Author : joe bodego
Francis Scott Key – A Racist Slave Owner
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The lyricist of U.S. patriotism was a defender of slavery and an enemy of free speech. One hundred and eighty or so years ago, the...
How the King James Bible Came to Be
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Precisely 451 years after the June 19, 1566, birth of King James I of England, one achievement of his reign still stands above the rest:...
Claflin University
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Claflin University, founded in 1869, is a progressive, independent, liberal arts, co-educational, historically Black institution that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university...
Fontella Bass
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Fontella Bass was born on this date in 1940. She was a Black singer and entertainer. Fontella Bass was born in St. Louise, MO, as...
Ross Barnett
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Governor Ross Barnett, a prominent figure in American politics during the mid-20th century, left an indelible mark on the state of Mississippi and the nation...
Harry Wills
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Harry Wills was a victim of the time in which he boxed. Like many other black heavyweights in the post-Jack Johnson era before World War...
Clinton Fisk
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Clinton Fisk was born on this date in 1828. He was a white-American soldier, prohibitionist, businessman, and educator. Born near the Erie Canal in Western...
Skip Scarborough
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Songwriter/producer/arranger/keyboardist Skip Scarborough’s resumé lists the two number one R&B hits “Love Ballad” by LTD and Con Funk Shun’s “Ffun,” “Can’t Hide Love” — a...
Art Blakey
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Art Blakey, jazz drummer, and band leader was born Arthur William Blakey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1919. Blakey’s father, Burtrum, who worked as...