* Today in Black History - January 9 *
1866 - Fisk College is established in Nashville, Tennessee. Rust
College is established in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
Lincoln University is established in Jefferson City,
Missouri.
1901 - Edward Mitchell Bannister joins the ancestors in Providence,
Rhode Island. Challenged to become an artist after reading a
newspaper article deriding African Americans' ability to
produce art, he disproved that statement throughout a
distinguished art career.
1906 - Poet and author, Paul Laurence Dunbar, joins the ancestors
after succumbing to tuberculosis. Dunbar was so talented and
versatile that he succeeded in two worlds. He was so adept
at writing verse in Black English that he became known as the
"poet of his people," while also cultivating a white audience
that appreciated the brilliance and value of his work.
"Majors and Minors" (1895), Dunbar's second collection of
verse, was a remarkable work containing some of his best poems
in both Black and standard English. When the country's
reigning literary critic, William Dean Howells reviewed
"Majors and Minors" favorably, Dunbar became famous. And
Howells' introduction in "Lyric of Lowly Life" (1896) helped
make Dunbar the most popular African American writer in
America at the time.
1914 - Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded at Howard University.
1935 - Earl G. Graves is born in Brooklyn, New York. While serving on
the Small Business Administration's advisory board, his direct
work with the agency will lead to his belief for the need of
advisement for businesses in economic development and urban
affairs. This will convince him to create an annual newsletter
that would chronicle issues relevant to black business people
and raise awareness of the importance of black consumer power.
At the suggestion of then SBA Director Howard J. Samuels, he
will expand the concept of a newsletter into a full-fledged
magazine. He will found Earl G. Graves, Ltd., and under that
holding company, will begin the Earl G. Graves Associates
management consulting firm. In August, 1970, the first issue of
"Black Enterprise" magazine would hit newsstands. Earl G. Graves,
Ltd. will grow to include a number of divisions including
publishing, marketing, radio, television and event coordinating
arms. The firm will be the co-owner of the private equity fund,
Black Enterprise Greenwich Street Corporate Growth Fund, an
equity partnership formed with Travelers Group, Inc. The fund
will aim to invest and promote minority operated businesses.
From 1990 to 1998, he will serve as CEO of the Pepsi Cola bottling
franchise in Washington D.C. He will hold other board and director
memberships to a number of corporations including AMR Corporation,
Daimler AG, Federated Department Stores and Rohm and Haas, as well
as board member of the American Museum of Natural History and
Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He will also be a member of
the Board of Trustees of Howard University. He will join the ancestors
on April 6, 2020.
1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in the first round in the 20th
title defense of his world heavyweight title in New York City.
1946 - Lyric poet, Countee Cullen joins the ancestors in New York City
at the age of 42. His several volumes of poetry include
"Color" (1925); "Copper Sun" (1927); "The Black Christ" (1929);
and "On These I Stand" (published posthumously, 1947), his
selection of poems by which he wished to be remembered. Cullen
also wrote a novel dealing with life in Harlem, "One Way to
Heaven" (1931), and a children's book, "The Lost Zoo" (1940).
1958 - The University of Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson scores 56 points
against Seton Hall University, whose team total is 54 points.
1965 - Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues is born in Baltimore, Maryland. He will
become a high school standout at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High, on
same team that produced first round draft picks Reggie Williams
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