Today is Tuesday, June 6th, the 157th day of the year. There are 208
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Black Music Month, National Candy
Month, Gay Pride Month, National Dairy Month, National Iced-Tea
Month, National Fishing Week, D-Day, National Yo-Yo Day!
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Marian Wright Edelman, 84, founder Children’s Defense Fund
Jimmy Jam, 64, producer/songwriter/keyboardist
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Alexander Pushkin, 226, author/poet (d. 1837)
Roy Innis, 89, civil rights activist
Bobby Mitchell, 88, football player
Levi Stubbs, 87, singer (Four Tops) (d. 2008)
DEATHS
Robert F. Kennedy, 1968, politician (b. 1925)
Larry Riley, 1992, actor (b. 1953)
Billy Preston, 2006, singer/pianist (b. 1946)
Marvin Isley, 2010, singer/bass player (Isley Bros.) (b. 1953)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1716 – 1st slaves arrive in Louisiana.
1831 – 2nd National Black Convention in Philadelphia.
1863 – The Civil War Battle of Milken’s Bend, Black soldiers took former
master prisoner.
1921 – Detroit Stars’ Bill Gatewood pitches the 1st no-hitter in Negro
League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0.
1930 – Dillard University is chartered in New Orleans.
1946 – The National Basketball Association is created with eleven
teams.
1958 – Ozzie Vigil is the 1st Black to play as a Detroit Tiger.
1966 – Stokely Carmichael launches the “Black Power” movement.
1992 – Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car.
HOROSCOPE
The Gemini sign is paired directly with air, and you have the most fluid relationship with air out of all the zodiac signs. The influence of air stirs within you and causes a constant curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Embracing the active qualities of air causes some of the brightest, most enjoyable parts of your personality. Be wearing of accidentaly falling into the less active qualities of stagnant air, as they will make you aloof and emotionally detached.
