Flo-Jo
On September 21, 1998, One Of Track And Field's Most Dynamic Stars, Florence Griffith Joyner, Died From A Seizure While Sleeping In Her Home, In Mission Viejo, California. She Was 38 Years Old.
Known To The World As "Flo-Jo," Joyner Wa ...
Posted Sunday, September 20th 2009 at 6:06PM
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Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington Delivered What Some Consider One Of The Most Important Speeches Of The 20th Century, On September 18, 1895. The Atlanta Compromise, As It Is Known, Was Given At The Cotton States And International Expositi ...
Posted Thursday, September 17th 2009 at 7:16PM
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Vanessa Williams
Suzette Charles
On September 17, 1983, In Atlantic City, New Jersey, 20-Year Old, Vanessa Williams Was Crowned The First African American Miss America.
On That Same Night, New Jersey Native And African American, Suzette ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2009 at 11:34PM
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B.B. King
Riley B. King, AKA, "B.B.," Was Born September 16, 1925, In Ita Bena, Mississippi.
B.B. King Is A Bona Fide Music Legend. For Decades He Has Carried On The Delta Blues Tradition --- Recording Coutless Blues Classics Which Include: " ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2009 at 12:54AM
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Four Little Girls Killed In Church Bombing
On September 15, 1963, The Ku Klux Klan Bombed The 16th Street Baptist Church In Birmingham, Alabama.
Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carol Robertson And Cynthia Wesley Were The Four Young Black Gi ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2009 at 6:06PM
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Specked Red
Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman Recorded The Song. "The Dirty Dozen," On The Brunswick Label, In Memphis, Tennessee, On September 14, 1929.
Perryman Was Born October 23, 1892, In Monroe, Louisiana. He Died January 2, 1973. He Was Th ...
Posted Sunday, September 13th 2009 at 9:59PM
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Check Out The Professor, Then Order your Michael Jackson Fan Pack From The Fan Retro Web Store!!!
USE THIS LINK TO ORDER: http://mj09.weebly.com ...
Posted Friday, September 11th 2009 at 1:12AM
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Charles Evers
On September 11, 1922, Civil Rights Activist, James Charles Evers Was Born In Decatur, Mississippi.
The Older Brother Of Medgar Evers Introduced His Younger, Now More Well-Known Sibling, Into The Civil Rights Movement, But Was A ...
Posted Thursday, September 10th 2009 at 6:42PM
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James Meredith
On September 10, 1962, The U.S. Supreme Court Ordered The University Of Mississippi To Admit James. H. Merideth, A 29 Year-Old, Black, Air Force Veteran.
After Graduating High School, Meredith Enlisted In The Air Force. He Serv ...
Posted Wednesday, September 9th 2009 at 9:39PM
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Arthur Ashe
In 1968, Arthur Ashe Became The First Winner Of The U.S. Open Tennis Championship -- Defeating Tom Okker Of The Netherlands At Forest Hills Stadium, New York. He Ushered In The “Open Era” Of Tennis, Which Allowed Both Professional ...
Posted Wednesday, September 9th 2009 at 12:50AM
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Some of Michael Jackson's Best Solo Work was done at Motown and Never Got Radio Play. This 4-Disc CD Compilation Features Solos from his Albums and those with the Jackson 5. Over 90 Songs & More Than 5 Hours Of Great Music!! Want To Hear Samples?
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Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 4:09PM
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Dorothy Dandridge
On September 8, 1965, Dandridge Was Found Dead In Her Hollywood Home -- An Apparent Suicide Via A Drug Overdose.
Born On November 9, 1922, In Cleveland, Ohio, Dandridge Entered Show Business During The 1930's With Her Sister ...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 2:41PM
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Jackie Wilson
On September, 7, 1968, "I Get The Sweetest Feeling," By R&B Legend, Jackie Wilson, Peaked At #34 On The Pop Music Charts. This Would Also Be His Last Top 40 Single, Although He Continued To Impact The R&B Charts For Several More Ye ...
Posted Sunday, September 6th 2009 at 4:28AM
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The Little Rock Nine
On September 4, 1957, Nine Black Students Who Would Later Become Known As The Little Rock Nine, Attempted, Unsuccessfully, To Register At The All-White Central High School, In Little Rock Arkansas.
They Were Denied Access ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2009 at 6:54PM
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Bessie Coleman
On September 3, 1922, Bessie Coleman Made Her First Flight In An American Airplane, At An Exhibition Honoring The All-Black 15th Infantry Regiment Of The New York National Guard.
Coleman Had Recently Returned From France, Where ...
Posted Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 at 9:14PM
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Bill Cosby And Robert Kulp
The Last Episode Of The Television Drama, I SPY, Aired On September 2, 1968. The Show Followed Two Undercover Agents On Various Adventures Around The World.
Bill Cosby Played Alexander Scott (Or Scotty) -- A Rhodes ...
Posted Tuesday, September 1st 2009 at 4:02PM
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Ethel Waters
The Woman Many Consider The First Black American Superstar, Singer/Actress, Ethel Waters, Died September 1, 1977.
Waters Began Her Career Was A Nightclub Singer, Using The Stage Name, "Sweet Mama Stringbean." During The 1920's An ...
Posted Monday, August 31st 2009 at 10:32PM
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Hello,
This is ONE of TWO New Websites I've been working on since June.
MICHAEL JACKSON - The Soul Of A Legend can be found at http://mj09.weebly.com
I wanted to create a site that celebrates Michael's Life & Music, as an R&B/Soul Artist. ...
Posted Monday, August 31st 2009 at 3:10AM
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Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver Was Born On August 31, 1935, In Wabbaseka, Arkansas.
His Family Moved To Phoenix, And Finally To Los Angeles, Where Cleaver, During His Teens, Would Become Involved With Petty Crime. On June 18, 1954, Eldridg ...
Posted Sunday, August 30th 2009 at 12:12PM
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Michael Jackson
R&B Legend, Michael Joseph Jackson, Was Born August 28, 1958, In Gary Indiana.
Arguably, The Greatest Entertainer Of The 20th Century, Michael Jackson Is A True Musical Genius Who Has Enjoyed Unprecedented Success As A Commerc ...
Posted Saturday, August 29th 2009 at 12:33PM
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It Was A Warm, Balmy, 84-Degree Day In Washington, DC On Wednesday August 28, 1963. 250,000 People Marched Down Independence And Constitution Avenues, To The Lincoln Memorial, In What Was The Largest Civil Rights Demons ...
Posted Thursday, August 27th 2009 at 6:56PM
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Gail Fisher
On August 27, 1975, The Last Episode Of The TV Show, Mannix, Aired On CBS. The One-Hour Television Drama Featured The Character, Joe, Mannix, A Los Angeles Detective And His Widowed Girl-Friday, Peggy Fair, Played By Actress, Gail Fish ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2009 at 8:03PM
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Norbert Rillieux
Norbert Rillieux Registered Patent No. 3,237 For A Vacuum-Pan Evaporator At The U.S. Patent Office On August 26,1843.
The Rillieux Evaporator Revolutionized The Sugar Industry Worldwide. His System Increased Fuel Efficiency A ...
Posted Tuesday, August 25th 2009 at 10:38PM
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A. Phillip Randolph
Asa Phillip Randolph And Five Other Men Organized The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters On August 25, 1925. The BSCP Became One Of The Most Powerful Organizations In The History Of American Labor. By 1959, The Union Claimed ...
Posted Monday, August 24th 2009 at 7:19PM
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Bayard Rustin
Civil Rights Activist, Bayard Rustin, Died From A Heart Attack, On August 24, 1987.
Born March 17, 1912, In West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin Was Raised By His Grandparents. His Grandmother Was A Quaker And NAACP Member. As A Y ...
Posted Sunday, August 23rd 2009 at 9:34PM
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