* Today in Black History - September 14 *
1874 - White Democrats seize the statehouse in a Louisiana 'coup
d'etat.' President Grant orders the revolutionaries to
disperse, and the rebellion collapses. Twenty-seven
persons (sixteen whites and eleven Blacks) are killed in
battles between the Democrats and Republicans.
1891 - John Adams Hyman joins the ancestors in Washington, DC.
He was the first African American congressman from the
state of North Carolina.
1921 - Constance Baker Motley is born in New Haven, Connecticut.
She will achieve many distinctions in her career,
including being the first African American woman elected
to the New York Senate in 1964, the first woman Manhattan
borough president, and the first African American woman
to be named as a federal court judge in 1966. She will
later serve as chief judge of the Southern District of
New York until she joins the ancestors on September 28,
2005.
1940 - African Americans are allowed to enter all branches of
the United States Military Service, when President
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Service Act.
1964 - Leontyne Price and A. Philip Randolph are among the
recipients of the Medal of Freedom awarded by President
Lyndon B. Johnson.
1970 - One African American is killed and two whites are injured
in shoot-out between activists and police officers in a
New Orleans housing project.
1973 - Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is born in New York City, New York.
He will become a rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and
investor known professionally as Nas. The son of jazz
musician Olu Dara, Nas will release eight consecutive
platinum and multi-platinum albums and sell over 30
million records worldwide. He will also be an entrepreneur
through his own record label; and serves as associate
publisher of Mass Appeal magazine and the co-founder of
Mass Appeal Records. His musical career will begin in 1991,
as a featured artist on Main Source's "Live at the
Barbeque". His debut album Illmatic (1994) will receive
universal acclaim from both critics and the hip-hop
community and will be frequently ranked as one of the
greatest hip-hop albums of all time. His follow-up "It Was
Written" will debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, stay on
top for four consecutive weeks, go Double Platinum in two
months, and will make him internationally known. From 2001
to 2005, he will be involved in a highly publicized feud
with Jay-Z, popularized by the diss track "Ether". He will
sign to Def Jam in 2006. In 2010, he will release "Distant
Relatives," a collaboration album with Damian Marley,
donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His
11th studio album, "Life Is Good" (2012) will be nominated
for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. In
2006, MTV will rank him at #5 on their list of "The
Greatest MCs of All Time". In 2012, The Source will rank
him #2 on their list of the "Top 50 Lyricists of All Time".
In 2013, he will be ranked 4th on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the
Game" list. About.com will rank him first on their list of
the "50 Greatest MCs of All Time" in 2014, and a year
later, he will be featured on "The 10 Best Rappers of All
Time" list by Billboard. He will release eight consecutive
platinum albums and will selll over 30 million records
worldwide.
1989 - Jimmy Butler III is born in Houston, Texas. He will become a
professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one
year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College, he will
transfer to Marquette University. He will be drafted with
the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago
Bulls. He will be a four-time NBA All-Star, a four-time NBA
All-Defensive Team honoree, and a two-time All-NBA Team
honoree. In 2015, he will be named the NBA Most Improved
Player. On June 22, 2017, he will be traded to the Minnesota
Timberwolves. Shortly before training camp in 2018, he will
requested a trade from the Timberwolves. On November 12,
2018, he will be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. On
July 6, 2019, Butler will sign with the Miami Heat via a
sign and trade with the 76ers in a four-team trade.
1995 - Derrick Deshaun Watson is born in Gainesville, Georgia. He
will become a NFL quarterback for the Houston Texans. He
will play college football at Clemson and lead the team to
a CFP championship game appearance in 2015 and a national
championship win in 2016. He will be selected by the
Texans 12th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. In 2018, his
second year, he will be named to his first career Pro Bowl.
2003 - Yetunde Price, the oldest sister of tennis stars Venus
and Serena Williams, joins the ancestors at the age of
31 after being fatally shot at her place of business.
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