* Today in Black History - March 5 * 1770 - Crispus Attucks joins the ancestors after becoming the first of five persons killed in the Boston Massacre. Historians have called him the first martyr of the American Revolution. 1897 - The American Negro Academy is founded by Alexander Crummel. The purpose of the organization is the promotion of literature, science, art, the fostering of higher education, and the defense of the Negro. 1920 - Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly is born in Washington, DC. In 1984, she will become the first African American woman to be named a bishop of a major religious organization, the United Methodist Church. She will join the ancestors on June 28, 2012. 1938 - Fred "The Hammer" Williamson is born in Gary, Indiana. He will become a professional football player after training in college to be an architect. He will play for the San Francisco 49'ers from 1962 to 1964, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1964 to 1967 (played in Super Bowl I), and the Oakland Raiders from 1967 to 1971. After football, he will become a sportscaster on ABC's Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell for one year. He will then become active in Hollywood as an actor, director, producer, and writer. 1954 - Marsha Francine Warfield is born in Chicago, Illinois. She will become an actress and comedian and best known for her role as "Roz Russell" on NBC's "Night Court" from 1986 to 1992. 1981 - The United States government grants the city of Atlanta $ 1 million to finance mental health and social programs in the wake of a mysterious series of abductions and slayings involving at least twenty two African American youths. 1985 - The Mary McLeod Bethune commemorative stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service as the eighth stamp in its Black Heritage USA series. 1991 - Reggie Miller, of the Indiana Pacers begins a NBA free throw streak of 52 games. 1999 - Avery C. Alexander, a patriarch of the New Orleans' civil rights movement, who was arrested 20 times before he lost count, joins the ancestors at the age of 88. A Baptist minister and six-term Democratic state representative, Alexander championed anti-discrimination, voter registration, labor, closer police oversight and environmental regulation. In the 1950s, he served as an adviser to Gov. deLesseps "Chep" Morrison, helping African Americans get their first chance at political patronage in menial, janitor-level jobs. He went on to become the first African American to hold seats on parish and state Democratic Party committees. In 1963, New Orleans police dragged him by his heels down the steps of City Hall after he led an unsuccessful effort to integrate its cafeteria. ______________________________________________________________ Munirah Chronicle is edited by Mr. Rene' A. Perry "The TRUTH shall make you free" E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> Archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/Munirah.html http://blackagenda.com/cybercolonies/index.htm _____________________________________________________________ To SUBSCRIBE send E-mail to: <[log in to unmask]> In the E-mail body place: Subscribe Munirah Your FULL Name ______________________________________________________________ Munirah(TM) is a trademark of Information Man. Copyright 1997 - 2016, All Rights Reserved by the Information Man in association with The Black Agenda.