The African American Library at The Gregory School

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The African American Library at The Gregory School

Today in Black History ... January 11th

1892 - William D. McKoy of Indiana was appointed minister to Liberia on this date.

1954 - Eugene Kinckle Jones, the first Executive Secretary of the National Urban League, died in New York on this date. In 1906, Jones was one of the seven co-founders of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

1961 - Riot, University of Georgia. Two Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended but a federal court ordered them reinstated. They returned to classes on January 16.

1976 - Hank Aaron, baseball legend, received the 60th NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date for his achievements in baseball, for establishing the home-run record (715), and for his outstanding sportsmanship-making him a good role model for young people. Aaron would go on to hit 755 homeruns.

Today in Black History ... January 10th

1768 - First AME Zion Bishop, James Varicick was born.

1864 - Scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, born.

1915 - Classical Conductor Dean Dixon born.

1936 - Thelma Joyce White, civil-rights activist, was born in Marlin, Texas.

1957 - Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded.

1966 - Julian Bond, communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, denied seat in Georgia House of Representatives because of his opposition to Vietnam War.

Today in Black History ... January 9th

1866 - Fisk University founded.

1906 - Poet and novelist, Paul Laurence Dunbar, dies.

1914 - Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. founded.

1935 - Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and entrepreneur, born.

1946 - Death of poet Countee Cullen (42), New York City.

Today in Black History ... January 8th

1811 - US troops suppress slave uprising in two Louisiana parishes near New Orleans.

1836 - Educator and first Black woman college graduate in the US, Fannie M Jackson was born.

1922 - First Black to acheive that rank in the US Army, Col Charles Young, dies in Lago.

1989 - The oldest intergration law suit in the US was settled when the St. Helena Parish schools were officially integrated. The suit was originally filed by a John Hall and the NAACP in 1952.

Quote of the Week...

"A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan."

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today In Black History ... January 7th

2002 - Shirley Franklin is sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and the only African American female mayor of a major American city.

1950 - The James Weldon Johnson Collection opens at Yale.

1890 - Inventor, WB Purvis, patents the fountain pen, 1890.

Thanks to everyone that came out Saturday, 1/5, for the Urban Souls Dance Company performance, "MAN UP! The Sky Ain't the Limit. We hope that you enjoyed the production as well as the facility. Please come again and encourage others to visit The African-American Library at the Gregory School. We have more exciting programs coming up.

Happy Kwanzaa! Happy New Year!

Jan 1st ... Faith: Imani (ee–MAH–nee) - To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Thanks to everyone that came out this past Saturday to enjoy and support the music of Mr. Reggi Quinerly. We were excited to welcome more than 240 guests for the event and hope that you will continue to support Reggi as well as The African-American Library at the Gregory School as we strive to bring programs and events of interest to you.

The African-American Library at the Gregory School will be "Closed" on 01/01/13. We re-open for business on Wednesday, 01/02/13 at 10:00 am.

Happy Kwanzaa!

Dec 29th ... Cooperative Economics: Ujamaa (oo–JAH–mah) - To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.

Dec 30th ... Purpose: Nia (nee–YAH) - To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Dec 31st ... Creativity: Kuumba (koo–OOM–bah) - To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.