* Today in Black History - November 4 *
1872 - Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback is elected as a U.S.
congressman from Louisiana.
1872 - Three African Americans are elected to major offices in
Louisiana elections: C.C Antoine, lieutenant governor;
P.G. Deslonde, secretary of state; W.B. Brown,
superintendent of public education.
1879 - T. Elkins receives a patent on the refrigeration
apparatus.
1882 - Robert Lewis "Bob" Douglas is born in Saint Kitts, British
West Indies. He will be the founder of the New York
Renaissance basketball team. He will be nicknamed the
"Father of Black Professional Basketball", He will own
and coach the Rens from 1923 to 1949, guiding them to a
2,318-381 record (.859). He will be inducted into the
Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1972, becoming
the first African American to be enshrined. The Rens will
barnstorm throughout the United States, mostly in the
Midwest, and play any team that would schedule them, black
or white. Traveling as far as 200 miles for a game, they
will often sleep on the bus and eat cold meals, as they
are barred from many hotels and restaurants by Jim Crow
laws and the norms of racial discrimination prevailing in
the northern United States at the time. The Rens will
become a dominant team, winning as many as 88 consecutive
games during the 1932-33 season. In the twenties and early
thirties, their matches with the Original Celtics will be
basketball's greatest gate attraction. They will win the
World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1939, lose to
the eventual champion Harlem Globetrotters in 1940, and
finish second to the National Basketball League champion
Minneapolis Lakers in 1948. He will join the ancestors on
July 16, 1979.
1938 - Harry Elston is born in Dallas, Texas. He will become a Rhythm &
Blues singer best known for being part of the group "Friends of
Distinction." Originally, he came up with the name Distinctive
Friends, but Barbara Jean Love decides to reverse the words. In
1968, Hall of Fame football player Jim Brown will meet the group
and introduce them to the staff at RCA Records. In 1969, Friends
of Distinction will release their first album entitled Grazin’
on RCA Records. The album will include the songs “Grazing in the
Grass”, of which Elston will write and sing lead on, and “Going
in Circles.” Grazin’ will peak at number five on the Rhythm &
Blues charts. “Going in Circles” will precede the album, and it
will land at number three on the charts. Friends of Distinction
will also release the songs “Love or Let Me Be Lonely”, “Time
Waits for No One” and “I Need You.” When Barbara Jean Love becomes
pregnant in 1970, Charlene Gibson will replace the vocalist, and
the Friends of Distinction will release "Real Friends" on RCA
Records. Another change in Friends of Distinction will occur when
Jessica Cleaves decides to leave the group and join the R&B group
Earth, Wind and Fire. During the 1960s, Elston will also be a
prominent figure in the urban night life. Alongside, Jim Brown
and John Daniels, Elston will be instrumental in opening the
Mavericks Flat, a well-known L.A. night club that will be often
referred to as the Apollo Theater of the west coast. In addition,
he will be instrumental in the formation of the N.I.E.U. (Negro
Industrial and Economic Union). In 1992, he will co-write “It’s
Over,” a single for Friends of Distinction.
1942 - Patricia Era Bath is born in New York City, New York. She will
become a ophthalmologist, inventor, humanitarian, and academic.
She will be the first woman member of the Jules Stein Eye
Institute, first woman to lead a post-graduate training program
in ophthalmology, and first woman elected to the honorary staff
of the UCLA Medical Center. She will be the first African
American person to serve as a resident in ophthalmology at New
York University. She will also be the first African American
woman to serve on staff as a surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center.
She will be the first African American woman doctor to receive a
patent for a medical purpose (developed the laserphaco probe, a
medical device that improves on the use of lasers to remove
cataracts). The holder of five patents, she will also found the
non-profit American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness in
Washington, D.C. She will join the ancestors on May 30, 2019.
1953 - Hulan Jack becomes first African American Manhattan
Borough President in New York City.
1958 - World renowned opera singer, Shirley Verrett, makes her
debut in New York City.
1959 - Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs shortstop, wins the National
League MVP award.
1963 - David Dewitt Williams is born in Penal, Trinidad & Tobago. He will
become a cricketer who will play in 11 Tests and 36 ODIs from
1988 to 1998. A diminutive man, at 5 foot 4, he will struggle to
grab Jeff Dujon's place in the international side not least
because of his inability to contribute the weight of runs Dujon
will manage. Compared to Dujon's Test batting average of 31.94,
he will achieve just 13.44, with just one score of 50 or more,
that will be a 65 against England in 1998 which will help them
to a three wicket win in Trinidad. However, three consecutive
ducks will follow those innings and he will be dropped for the
final test of the series. He will play 71 first class matches
for Trinidad and Tobago between 1983 and 1999 averaging 22.31,
with 151 catches and 39 stumpings, his highest score will be 112.
He will be appointed to the role of assistant coach to the West
Indies team in 2007, prior to the first World Twenty20 World
Championships. He will make a surprise return to the field in
March 2009, during the final day of the fourth Test against
England in Barbados, where he will enthusiastically undertake the
role of substitute fielder.
1966 - David Wimbley is born in Brooklyn, New York. He will become a repper.
He will be best known for being a member of the hip hop trio "The
Fat Boys" where he will be known as "Kool Rock-Ski". The Fat Boys
will form in 1982 and break up in 1991 before reuniting in 2008.
Their self-titled debut studio album will be released in 1984 and
will be certified Gold and reach #6 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart
and #48 on the Billboard 200 chart. The Fat Boys will have success
with their albums "The Fat Boys Are Back" in 1985 and "Big &
Beautiful" in 1986. Their album "Crushin'" in 1987 will reach #4 on
the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart and #8 on the Billboard 200 chart. The
group will also release the albums "Coming Back Hard Again" in 1988,
"On and On" in 1989, and "Mack Daddy" in 1991. As an actor, he will
appear in the movies "Knights of the City," "Disorderlies," and "My
Crackhead Uncle."
1969 - Sean John Combs is born in New York City, New York. He wlll become a
rapper, singer, record producer, entrepreneur, record executive, and
actor. He will be also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy,
Puffy, or Diddy. He will work as a talent director at Uptown Records
before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Entertainment, in 1993.
His debut album, "No Way Out" (1997), hwill be certified seven times
platinum. "No Way Out" will be followed by successful albums such as
"Forever" (1999), "The Saga Continues..." (2001), and "Press Play"
(2006). In 2009, he will form the musical group Dirty Money and
release the critically and commercially successful album "Last Train
to Paris" (2010). He will win three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video
Music Awards, and will be the producer of MTV's Making the Band. In
2018, Forbes will estimate his net worth at $825 million, making him
the second-richest hip-hop recording artist, after Jay-Z.
1969 - Howard N. Lee and Charles Evers are elected the first
African American mayors of Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
and Fayette, Mississippi respectively.
1971 - Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles
Lakers. After 14 years in the NBA, Baylor had scored
23,149 points, the third highest in the league, and was
the fifth-highest career rebounder.
1971 - Gregory Porter is born in Sacramento, California. He will become
a singer, songwriter, and actor. He will win the Grammy Award for
Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2014 for "Liquid Spirit" and in 2017 for
"Take Me to the Alley." He will release two albums on the Motéma
label together with Membran Entertainment Group, 2010's "Water"
and 2012's "Be Good," before signing with Blue Note Records (under
Universal Music Group) on May 17, 2013. His third album, "Liquid
Spirit," will be released on September 2, 2013, in Europe and on
September 17, 2013, in the US. The album will be produced by Brian
Bacchus. The album won the 2014 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
"Liquid Spirit" will enjoy commercial success rarely achieved by
albums in the jazz genre, reaching the top 10 on the UK album
charts. It will be certified gold by the BPI, selling over
100,000 units in the UK. In August, 2014, he will release "The 'In'
Crowd" as a single. On May 9, 2015, he will participate in VE Day
70: A Party to Remember, a televised commemorative concert from
Horse Guards Parade in London, singing "As Time Goes By". His fourth
album, "Take Me to the Alley," will be released on May 6, 2016. In
UK's The Guardian, it will be Alexis Petridis's album of the week.
On June 26, 2016, he will perform on the Pyramid Stage at the
Glastonbury Festival 2016. Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Neil
McCormick will say, "The portly middle-aged jazzer may be the oddest
pop star on the planet, but he is a refreshing testament to the
notion that the most important organ for musical appreciation should
always be our ears. And Porter has one of the most easy-on-the-ear
voices in popular music, a creamy baritone that flows thick and
smooth across a rich gateaux of juicy melody. It's a voice that
makes you want to lick your lips and dive right in." In September,
2016, he will perform at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park from Hyde Park,
London. He will go on to perform in the annual BBC Children in Need
show in November, a night dedicated to Sir Terry Wogan, who will
host it in previous years and will be a fan of Porter. In January,
2017, he will perform the song "Holding On" on BBC One's The Graham
Norton Show. In September, 2017, he will perform as part of the
Later... with Jools Holland: Later 25 concert at the Royal Albert
Hall. In October, 2017 he will perform the song "Mona Lisa" on BBC
One's The Graham Norton Show with Jeff Goldblum on piano.
1978 - William Howard Jr. is elected president of the National
Council of Churches, at the age of 32.
1980 - Sabrina Diana Colie is born in Mandeville, Jamaica. She will become
an actor and film and theatre director. She will complete her
elementary education at Mt. St. Joseph Preparatory and high school
and sixth form at Manchester High, Mandeville where she will be
valedictorian. She will attend the School of Drama at Edna Manley
College of the Visual and Performing Arts before matriculating to
Colgate University, from which she will graduate in 2005 with a
Bachelor of Arts double major in Theater and French, followed by a
Master of Fine Arts in Film from the CUNY City College. She will be
a supporting actress in Jamaica's longest running film, "Destiny"
(2014). She will act in numerous Off Off broadway plays and produce
and direct short films for the film festival circuit.
1982 - Rayford Logan joins the ancestors in Washington, DC. He
was an educator, historian, and author of numerous books
on African Americans, including the "Dictionary of
American Negro Biography." Among his honors was a 1980
NAACP Spingarn Medal.
1988 - Desmond "Dez" Demond Bryant is born in Galveston County, Texas.
He will become a football wide receiver. He will play college
football at Oklahoma State, where he will earn All-American
honors in 2008. He will be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in
the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft and will earn three Pro
Bowl berths and be a First-team All-Pro player in 2014. On
March 3, 2015, the Cowboys will place the nonexclusive
franchise tag, worth $12.823 million, on Bryant. On July 15,
2015, he and the Cowboys will reach an agreement on a five-year,
$70 million contract that will include $45 million of guaranteed
money and a $20 million signing bonus. The Cowboys will release
him on April 13, 2018, after eight seasons with the team. On
November 7, 2018, nine weeks into the 2018 season, he will agree
to a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the New Orleans Saints. On
November 9, just two days after signing with the Saints, he will
tear his achilles tendon during team practice. His injury will be
confirmed with an MRI scan the following day and he will be placed
on injured reserve, ending his season without playing a single
game with the Saints. He will state that he will be recovering and
training during the 2019 season. He says he does not plan on
retiring and wants to return to play football the following season,
preferably for the Saints.
1988 - Bill and Camille Cosby make a $20 million gift to Spelman
College. In his remarks to newly inaugurated President
Johnetta B. Cole, Cosby states, "I want Johnetta Cole to
understand the love that Camille and I have for this
college, the love we have for women who, in spite of odds
against them, come to this school to challenge themselves,
to challenge the school, then to challenge what we call
'the outside world.'"
1988 - The Martin L. King, Jr. Federal Building is dedicated in
Atlanta, Georgia. It is the first federal building in the
nation to bear the name of the slain civil rights leader.
1999 - Daisy Bates, who is best known for counseling the "Little
Rock Nine," joins the ancestors at the age of 84. The
"Little Rock Nine" were the students who broke the color
barrier at all-white Central High School in Little Rock,
Arkansas in 1957. Her leadership helped to inch America
toward desegregated schools. She had dedicated her entire
life to service in the civil rights struggle.
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