To Canada.
Osborne Perry Anderson, One Of The Five Blacks Present At The Harpers Ferry Raid, Escaped And Two Years Later Wrote The Book, "A Voice From Harper's Ferry."
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