* Today in Black History - December 10 * 1810 - Tom Cribb of Great Britain defeats African American Tom Molineaux in the first interracial boxing championship. The fight lasted 40 rounds at Copthall Common in England. 1846 - Norbert Rillieux invents the evaporating pan, which revolutionizes the sugar industry. 1854 - Edwin C. Berry is born in Oberlin, Ohio. He will become a hotel entrepreneur and erects a 22-room hotel, Hotel Berry, in Athens, Ohio. He will be known, at the time of his retirement in 1921, as the most successful African American small-city hotel operator in the United States. He will join the ancestors in Athens, Ohio on March 12, 1931. 1864 - A mixed cavalry force, including Fifth and Sixth Colored Cavalry regiments, invades southwest Virginia and destroys salt mines at Saltville. The Sixth Cavalry was especially brilliant in an engagement near Marion, Virginia. 1910 - Smarting from the humiliation of seeing the Ty Cobb-led Detroit Tigers tie the Negro Havana Stars in a six game series 3-3, the "Indianapolis Freeman" states: "The American scribes refused to write on the matter, it cut so deep and was kept quiet." Not quiet enough, however, to prevent a ban on Negro teams, even the Cuban-named clubs, from playing whites. 1943 - Theodore Wilson is born in New York City. He will become an actor and will make his acting debut in the blaxploitation film, "Cotton Comes to Harlem." He will go on to appear in several blaxploitation films of the era. In addition to films, he will also land roles in several popular television shows. He will portrayed Earl the postman on the series "That's My Mama." He will also play several characters in the 1970s sitcom "What's Happening!!," including the role of Al Dunbar in a popular two-part episode. In the conclusion of the two-part episode, his character gets arrested for bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert. In 1976, he will play a messenger in "Sanford and Son" in Episode 1, Season 6, "The Hawaiian Connection". In 1977, he will star in the short-lived sitcom "The Sanford Arms," a spin-off of "Sanford and Son." After the series is canceled, he will make various guest appearances in episodes of "The White Shadow" (he also wrote a 1980 episode), "Enos," "Gimme a Break!," "The Golden Girls" and "What's Happening Now." In 1986, he will have a recurring role on another short-lived series, "The Redd Foxx Show." He will continue to work steadily throughout the late 1980s and 1990s appearing in "Alien Nation," "Dallas," "Family Matters," "Tales from the Crypt," "Gabriel's Fire," "Mama's Family" and "Quantum Leap." He will also be featured in films "The Hunter" (1980), Blake Edwards' "A Fine Mess" and "That's Life!" (both 1986). He will join the ancestors on July 21, 1991 after succumbing to a stroke. He will make his last onscreen appearance in "Blood in Blood Out," a 1993 crime drama released after his transition. 1950 - Dr. Ralph J. Bunche is the first African American to be presented the Nobel Prize. He is awarded the Peace Prize for his efforts as under-secretary of the United Nations, working for peace in the middle east. 1963 - Zanzibar becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize. In his acceptance speech, he dramatically rejects racism and war and reaffirms his commitment to "unarmed truth and unconditional love." He is the youngest person to earn the award. 1965 - Sugar Ray Robinson permanently retires from boxing with six victories in title bouts to his credit. 1967 - Otis Redding and four members of the Bar-Kays (Otis' backup group) join the ancestors after being killed in the crash of a private plane near Madison, Wisconsin. Redding is 26 years old. His signature song, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was recorded just three days before his death. It will be #1 for four weeks beginning February 10, 1968. 1982 - Pamela McAllister Johnson becomes the first African American woman publisher of a mainstream newspaper, the "Ithaca Journal." 1984 - South African Anglican Bishop, Desmond Tutu receives the Nobel Peace Prize. 1999 - Actress Shirley Hemphill joins the ancestors in West Covina, California at the age of 52. She was best known for her role as the "waitress with an attitude" on the television series, "What's Happening!" ______________________________________________________________ Munirah Chronicle is edited by Mr. Rene' A. Perry "The TRUTH shall make you free" E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> Archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/Munirah.html http://blackagenda.com/cybercolonies/index.htm _____________________________________________________________ To SUBSCRIBE send E-mail to: <[log in to unmask]> In the E-mail body place: Subscribe Munirah Your FULL Name ______________________________________________________________ Munirah(TM) is a trademark of Information Man. Copyright 1997 - 2016, All Rights Reserved by the Information Man in association with The Black Agenda.