*		Today in Black History - September 11          *

1740 - An issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette reports on a Negro 
	named Simon who reportedly can "bleed and draw teeth."  
	It is the first mention of an African American doctor or 
	dentist in the American Colonies.

1885 - Moses A. Hopkins, minister and educator, is named minister
	to Liberia.

1923 - Charles Evers is born in Decatur, Mississippi. He will 
	become a civil rights worker who will assume the post of 
	field director of the Mississippi NAACP after his 
	brother, Medgar, is assassinated in 1963. He will be 
	elected mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, in 1969.

1943 - Loletha Elaine "Lola" Falana is born in Camden, New 
	Jersey. She will become a dancer, most notably in 
	Broadway's "Golden Boy", and be a successful performer 
	on television and in Las Vegas, where she will be called
	"The First Lady of Las Vegas." In the late 1980s, she 
	will suffer from a relapse of multiple sclerosis. Her 
	relapse will be	severe, leaving her left side paralyzed 
	and becoming partially blind with her voice and hearing 
	impaired. Recovery will last a year and a half, during 
	which she will spend most of her time praying. She will 
	attribute her recovery to a spiritual experience 
	described as "Being able to feel the presence of the 
	Lord." She will	convert to Roman Catholicism and work 
	her newly-found	spirituality into her everyday life. 
	Though she will perform again in Las Vegas shows in 1987,
	her practice of religion and faith will become the center
	of her life. After another bout with multiple sclerosis 
	in 1996, she will return to Philadelphia and live with 
	her parents for a short time. No longer performing, she 
	will tour the country with a message of hope and 
	spirituality. When not on tour, she will live a quiet 
	life in Las Vegas, working on the apostolate she will
	found, "The Lambs of God Ministry." The ministry will be
	focused on helping children who have been orphaned in
	Sub-Saharan Africa, and will work closely with the group,
	"Save Sub-Saharan Orphans."

1953 - J. H. Jackson, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago, 
	Illinois, is elected president of the National Baptist 
	Convention at its Miami meeting.

1956 - Cincinnati Red's Frank Robinson ties the rookie record 
	with his 38th home run.

1959 - Duke Ellington receives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for 
	his outstanding musical achievements and contributions 
	to the field of music.

1962 - Two youths involved in a voter registration drive in 
	Mississippi are wounded by shotgun blasts fired through 
	the window of a home in Ruleville. A spokesperson for 
	SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) asks 
	the president to "convene a special White House 
	Conference to discuss means of stopping the wave of 
	terror sweeping through the South, especially where 
	SNCC is working on voter registration."	

1977 - Quincy Jones wins an Emmy for outstanding achievement in 
	musical composition for the miniseries "Roots".  It is 
	one of nine Emmys for the series, an unprecedented 
	number.

1999 - Serena Williams wins the U.S. Open women's title, 
	beating top-seeded Martina Hingis, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). 

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