Black History - September 25th
September 25th
You are sincere, frank and outspoken, rather pliable and often perverse. Your tastes are fastidious; you like artistic surroundings and spend much time in making your home pleasant and attractive. You are affectionate and demonstrative and will probably fall in love at first sight.
1824 William Craft, along with his wife (Ellen who passed for white) escaped slavery and published (Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: or The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery) was born in Macon, GA.
1883 L.C. Bailey was awarded patent 285,545 for a combined truss and bandage.
1884 (Abriea) Abbie Mitchell Cook, soprano opera singer (Porgy and Bess) was born in New York, NY.
1887 Spencer Bell, first African American comedic actor of the silent film era was born in Lexington, KY.
1894 (Jay Mayo) Ink Williams, prodder of recorded blues music was born in Pine Bluff, AR.
1902 Garvin Bushell, woodwind multi-instrumentalist was born in Springfield, OH.
1904 Albert Walter Dent, academic administrator and president of Dillard University was born in Atlanta, GA.
1904 Arthur Davis Shores, attorney was born in Birmingham, AL.
1911 Eric Eustace Williams, first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
1913 Margaret Allison (Bond), pianist and composer (The Negro Speaks of Rivers) was born in Chicago, IL.
1915 (Verley Trenton) Vincent Tubbs, journalist and the first African American person to head a motion picture industry union (United Television Movie Equity Guild) was born in Dallas, TX.
1919 (Rossiere) Shadow Wilson, jazz drummer was born in Yonkers, NY.
1919 Charles Jackson French, World War II hero (swam 8 hours in shark-infested waters towing a life raft with 25 survivors) was born in Foreman, AR.
1923 (Samuel Carthorne) Sam Rivers, jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) and composer (Fuchsia Swing Song) was born in El Reno, OK
1928 John Langston Gwaltney, anthropologist and author (Drylongso: A self portrait of Black America) was born in Orange, NJ.
1931 Annie Abrams, educator and civic activist was born in Arkadelphia, AR.
1933 Arthur Duncan, tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (first African American regular in a variety television program was born in Pasadena, CA.
1936 (Roosevelt Melvin) Booba Barnes, blues guitar player and vocalist was born in Longwood, Washington County, MS.
1939 Ronnie Smith Robinson, third African American roller derby skater and coach (son of Sugar Ray Robinson) was born.
1939 Joseph Joe Russell, singer with The Persuasions (We Still Ain’t Got No Band) was born in Henderson, NC.
1940 Wade Flemons, musician with Earth, Wind and Fire was born in Coffeyville, KS.
1942 Clarence Davis, member of House of Delegates from Maryland was born in Wilkes County, GA.
1942 (Delia Mae) Dee Dee Warwick, (sister of Dionne Warwick, Niece of Cissy Houston and cousin of Whitney Houston) singer (I Want To Be With You) was born in Newark, NJ.
1943 Earl Stanford Richardson, President of Morgan State University was born in Westover, MD.
1948 Bill Pierce, jazz saxophonist was born in Hampton, VA.
1949 Jim Moody, actor (Fame) was born in Portsmouth, VA.
1950 E.C. Coleman, Jr., National Basketball Association player was born in Flora, MS.
1951 (Robert Allen) Bob McAddo, National Basketball Association player was born in Greensboro, NC.
1952 Booker Taylor Brown, National Football League player was born n Wesson, MS.
1952 (Mary Teasley) Amina Wadud, scholar of Islam was born in Bethesda, MD.
1952 (Gloria Jean Watkins) Bell Hooks, author (And There We Wept) was born in Hopkinsville, KY.
1953 Gregory Weldon Meeks, US Representative for New York was born in New York, NY.
1953 Dennis Bell, Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient dies in Pittsburgh, PA.
1954 Sylvester Croom, Jr. first African American football coach in the Southeastern Conference and National Football League coach was born in Tuscaloosa, AL.
1958 (William) Michael ‘Clip’ Payne, member of Parliament-Funkadelic was born in Detroit, MI.
1960 (Mitchell Keith) J.J. Anderson, National Basketball Association player was born in Chicago, IL.
1962 (Ondrea Victoria) Vickie Gates, professional bodybuilder was born in San Antonio, TX.
1962 Lewis Ossie Swingler, journalist and editor (Memphis World) and editor in chief and co-publisher (Tri State Defender) was born in Crittenden County, AR.
1965 Scottie Maurice Pippen, National Basketball Association player was born in Hamburg, AR.
1966 (Tracy) Twinkie Byrd, casting director (Notorious) was born in Brooklyn, NY.
1967 Carl Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly was born in New York, NY.
1967 Melissa De Sousa, actor (The Best Man) was born in New York, NY.
1967 (Hezekiah Leroy Gordon) Stuff Smith, jazz violinist dies in Munich, Germany.
1968 Marufatu Abiola Bawuah, first woman Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa was born in Ghana.
1968 Reggie Jirod Jefferson, Major League Baseball player was born in Tallahassee, FL.
1968 (Willard Christopher) Will Smith, actor (Fresh Prince of Bel Aire) and rap artist was born in Philadelphia, PA.
1969 Charniele L. Herring, first African American to elected chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia was born in Santo Domingo.
1969 Anthony Darrell Womack, Major League Baseball player was born in Danville, VA.
1970 Curtis LaDonn Buckley, National Football League player was born in Oakdale, LA.
1976 (james Ikechukwu Esomugha) Jim Iyke, actor (Last Flight to Abuja) was born in Libreville, Gabon.
1976 Chauncey Ray Billups, National Basketball Association player was born in Denver, CO.
1976 Eric Roberson, producer and singer (The Moon) was born in Rahway, NJ.
1976 (Santi White) Santigold, singer and songwriter (Santogold) was born in Philadelphia, PA.
1977 Tanya Blount, actor (Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit) and singer (Through the Rain) was born in Washington, DC.
1977 (Robert Lee) Robbie Jones, actor (One Tree Hill) was born in Oxnard, CA.
1978 (Leon Thomas) Pepper Daniels, Negro League Baseball player dies in Chester, Orange County NY.
1979 (Christopher Mario) Chris Johnson, National Football League player was born in Gladewater, TX.
1979 Valisia LeKae, stage actor and singer (Motown: The Musical) was born in Memphis, TN.
1980 (Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) T.I., Hip Hop recording artist, CEO of Grand Hustle Records and actor (Takers) was born in Atlanta, GA.
1983 Donald McKinley Glover, rap artist, actor (Community), comedian and writer (30 Rock) was born in Los Angeles, CA.
1984 Bryant Jennings, professional heavyweight boxer was born in Philadelphia, PA,.
1984 (Lawrence) Siphiwe Tshabalala, professional footballer was born in Soweto, South Africa.
1984 Rashad Dion McCants, National Basketball Association player was born in Asheville, NC.
1987 J’Leon Love, professional super middleweight boxer was born in Inkster, MI.
1989 (Rhu-endly Arello Jean-Carlo) Cuco Matina, professional footballer was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
1991 Alec Ogletree, National Football League player was born in Newnan, GA.
1995 Annie Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Delany, dentist and subject of the oral history Having Our Say dies in Mount Vernon, NY.
2000 Bessie Foster Cephas, co-founder of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. (nursing sorority) dies in Pittsburgh, PA.
2007 Michael Wayne Richard, convicted of rape and murder was executed in Texas.
2011 John Henry Douglas, National Football League player dies in Fort Worth, TX.
2011 Wangari Muta Maathal, founder of the Green Belt Movement (first African woman to win the Nobel Prize) dies in Nairobi, Kenya.
2015 (Tommy L.) Tommie Green, National Basketball Association player dies in Baton Rouge, LA.
2015 (William C.) Bill Bridges, National Basketball Association player dies in Santa Monica, CA.
Birthdays: (Marvin Scandrick) Slim, singer with 112 (Pleasure and Pain) and (Gary Euton) Gee Money radio and television personality and actor (Family Business) was born in Staten Island, NY.