* Today in Black History - March 24 *
1912 - Dorothy Irene Height is born in Richmond, Virginia. In 1965,
she will inaugurate the Center for Racial Justice, which is
still a major initiative of the National YWCA. She will serve
as the 10th National President of the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. from 1946 to 1957, before becoming president of
the National Council of Negro Women in 1958. Working closely
with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young,
A. Philip Randolph and others, Dr. Height will participate in
virtually all major civil and human rights event in the 1950's
and 1960's. For her tireless efforts on behalf of the less
fortunate, President Ronald Reagan will present her the
Citizens Medal Award for distinguished service to the country
in 1989. She will receive the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP
in July, 1993. She will be inducted into the "National Women's
Hall of Fame" in October, 1993 and President Bill Clinton will
present her the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in August
1994.
1941 - "Native Son," a play adapted from Richard Wright's novel of
the same name, opens at the St. James Theatre in New York
City.
1944 - Patricia Louise Holt is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She
will become a singer best known as Patti Labelle. As a
teenager, she and Cindy Birdsong (later a member of the
Supremes) will sing with the Ordettes. When two girls leave
the group, Nona Hendrix and Sarah Dash will sign on and Patti
LaBelle and the Bluebells will be born in 1961. By the next
year, they will have their first multimillion seller, "I Sold
My Heart to the Junkman." With other hits, including "All Or
Nothing" and "You'll Never Walk Alone," the group will develop
a strong following worldwide. After years of success and being
"Rocked and Rolled out," as Patti describes it, the group will
disband on good terms in 1977. She will continue to perform as
a solo artist and will release top-selling albums. She will
receive numerous awards including Philadelphia's Key to the
City, a medal from the Congressional Black Caucus, a citation
from Congress on her 20th anniversary in the music business,
another citation from President Reagan, a cable ACE, the B'nai
B'rith Creative Achievement Award, two NAACP Entertainer of the
Year Awards, the NAACP Image Award for three consecutive years,
the Ebony Achievement Award, the Martin Luther King Lifetime
Achievement Award, three Emmy nominations, eight Grammy
nominations and a 1992 Grammy Award for Best R&B Female Vocal
Performance for her album "Burnin."
1958 - Bill Russell, center for the Boston Celtics, becomes the NBA's
MVP. He is again named as MVP in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965.
1962 - Benny 'Kid' Paret is knocked out in the twelfth round by Emile
Griffith, in a welterweight title bout in New York City.
Paret will join the ancestors 10 days later.
1969 - Joseph Kasavubu, President of the Congo, joins the ancestors.
In 1960, he and Mobutu Sese Seko overthrew the government of
Patrice Lumumba.
1972 - Z. Alexander Looby, the first African American to serve on the
Nashville City Council, joins the ancestors in Nashville,
Tennessee. He had also been a successful Nashville attorney,
in the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement, for many years.
In 1960, he survived the April 19th bombing of his home.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeats Chuck Wepner in a 15-round bout to retain
his world heavyweight crown.
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