Scoop Black History SCOOP USA MEDIA Celebrating 59 Years of Community News ScoopUSA Black History Corner by Adelaide Abdur-Rahman was born in Decatur, GA.
[email protected] 1980 Mary Littlejohn Singleton, first African American woman elected to the Jacksonville, Florida City Council, SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 21 dies in Tallahassee, FL. 1987 Richard Taylor, singer with The Manhattans, dies. SAGITTARIUS – The Happy-Go-Lucky One 1990 (Quintin) Kwame Alexander, professional basket- Good-natured optimist. Doesn’t want to grow up ball player (The Finnish League), was born in Moreno Val- (Peter Pan syndrome). Indulges self. Boastful. Likes ley, CA. luxuries and gambling. Social and outgoing. Impa- 1990 Dee Clark, singer (Raindrops), dies in Smyrna, GA. tient. Fun to be around. Having lots of friends. Flirtatious. Does 1992 Chancellor James Williams, sociologist, historian like rules. Dislikes being confined – tight space or ever-tight and writer (The Destruction of Black Civilization), dies in clothes. Doesn’t like be doubted. Beautiful inside and out. Washington, DC. Turquoise was the stone for the month of December 1994 Marjorie Joyner, inventor of the permanent wave In ancient Mexico, turquoise was reserved for the gods machine patent number 1,522,258 and hot curling rods pat- and could not be worn by mere mortals. In the 13th ent number 1,693,515 dies in Chicago, IL. century, turquoise was thought to protect its wearer 2000 Levi Jackson, first African American football cap- from falling especially from horses. Legend says tears tain at Yale University and first African American ex- of joy combined with rain seeped into mother earth to ecutive at Ford Motor Company, dies.