*               	Today in Black History - April 2            *

1855 - John Mercer Langston is elected clerk of Brownhelm, Ohio, 
	township. He will be considered the first African American 
	elected to public office.

1918 - Charles White is born in Chicago, Illinois.  An artist who will
	work with traditional materials (pen, ink, oil on canvas and 
	lithography), White will transform the image of African 
	Americans and earn praise from critics and artists alike. White
	will receive dozens of awards and his work will be collected by 
	museums on three continents and major corporations.

1932 - Bill Pickett, a well-known cowboy who was acclaimed by President
	Theodore Roosevelt as "one of the best trained ropers and riders
	the West has produced," joins the ancestors.  Pickett performed 
	as a bulldogger in Europe, Mexico, and the United States, where 
	he was often assisted by two relatively unknown white cowboys, 
	Tom Mix and Will Rogers.

1939 - Marvin Gaye, Jr. is born in Washington, DC.  He will sign with
	Motown in 1962 and begin a 22-year career that includes hits
	"Pride and Joy," duets with Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, as
	well as best-selling albums exploring his social consciousness
	("What's Going On") and sexuality ("Let's Get It On," "Midnight
	Love, and "Sexual Healing"). He will join the ancestors on April 
	1, 1984.

1969 - The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association signs
	Lew Alcindor for a reported $1,400,000 five-year contract.
	Alcindor will later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabar and 
	his team to the Los Angeles Lakers.

1984 - Coach John Thompson of Georgetown University becomes the first
	African American coach to win the NCAA Division I basketball
	championship.  The team, led by Patrick Ewing, wins over the 
	University of Houston 84-75.

2003 - Edwin Starr, Rhythm & Blues singer, joins the ancestors at age
	61 after succumbing to a heart attack.  He recorded the hits 
	"War" and "Agent Double-O Soul."

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