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Special Features: This Week in Black History
Friday, April 22, 2005; Page 7
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The Washington Informer is launching “This Week in Black History” to serve as a daily remembrance of how far we have come as well as how far we have to go. In the spirit of understanding and progress, we remember.
April 21
Pvt. Milton L Olive III awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously, 1966. He died in the Vietnam War at the age of 18. Olive Park, located in Chicago, is dedicated to his service to the United States and was named in his honor in 1999.
April 22
Charles Mingus, bassist, composer, pianist and bandleader, born, 1922. Mingus is recognized by many as one of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, and rightfully so. He would settle in New York in the 50’s where he played and recorded with the leading musicians of the time-- Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Art Tatum and Duke Ellington to name a few. Some of his works include Pithecanthropus Erectus, The Clown, Tijuana Moods, Mingus Dynasty, Mingus Ah Um, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady.
April 23
Charlotte Ray, first Black female lawyer, becomes the first Black woman admitted to practice before the District Supreme Court, 1872. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she attended the Law College of Howard University and passed the bar examination in the District of Columbia.
April 24
The United Negro College Fund established, 1944. It was founded by Dr. Frederick Patterson and Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, along with other individuals invested in education. The oldest and largest organizations dedicated to assisting minorities in the realm of higher education, the UNCF today provides technological and operating assistance to 38 schools and gives scholarships to students in more than 1,000 institutions. In the end, the challenge is to enhance the quality of education through whatever means are needed.
April 25
Ella Fitzgerald, singer, born, 1917. One of the most popular jazz singers for over 50 years, she has sold over 40 million albums and won 13 Grammy awards during her lifetime. She worked with the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Dizzy Gillespie. She collaborated with Louis Armstrong on many albums. Her first recording was Love and Kisses, in 1936.
April 26
William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist and musician, dies, 1984. Basie was a leading musician during the swing era of jazz.
April 27
Coretta Scott King, activist, born, 1927. After Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination, Mrs. King devoted much of her energy and attention to developing programs and building the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia as a memorial to her husband's work for peace. This was the first institution built in memory of an African American leader. Coretta Scott King has carried the message of nonviolence and the dream of the beloved community across the nation and world. She has led goodwill missions to many countries within Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia. She is the first woman to deliver a convocation address at Harvard University, and the first woman to preach at a statutory service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
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