On This Day In Black History...

• 1833 ~ Prudence Crandall opened a school for Black girls in Connecticut. Howard University Ladies of the Quad know this. Crandall Hall, Sweet Memories... I was GA in Truth Hall.


• 1868 ~ Hampton INSTITUTE was founded by Samuel Chapman Armstrong. Umm, that does say Hampton INSTITUTE right? I'm Just Checkin'... The Real HI!!! (smile)


• 1917 ~ Scott Joplin, musician, composer and creator of ragtime died 1905 ~ Mother (Clare) Hale, founder of Hale House, a haven for HIV infected babies in Harlem, NY was born


• 1929 ~ Atlanta University allied with Morehouse and Spelman colleges to create the Atlanta University system, where Morehouse and Spelman focused on undergraduate studies and Atlanta University served as the graduate school. GOOD INFO!


• 1950 ~ Charles R. Drew, surgeon and developer of the blood bank concept, died after an automobile accident near Burlington, North Carolina. I had the pleasure of getting to know his sister in DC. Where is Charlene? Anyone know? 1951 ~ Oscar Micheaux, you know the famous film maker on that US stamp I hope you are currently using, died in Charlotte, NC


• 1984 ~ Marvin Gaye murdered by his father. TRULY, TRULY A Very Sad Day! I had just returned home from what turned out to be an April Fools "dream date" when the DJ on the car radio announced that Marvin Gaye had been shot. How I wish the news, and not the date, had been the cruel joke... What an entertainer!!! Tomorrow he would have been 72 and likely STILL Sexy!!! (smile)