*               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," dies.  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").

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

1977 - Stevie Wonder's tribute to Duke Ellington, "Sir Duke", is
        released.

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 Houston
        84-75.

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        The source for these facts are "Encyclopedia Britannica,
        "InfoBeat," "I, Too, Sing America - The African American
        Book of Days," and independent research by the
        Information Man.
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