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Apr 25
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Charles "Chuck" Cooper


On April 25, 1950, Charles "Chuck" Cooper
Was Selected In The Second Round Of The National Basketball Association Draft By Boston Celtics Owner Walter Brown And Broke The Color Barrier In the NBA.

Born September 29, 1926, In Pittsburgh, The 6'5" Cooper Attended West Virginia State Before Going Into The Navy During World War II. Afterwards He Attended Duquesne University And Was One Of The First Black All-Americans.

As The First Black In The NBA, Cooper Made His Debut With The Celtics on November 1, 1950 And Played Six Seasons In The League. He  Played A Season For the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks And The Fort Wayne Pistons, Before Finishing His Career Outside The NBA With The Harlem Magicians.

Cooper Later Earned A Master's Degree In Social Work  From The University Of Minnesota. He served On Pittsburgh's School Board, And Became The City's First Black Department Head As Director Of Parks And Recreation.

Chuck Cooper Also Worked As Supervisor Of Pittsburgh's National Bank's Affirmative Action Program Before He Died February 5, 1984.

It Should Be Noted That While Chuck Cooper Was The First African American To Be Drafted By An NBA Team During The 1950-1951 Season, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton Became The First Black Player To Sign An NBA Contract  When He Signed With The New York Nicks, And Earl Lloyd Became The First To Play in An NBA Regular-Season Game Because The Schedule Had His Washington Team Opening One Day Before The Others.

"In Order For Black History To
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Apr 24
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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United Negro College Fund

On April 24, 1944, The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Was incorporated With 27 Member Colleges. UNCF Is The Nation's Oldest And Most Successful Minority Higher Education Assistance Organization.

It Was Actually Founded A Year Earlier By Dr. Frederick Patterson, President of Tuskegee Institute (Now Tuskegee University), Mary McLeod Bethune President of Bethune-Cookman College (Now Bethune-Cookman University) And Others. The Organization Was Founded With 27 Member Schools.

Today UNCF Supports About 60,000 Students A Year At 900 schools -- Including Students At UNCF Member Colleges And UNCF Scholarship Recipients.

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University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

On This Same Day, In 1951, My Alma Mater, The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Admitted Its First Black Student, Edward O. Diggs.

The Following Newspaper Article Appeared In The Baltimore Afro-American, May 6, 1951:

1951 – Black Student Admitted to Medical School
Baltimore Afro-American, May 5, 1951

The University of North Carolina admitted Edward O. Diggs as the first black to attend its medical school.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Acknowledging that "it is best not to fight the supreme law of the land," the board of admissions of the Medical School of the University of North Carolina last week approved the application of Edward O. Diggs, 30, to enter the school and sent to him a letter of acceptance.

Diggs thus becomes the first person of his race to be accepted as
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Apr 23
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Charlotte Ray

Charlotte E. Ray, Became America's First Black Female Attorney On April 23, 1872. She Was Also The First Female To Graduate From The Howard University Law School.

Born In New York City, Ray Was Admitted To The District Of Columbia Bar on April 23, 1872. Soon After Her Admission To The Bar, She Was Forced To Give Up Her Practice Due To Poor Business. By 1879 She Had Returned To New York Where She Worked As A Teacher.

After 1895 Ray Seems To Have Been Active In The Woman Suffrage Movement, Specifically As A Member Of The National Association of Colored Women.

In 1897 She Moved To Woodside, Long Island Where She Died At Age Of 60 In 1911.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy,
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Apr 22
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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                                 Bob Marley

On April 22, 1978, Reggae Music Legend, Bob Marley, Took Part In The Historic One Love Peace Concert At The National Stadium In Kingston, Jamaica.

This Concert Was Held During A Political Civil War In Jamaica Between Opposing Parties, The Jamaican Labour Party And The People's National Party.

The Concert Came To Its Peak During Bob Marley & The Wailers' Performance Of "Jammin,'" When Marley Requested The Two Leaders Of The Rival Parties -- Michael Manley (PNP) And Edward Seaga (JLP) -- To Join Him On Stage And To Join Hands In An Attempt To Show The People Of Jamaica Their Commitment To The Betterment Of The Society, Including Decreasing Political Rivalry And The Struggle Between Capitalism And Socialism.

The Manley Administration Used The History-Making Concert To Their Political Advantage, And Within A Few Weeks Called For An Election In Which There Was A Landslide Victory For The PNP.

Many thought that Bob Marley's One Love Peace Concert Swayed The Election.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy,
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Apr 21
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Bill Pickett

Black Cowboy, Bill Pickett, Died On April 21, 1932,  After Being Kicked While Roping A Bronco. He Was 72 Years Old.

Known As The "Dusky Demon," Pickett Invented -- And Was The Master Of -- The Rodeo Event Called Bulldogging. Bulldogging Requires That A Cowboy Wrestle A Longhorn Steer To The Ground With His Bare Hands, In A Race Against The Clock.

In 1971, Pickett Was The First African American To Be Inducted Into The Cowboy Hall Of Fame, Oklahoma City.

The 101 Ranch Near Ponca City, OK And The Site Of Pickett's Grave, Was Designated A National Historic Landmark In 1975.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy,
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