This Day In History – Feb 7th

1872 – The doors of Alcorn Agricultural & Mechanical College open.

1974 – Grenada achieves its independence from Great Britain.

1986 – Haiti’s President-for-Life, Jean-Claude Duvalier loses control
       of his country to strikes, led by students.  The U.S.
       government asked him to resign and helped him flee to exile
       in France. Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti.

There’s more here.

This Day In Black History – Feb 6th

1867 – The Anglo-American merchant George Peabody, founds the $ 2
       million Peabody Education Fund.  It is the first philanthropy
       established in the wake of the Civil War to promote free
            public education in 12 Civil War devastated southern states
            for whites and African Americans.  The Peabody Fund will
            provide funding for construction, endowments, scholarships,
            teacher and industrial education for newly freed slaves.

1961 – The “jail-in” movement starts in Rock Hill, South Carolina,
       when arrested students demand to be jailed rather than pay
       fines.

There’s more here

This Day In Black History – Feb 5th

1958 – Clifton W. Wharton, Sr. becomes the first African American to
       head an American diplomatic mission in Europe when he is
       confirmed as minister to Romania.

1962 – A suit seeking to bar Englewood, New Jersey, from maintaining
       ”racial segregated” elementary schools, is filed in United
       States District Court.

1972 – Robert Lewis Douglas, founder, owner and coach of the New York
       Renaissance is the first African American inducted into the
       Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.  The
       New York Renaissance was an African American team that won 88
       consecutive games in 1933.

There’s more here

The Game Season 3 Episode 13 Recap

So I finally got around to posting last week’s recap. Here ya go!!!

The episode starts off with Malik at home eating some cereal and watching “Mookie’s Joint” *Kinda like Sesame Street* and they announce that the Sabers will be on next week and of course he’s a syced!
After practice the team publicist stops Malik to tell him that the producers from ‘Mookie’s Joint’ don’t want him on the show because his image isn’t right for the show.

At the team meeting the Sabers brass discuss what to do with Clay’s ‘coming out’. They decide to embrace the situation and go public with him as the first openly gay player. Malik is the first player to raise objectives to it and he voices his opinion against it loudly!! “He is not about to tow the company line for no fag!” *can you say that on tv? I guess so…* The meeting ends with Clay and Malik about to fight. They want Jason to be on board because he’s a senior leader. He’s not on board but they day they’ll pay him a bonus if he helps so he goes along.

Over at the Pitt’s residence… Jason comes over to get Kelly *who always seems to have a drink in her hand* to help him rally the sunbeams in support of clay so that the guys will go along. He wants the sunbeams to accept Clay’s boyfriend Derrick into the fold. * a male sunbeam?*

At Malik’s spot… Jason stops by to get Malik to support Clay. Not working.

Back to the Pitts’ House… The sunbeams are having a meeting. *Why is med school there? She’s not even married to a player, matter of fact she’s not even dating Derwin*. They are steadily bashing Gays and getting Tasha started with her gay jokes when Derrick walks in… *What’s up with Kelly’s face? looks like she used too much of that spray on tan stuff. Just orangy* Now that he hears all the gay bashing he is having second thoughts about talking Clay into staying on the team. They go on and on about how it’s not easy to give up the perks of the NFL life and blah blah blah. He decides to go, but Tasha talks him into staying because Clay keeps Malik healthy and that keeps the team winning. He decides to stay but the guys have to lay off the harsh treatment. Tasha places a call that she says will get Malik on board.

Over at ‘Mookie’s Joint’…  Malik, Jason, Derwin and Javon are performing a song with Mookie and afterwards Mookie has a heart to heart with Malik about liking people even if they are different. He then calls Clay in and the three talk about being friends even though they like different things. Malik then realizes the meaning of the story and decides to get on board and support Clay thus ending this week’s episode.

All I can say is that I was a little dissapointed in this week’s episode. I mean I get the point of the show. That we’re all the same even though we like different things and all but it seems that they could have done a better job writing the story. The writing this season has not been up to par at all. From the looks of next week’s previews Med school and Derwin are getting back together, or maybe Janay and Derwin.. Who knows.. I hope Med school and Derwin are done but I guess not. Anyway. Hopefully next week is a little more exciting.

This Day In Black History – Feb 4th

1971 – The National Guard is mobilized to quell civil disobedience
events in Wilmington, North Carolina. Two persons are killed.

1971 – Major League Baseball announces a special Hall of Fame wing for
special displays about the Negro Leagues. These exhibits will
provide information on these most deserving but rarely
recognized contributors to Baseball.

1986 – A stamp of Sojourner Truth is issued by the United States
Postal Service as part of its Black Heritage USA commemorative
series. Truth was an abolitionist, woman’s rights activist and
a famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad.

1996 – Congressman J.C. Watts (R-Oklahoma) becomes the first African
       American selected to respond to a State of the Union address.

There’s more here.

Today In Black History – Feb 3rd

1947 – Percival Prattis of “Our World” in New York City, becomes the
       first African American news correspondent admitted to the
       House and Senate press galleries in Washington, DC.

1981 – The Air Force Academy drops its ban on applicants with sickle-
       cell trait.  The ban was considered by many a means of
       discriminating against African Americans.

1989 – Former St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman, Bill White becomes
       the first African American to head an American professional
       sports league when he was named to succeed A. Bartlett
       Giamatti as National League president.

*Trying not to have the same ones from last year. Check this year’s above and last year’s <~~~~here*