*               Today in Black History - March 23               *

1784 - Tom Molineaux, who will become America's most celebrated early
        boxing success, is born into slavery in Georgetown, Washington,
        DC. Emigrating to London after winning money to purchase his
        freedom in a fight, Molineaux challenges champion Tom Cribb in
        a fight attended by 10,000 spectators in 1810, which he will
        apparently win but is ruled against by a partisan referee.
        After a subsequent loss to Cribb in 1811, Molineaux will sink
        into alcoholism and will join the ancestors penniless in Ireland
        at the age of 34.

1938 - Maynard Jackson is born in Dallas, Texas. He will be elected the
        first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia for two terms,
        1974 to 1982, and be re-elected in 1989 for an unprecedented
        third term.

1953 - Yvette Marie Stevens is born in Great Lakes, Illinois. She will
        become better known as Chaka Khan, lead singer of the rock group
        Rufus (winner of a 1974 Grammy) and a three-time Grammy-winning
        soloist.

1955 - Moses Malone is born in Petersburg, Virginia.  He will begin his
        career in professional basketball in 1974 when he becomes the
        first player in ABA basketball history to make the move directly
        from high school ball to playing in a professional league.  He
        will join the now-defunct American Basketball Association's Utah
        Stars.  His career will peak during his seasons with the
        Philadelphia 76ers. Matched with Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks,
        Bobby Jones and Andrew Toney in the 1982-83 season, the 76ers
        will lead the league with a 65-17 regular-season record and win
        the championship.  Malone will win both NBA MVP and NBA Finals
        MVP that year.  Malone's other achievements will include NBA MVP
        (1979, '82), All-NBA first team (1979, '82, '85), All-NBA second
        team (1980, '81, '84, '87), NBA All-Defensive first team (1983)
        and NBA All-Defensive second team (1979).  Malone will also hold
        career records for the most consecutive games without a
        disqualification (1,212), most free throws made (8,531), most
        offensive rebounds (6,731) and most turnovers (3,804).  He will
        achieve the milestone of playing his 45,000th minute against the
        Boston Celtics on Dec. 14, 1994.  Malone is recognized not only
        for greatness as an all-around player, but also for his
        longevity, as he will play for two ABA teams and eight NBA teams
        and for 22 years.

1968 - Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a former aide of Martin Luther King Jr.,
        becomes the first non-voting congressional delegate from the
        District of Columbia since the Reconstruction period.

1985 - Patricia Roberts Harris, Cabinet Member, ambassador and first
        African American woman to head a law school, joins the ancestors
        in Washington, DC.

1985 - "We Are The World", by USA for Africa, a group of 46 pop stars,
        enters the music charts for the first time at number 21.

1998 - President Bill Clinton hails "the new face of Africa" as he opens
        a historic six-nation tour in Ghana.

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