Julius "Dr. J." Erving, basketball legend, was born in Roosevelt, NY, on this date in 1950. During Erving's illustrious career in the ABA and NBA, he revolutionized the game with his high-flying antics, the "finger-roll," and the "slam-dunk."
1989- DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first rap Grammy for the hit single "Parents Just Don't Understand."
1911-Activist and social reformer Francis Ellen Watkins Harper dies in her home in Philadelphia. Harper founded the National Convention of Colored Women in 1864 and was involved in other projects for women's rights.
1898-Black postmaster lynched and his wife and three daughters shot and maimed for life in Lake City, S.C. by white terrorists.
1888-In West Chester, Pennsylvania, African American painter Horace Pippin was born. Pippin is considered one of the major American painters of his period. One of his more significant works, "John Brown Going to His Hanging," is owned by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
2010-Portland Blacks Protest Man's Shooting by Police
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/02/rally_protests_fatal_portland.html
| Demonstrators gather in downtown Portland to protest Campbell shooting, march to PSU |
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