* Today in Black History - June 4 *
1832 - The Third National Black convention meets in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania with twenty-nine delegates from eight states.
Henry Sipkins of New York is elected president.
1922 - Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. is born in Richmond, Virginia. He will
become the first African American Admiral in the U.S. Navy,
He also will become the first African American to command a
U.S. warship, the USS Falgout, and will also command the
USS Taussig. He will join the ancestors on October 22, 2004,
at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a short illness.
1945 - Anthony Braxton is born in Chicago, Illinois. He will become
a composer and multi-instrumentalist and be known in the genre
of free jazz. Since the 1960s, he will release more than 100
albums. He will play many types of saxophone (soprano, alto,
tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass, soprano, C-melody, mezzo-
soprano) and clarinet (E-flat, B-flat, contrabass), in addition
to flute, alto flute, and piano. He will study philosophy at
Roosevelt University. He will teach at Mills College in the
1980s, and be Professor of Music at Wesleyan University from
the 1990s until his retirement at the end of 2013. He will
teach music composition and music history, with a concentration
on the avant-garde, as well as leading ensembles in performances
of his compositions. In 1994, he will be given a genius grant
by the MacArthur Foundation. In 2013, he will be named a 2014
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.
1946 - Legislation authorizing the establishment of Mississippi
Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi is
enacted.
1956 - Keith David Williams is born in New York City, New York. He will
become an actor, voice actor, comedian and singer. He will be
known for his co-starring role as King in "Platoon" and as Childs
in "The Thing." He will act in many mainstream films, such as
"Crash," "There's Something About Mary," "Barbershop" and "Men at
Work." He will have memorable roles in numerous cult favorites,
including Armitage in "They Live," Abu 'Imam' al-Walid in "Pitch
Black" and its sequel "The Chronicles of Riddick," General Kimsey
in "Armageddon" and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's "Requiem for a
Dream." He will star as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the
comedy series "Community." In 2016, he will begin starring as
Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series
"Greenleaf."
1961 - Eldra Patrick 'El' Debarge is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He will become Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer
and musician. During the early to mid-1980s he will be the
focal point and primary lead singer of the family group
DeBarge. Popular songs led by him will include "Time Will
Reveal", "Stay with Me", "All This Love", and "Rhythm of the
Night". As a solo artist, he will be best known for his
unique high tenor register, strong falsetto and the hits
"Who's Johnny" and "Love Always", and for his collaborations
with Tone Loc, George Clinton, Faith Evans, Quincy Jones,
Fourplay, and DJ Quik. He will be a three-time Grammy nominee.
1968 - Albert Joseph Brown III is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He
will be known professionally as Al B. Sure!. He will become
a singer, songwriter, record producer, radio host and former
record executive. He will be raised in Mount Vernon, New York.
In 1987, Quincy Jones will select him as the first winner of
the Sony Innovators Talent Search. Subsequently, he will go
on to work with Jones on several projects, most notably the
platinum 1990 single "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction
Suite)" from Jones' double-platinum-certified album "Back on
the Block." On this recording, he will be one of a quartet with
Barry White, El DeBarge, and James Ingram. His 1988 debut album,
"In Effect Mode", will sell more than three million copies,
topping the Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart for seven straight
weeks. It will include the single "Nite and Day," which tops
the Rhythm & Blues chart and reaches No. 7 on the Billboard Hot
100, and "Off on Your Own (Girl)", which also tops the Rhythm &
Blues chart. He will receive numerous Grammy and American Music
Award (AMA) nominations, and will win an AMA for Best New Rhythm
& Blues Artist. He will also receive several Soul Train Award
nominations, and win the award for Best New Artist. He will also
win several New York Music Awards. In addition, his 1-900 phone
line will be third in generating revenue, following those for
New Kids on the Block and Run-D.M.C. As a writer and producer,
he will introduce to the music industry such multi-platinum acts
as Jodeci and teen Rhythm & Blues performer, Tevin Campbell (who
will also be one of Prince's and Quincy Jones' former proteges),
as well as Faith Evans, Dave Hollister, Case and Usher. In 2009,
he will sign with Hidden Beach Recordings. His first single for
the label, "I Love It (Papi Aye, Aye, Aye)," will enter the
Radio & Records Urban AC chart at No. 33. The album "Honey, I'm
Home" will be released on June 23, 2009.
1972 - Angela Davis is acquitted by 11 whites and one Mexican American
of murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy charges brought in
connection with a 1970 courthouse shoot-out in San Rafael,
California.
1973 - Arna Bontemps, writer and educator, joins the ancestors in Nashville,
Tennessee at the age of 72.
1987 - Edwin Moses, who had won a total of 122 consecutive victories in the
400-meter hurdles, is defeated by Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain. It
had been ten years since the last time Moses lost the event.
1989 - Five African Americans win Tony awards for "Black and Blue," a musical
revue featuring classic blues and tap-dance routines. Winners are
Ruth Brown (best actress in a musical), Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang,
Frankie Manning, and Fayard Nicholas (best choreography).
1991 - Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general
manager of the club. He is the third African American to become an
assistant general manager, joining Elaine Weddington of the Boston Red
Sox and Bob Watson of the Houston Astros.
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