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Layout 1 Copy 10/24/18 7:21 PM Page 1 Scoop, OCTOBER 26, 2020.qxp_Layout 1 copy 10/24/18 7:21 PM Page 1 4 - SCOOP U.S.A . - Friday, October 26, 2018 Celebrating 58 Years of Community News Sorority, Inc. (nursing sorority), dies. Scooby ApdelaUide AbSdur-ARahm an BBllaacckk HHiissttoorryy CCoorrnneerr 1963 (Leon Joseph) Bip Roberts, Major League Baseball [email protected] player, is born in Berkeley, CA. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21 1965 Charles Spurgeon Johnson, first African American president of Fisk University and author (Shadow of the SCORPIO – The Intense One Plantation), dies is Louisville, KY. Very energetic. Intelligent. 1966 Ray Lathon, professional boxer, is born in St. Can be jealous and/or pos - Louis, MO. sessive. Hardworking. Great 1966 Majora Carter, public radio host, is born in South kisser. Can become obsessive Bronx, NY. or secretive. Holds grudges. Attractive. 1977 (Zabdiel) Zab Judah, professional light welter - Determined. Loves being in long relation - weight and welterweight boxer, is born in Brooklyn, NY. ships. Talkative. Romantic. Can be self-centered at times. Pas - 1981 Louis Metcalf, jazz trumpeter, dies in New York, sionate and emotional. NY. 1987 John Oliver Killins, author (And Then We Heard The Opal is the stone for the month of October The Thunder), dies in Brooklyn, NY. Opal has been called the Cupid stone because it reflects the 1987 Andrew Bynum, National Basketball Association complexion of Eros, the Greek god of love. In the Middle Ages, player, is born in Plainsboro, NJ. opal was thought to render the wearer invisible, thus it was rec - 1988 Evan Marcel Turner, (The Villain) National Bas - ommended for thieves to wear opals. Ancient Arab culture be - ketball Association player, is born in Chicago, IL. lieved opals fell from heaven, acquiring their play of color from 1993 Earl C. Banks, head coach at Morgan State Univer - flashes of lighting. To the Romans, the opal was the symbol of sity, dies in Baltimore, MD. hope and purity. They called it “Cupid Paederos”, a child beau - 1994 Robert Willie White, guitarist for Motown’s in tiful as love. The Roman senator Nonius chose to go into exile house studio, dies in Los Angeles, CA. rather than surrender an opal to Mark Anthony and most opals Dr. Ruth Wright Hayre 2003 Walter Washington, first mayor of Washington, are 50-65 million years old, dating back to the Cretaceous period DC, dies in Washington, DC. when dinosaurs walked the earth. 1994 Wilbert Harrison, singer (Going to Kansas City), 2009 Roy DeCarava, artist (The Sound I Saw), dies in dies in Spencer, NC. New York, NY. 1995 Hamilton E. Holmes, orthopedic physician and one 2010 (James Earl) Jimmy Wall, actor and stage manager of the first two African Americans to attend University of (Captain Kangaroo), dies in New York, NY. October 26 George and the first African American to Attend the Emory Your home is your castle and there are but few things University School of Medicine, dies in Atlanta, GA. outside of it that interest you. You are intellectual, con - 2005 David Townsend, guitarist for the R&B band, Sur - October 28 servative, and artistic, enjoy reading and have consider - face dies in New Jersey. You are a generous, light-hearted and optimistic. You are able literary ability. You have a magnetic personality, 2010 James Phelps, gospel singer and cofounder of the fond of entertainment and amusement. You are artistic and enjoy the admiration of your friends and have no real en - Clefs of Cavalry, dies in New York, NY. musical and take a prominent part in the social life of your emies. circle. Although not confiding yourself, other confide in 1856 (Kwaku) Walker Lewis, abolitionist a, Freemason you. You are dependable, trustworthy and sweet-tempered. and Mormon elder dies in Lowell, MA. October 27 You will have a happy and quiet life. 1897 G.W. Kelley is awarded patent 592,591 for a steam You are emotional, tempestuous, lose your temper 1892 (Ollie) Dink Johnson jazz pianist, clarinetist and table. quickly and just as quickly regain control of yourself. You drummer, is born in Biloxi, MS. 1897 C.V. Richey is awarded patent 592,448 for a rail - are inclined toward nervousness and like to keep busy all 1927 (Clementina Dinah Campbell) (Dame) Cleo Laine, road switch the time. You are affectionate, demonstrative and impulsive singer and actor (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), is born in 1899 (William Julius) Judy Johnson, Negro League I your love and require a steadfast love in return. You Southall, Middlesex England. Baseball, player, is born in Snow Hill, MD. should marry young. 1935 (Robert Andrew) Bob Veallle, Major League Base - 1910 Ruth Wright Hayre, first African American high 1891 P.B. Downing is awarded patents 462,093 and ball player, is born in Birmingham, AL. school teacher in Philadelphia is born in Atlanta, GA. 462,096 for a letterbox and street letterbox respectively. 1937 (Leonard Randolph) Lenny Wilkens, basketball 1911 Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer, is born in New Or - 1896 W. Purdy is awarded patent 570,337 for a device player, is born in Brooklyn, NY. leans, LA. for sharpening edged tools. 1941 Dennis Fowler Hightower, US Deputy Secretary 1914 Claude A. Jeter, gospel singer (The Dixie Hum - 1924 Ruby (Ann Wallace) Dee (Davis), actress is born of Commerce, is born in Washington, DC. mingbirds), is born in Montgomery, AL. in Cleveland, OH. 1947 Carl Compton Bell, physician, President and CEO 1916 (Solomon Charles) Crown Prince Waterford, jazz 1931 Richard B. Spikes is awarded patent 1,828,753 for of Community Mental Health Council, Inc., is born in and blues singer (All Over But the Shoutin), is born in a method and apparatus for obtaining average samples and Chicago, IL. Jonesboro, AR. temperature of tank liquids. 1948 Thelma Louise Hopkins, actress (Family Matters) 1919 Edward William Brooke, III, former US Senator, 1933 (Elijah Jerry) Pumpsie Green, Major League Base - and singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn), is born in Louisville, is born in Washington, DC. ball player, is born in Boley, OK. KY. 1926 (Robert) Bob ‘The grinder’ Baker, heavyweight 1937 Rene C. Metoyer, attorney and first African Amer - 1949 Tracy Reed, actor (A Piece of the Action), is born professional boxer, is born in Canonsburg, PA. ican notary public in Louisiana, dies in New Orleans, LA. in Fort Benning, GA. 1935 Gloria Conyers Hewitt, third African American 1940 Julius Eastman, composer, pianist and dance min - 1963 Sheryl Underwood, comedian and panelist on The woman to receive a doctorate degree in mathematics, is imalist (Evil Nigger), is born in Ithica, NY. Talk, is born in Little Rock, AR. born in Sumpter, SC. 1941 Ernest Everett Just, biologist whose recognition of 1964 (Leonard Anthony) Lenny Harris, Major League 1938 John ‘Jabo’ Starks, funk and blues drummer with the fundamental Baseball player, is born in Miami, FL. James Brown, (Sex Machine) is born. role of the cell sur - 1965 Earl Bostic, saxophonist and pioneer of the post- 1944 Emanuel Cleaver, II, US Representative from Mis - face in the devel - war American Rhythm and Blues, dies in Rochester, NY. souri, is born in Waxahachie, TX. opment of 1968 Chris Broussard, sports analyst for ESPN, is born 1951 (William Earl) Bootsy Collins, bassist, singer, organisms and co- in Baton Rouge, LA. songwriter and member of Parliament-Funkadelic, is born founder of Omega 1975 Oliver Nelson, saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger in Cincinnati, OH. Psi Phi Fraternity, and composer, dies. 1952 Hattie McDaniel, first African American actress to Inc., dies in Wash - 1978 Justin Guarini, actor and singer (first runner up on win an Academy Award, dies in Woodland Hill, CA. ington, DC. American Idol), is born in Columbus, GA. 1954 Stephen L. Carter, law professor, novelist (The Em - 1943 (Weldon 1979 Natina Reed, rap artist and actor (Bring it On), is peror of Ocean Park), is born. Jonathan Irvine, born in New York, 1954 James Pickens, Jr., actor (Grey’s Anatomy), is born Jr.) Master Well, NY. in Cleveland, OH. pianist, and com - 1980 Helena An - 1956 Vincent Hughes , poser (To Be drews, journalist and member of the Pennsylva - Young, Gifted and author (Bitch is the nia State Senate, is born in Black), is born in New Black), is born Philadelphia, PA. Hampton, VA. in Washington, DC. 1956 Regina Benjamin, 1943 (George 1983 (Antonia) Surgeon General of thee US Maurice Hopkins) Chaz Lamar Shepard Toya Wright (John - is born in Mobile, AL. Africa Cain, author son), reality televi - 1962 Louise Beavers, ac - (Blueschild Baby), is born in New York, NY. sion personality tress, (Imitation of Life), 1944 Joseph Samuel Clark, president of Southern uni - (ex-wife of Lil dies in Hollywood, CA. versity, dies in New Orleans, LA. Wayne) and author 1963 Troy Anthony ‘C’ 1946 Nathan Francis Mossell, first African American (Priceless Inspira - Carter, member of the New graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Med - tion) is born in New Judy A. Smith State Senator Vincent Hughes Orleans, Louisiana City icine, dies in Philadelphia, PA. Orleans, LA. Council, is born in New Or - 1951 (Jayne Harrison) Jayne Kennedy, actress, model 1985 Troian Bellis - leans, LA. and sportscaster, is born in Washington, DC. ario, actor (Pretty Little Liars), is born in Los Angeles, CA. 1971 Pedro Jaime Martinez, Major League Baseball 1953 U.L. Washington, Major League Baseball player, 1987 (Christopher Breaux) (Christopher Francis Ocean) player, is born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic. is born in Stringtown, OK. Frank Ocean, songwriter and rap artist (Novacane), is born 1976 (Elbridge) Al Bryant, founding member of The 1956 Charles Spurgeon Johnson, first African American in New Orleans, LA. Temptations, dies in Flagler County, FL. president of Fisk University, dies in Nashville, TN. 1991 Billy Wright, jump blues singer (Walking the 1977 Chaz Lamar Shepard , singer and actor (The 1958 Judy A.
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