BH EVERYDAY - the James Uncle Phil Avery/Juanita Moore tribute edition Free Blacks in Philadelphia, PA, issued an antislavery petition to Congress on this date in 1800. The petition was rejected. At age 24, John Roy Lynch was elected Speaker of the House in Mississippi on this date in 1872. In 1884, Lynch was elected temporary Chairman of the Republican National Convention-the first Black to lead in the deliberations of a national party. Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker, was born in Metropolis, IL, on this date in 1884. Micheaux formed his own production company to produce his novel, The Homesteader. His company also produced over 30 more films. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first Black person to receive a Ph.D. in Economics, was born on this date in 1898. John Hope Franklin, historian, author, and member of President Clintons Advisory Committee on Race, was born in Rentiesville, OK, on this date in 1915. Leontyne Price, Metropolitan Opera star, received the 50th NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date in 1966 for her outstanding achievements as a soprano singer and for her continued crusade for equality and justice for all people. Dr. Clifton Reginald Wharton, Jr. took office as the 14th President of Michigan State University on this date in 1970, becoming the first Black president of a predominantly white university in the 20th century. Erroll Garner, famed jazz pianist, died in Los Angeles, CA, on this date in 1977. BIRTHDAYS Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor Taye Diggs, actor Chris Spencer, comedian Erica Hubbard, actress Craig Wayans, actor Sheree Whitfield, Reality show star Calvin Hill, NFL legend
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