* Today in Black History - October 22 *
1854 - James Alan Bland is born in Flushing, New York. He will
write over 700 songs including "Oh, Dem Golden
Slippers" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny." The
latter song will be selected in 1940 as the state
song of Virginia, the state's legislators little
knowing the identity and race of its composer.
Virginia will decide to change their state song in
the late 1990s due to protests from civil rights
activists who say that the song glorifies slavery and
is inappropriate. He will join the ancestors on May
5, 1911 after succumbing to tuberculosis.
1906 - Three thousand African Americans demonstrated and
rioted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to protest a
theatrical presentation of Thomas Dixon's "The
Clansman".
1936 - Robert George 'Bobby' Seale is born in Liberty, Texas.
He will become a Black political activist and co-founder,
with Huey Newton, of the Black Panther Party. He will be
one of the original "Chicago Eight" defendants charged
with conspiracy and inciting to riot, in the wake of the
1968 Democratic National Convention, in Chicago. While in
prison, he will state, "To be a Revolutionary is to be an
Enemy of the state. To be arrested for this struggle is
to be a Political Prisoner." The evidence against him was
slim as he was a last-minute replacement for Eldridge
Cleaver and had been in Chicago for only two days of the
convention. On November 5, 1969, Judge Julius Hoffman will
sentence him to four years in prison for 16 counts of
contempt, each count accounting for three months of his
imprisonment, because of his outbursts, and wil eventually
order him severed from the case, hence the "Chicago Seven".
During the trial, one of his many outbursts will lead the
judge to have him bound and gagged, as commemorated in the
song "Chicago" written by Graham Nash and mentioned in the
poem and song "H2Ogate Blues" by Gil Scott-Heron.
1950 - Charles Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton become two
of the first three African Americans to play in an
NBA game. Cooper had been drafted by the Boston
Celtics on April 25, 1950, becoming the first African
American ever drafted by a NBA team.
1952 - Frank E. Peterson, Jr. is commissioned as the first
African American marine aviation officer.
1963 - 225,000 students boycott Chicago public schools in a
Freedom Day protest against de facto segregation.
1970 - Tracey Lee is born in Buffalo, New York. He will become a
Hip-Hop artist and entertainment lawyer. He will become
known in 1997 when his single "The Theme (It's Party Time)",
which will settle on Billboard’s Top 100 for thirty-seven
weeks becomes an overnight hit. His debut album "Many Facez"
will follow on March 25, 1997. As a rising star in hip-hop,
he will also have the opportunity to be a part of some
amazing collaborations with award-winning artists such as
Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and the popular recorded track,
"Keep Your Hands High", in which he will collaborate with
The Notorious B.I.G.. He will also make a Guest Appearance
on Changing Faces "Goin' Nowhere" song from the album "All
Day, All Night. The success of the music will land him on
national television shows such as BET Rap City: The
Basement, BET Teen Summit, Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, and
HBO Original Series: Arliss. He will release his latest
album "ESQ: The Revelation" in October 2014 on his
independent label LLeft Entertainment with distribution
from TuneCore. He will be a graduate of Howard University,
receiving an undergraduate degree in Communication and a
Juris Doctor degree from Southern University Law Center.
Some of his legal clients have included: Grammy-nominated
artist Eric Roberson, Invisible Productions (for Kelly
Rowland, Solange Knowles and Kobe Bryant) and DJ Young
Guru (former tour DJ & Engineer for Jay Z).
1973 - Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo is born in Kensington, London, England.
She will become a television and film actress and singer. She
will begin her career as a teenager hosting the Saturday
Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits will
include Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That
Could Happen? (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex
Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), It Comes at Night
(2017), and Alien: Covenant (2017). She will also be known
for her role as Seraphina Picquery in the Fantastic Beasts
film series. She will play Amelia Reardon in the HBO series
True Detective (2019). She will appear as civil rights
activist Coretta Scott King in two films: Boycott (2001)
and Selma (2014). While preparing for the role in Boycott,
she will meet with King and be given King's blessing for
her portrayal.
1986 - In an interview with the Washington Post, Spike Lee
says, "Movies are the most powerful medium in the world
and we just can't sit back and let other people define
our existence, especially when they're putting lies out
there on the screens."
1990 - President Bush vetos major civil rights legislation,
arguing that the measure would force employers to adopt
hiring quotas. The veto is later upheld.
1991 - Thirty African American delegates conclude a three-day
visit to the Republic of South Africa at the invitation
of the African National Congress. While there,
TransAfrica's Randall Robinson charges President Bush
with failing to exert his influence to end Black
township strife and Congresswoman Maxine Waters vows
to press United States' cities and states to maintain
sanctions against the republic.
2019 - Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown joins the ancestors
at the age of 78, succumbing to cancer. He established
the bump-and-run style of defense the Raiders used for
decades, provided the iconic play in Oakland’s first
Super Bowl title, and impacted nearly every player who
suited up for the team over the past half-century.
2019 - "NewsHour's Gwen Ifill is memorialized with USPS Forever
stamp".
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