* Today in Black History - March 23 *
1784 - Tom Molineaux, who will become America's most celebrated early
boxing success, is born into slavery in Georgetown, Washington,
DC. Emigrating to London after winning money to purchase his
freedom in a fight, Molineaux challenges champion Tom Cribb in
a fight attended by 10,000 spectators in 1810, which he will
apparently win but is ruled against by a partisan referee.
After a subsequent loss to Cribb in 1811, Molineaux will sink
into alcoholism and will join the ancestors penniless in
Ireland at the age of 34.
1938 - Maynard Jackson is born in Dallas, Texas. He will be elected the
first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia for two terms,
1974 to 1982, and be re-elected in 1989 for an unprecedented
third term.
1953 - Yvette Marie Stevens is born in Great Lakes, Illinois. She will
become better known as Chaka Khan, lead singer of the rock
group Rufus (winner of a 1974 Grammy) and a three-time
Grammy-winning soloist.
1955 - Moses Malone is born in Petersburg, Virginia. He will begin his
career in professional basketball in 1974 when he becomes the
first player in ABA basketball history to make the move
directly from high school ball to playing in a professional
league. He will join the now-defunct American Basketball
Association's Utah Stars. His career will peak during his
seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. Matched with Julius
Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones and Andrew Toney in the
1982-83 season, the 76ers will lead the league with a 65-17
regular-season record and win the championship. Malone will
win both NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP that year. Malone's other
achievements will include NBA MVP (1979, '82), All-NBA first
team (1979, '82, '85), All-NBA second team (1980, '81, '84,
'87), NBA All-Defensive first team (1983) and NBA All-Defensive
second team (1979). Malone will also hold career records for
the most consecutive games without a disqualification (1,212),
most free throws made (8,531), most offensive rebounds (6,731)
and most turnovers (3,804). He will achieve the milestone of
playing his 45,000th minute, on Dec. 14, 1994, against the
Boston Celtics. Malone is recognized not only for greatness as
an all-around player, but also for his longevity, as he will
play for two ABA teams and eight NBA teams over 22 years.
1968 - Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a former aide of Martin Luther King Jr.,
becomes the first non-voting congressional delegate from the
District of Columbia since the Reconstruction period.
1985 - Patricia Roberts Harris, Cabinet Member, ambassador and first
African American woman to head a law school, joins the
ancestors in Washington, DC.
1985 - "We Are The World", by USA for Africa, a group of 46 pop stars,
enters the music charts for the first time at number 21.
1998 - President Bill Clinton hails "the new face of Africa" as he
opens a historic six-nation tour in Ghana.
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