Scoop, January 11, 2019.qxp_Layout 1 1/10/19 12:19 AM Page 8 8 - SCOOP U.S.A . - Friday, January 11, 2019 Celebrating 58 Years of Community News ScoopUSA Black History1986 ECddie Solomorn Jnr., Maejor Ler ague Baseball player, dies in Macon, GA. 1987 Hamady Barro N’Diaye, National Basketball As - sociation player, is born in Dakar, Senegal. Black Hbyi sAdteolairdey A bCduor-Rranhmean r 1996 Thomas Anderson, actor (The Learning Tree), dies in Englewood, NJ.
[email protected] 2000 Richard ‘Dimples’ Fields, singer (If it Ain’t One CAPRICORN - December 22 - January 19 Things, It’s Another), dies in Novato, CA. 2003 Clarence H. ‘Du’ Burns, first African American The Go Getter mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, dies in Baltimore, MD. Patient and wise. Practical 2007 Alice Coltrane (McLeod), jazz pianist, organist and and rigid. Ambitious. Tends to harpist and wife of John Coltrane, dies in Los Angeles, CA. be good-looking. Humorous 2008 Betty McGlown-Travis, singer with The Primettes, and funny. Can be a bit shy later known as The Supremes, dies in Royal Oak, Oakland and reserved, often pes - County MI. simistic. Capricorns tend to 2008 Gwendolyn T. Britt, member of the Maryland State act before they think and can be unfriendly at times. Hold grudges. Senate, dies in Washington, DC. Like competition. Get what they want. Birthday : Robert ‘Lurch’ Jackson, trumpet player with Garnet is the stone for the month of January New Birth (Its Been A Long Time) Jewelry from Egypt dating back as far as 3100 B.C. con - tained garnet stones. It was believed garnet would protect January 13 Shonda Rhimes its wearer from enemies and could illuminate the darkness.