May 12, 1940 Alwyn Lopez “Al” Jarreau, vocalist, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jarreau earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Ripon College in 1962 and a Master’s Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa in 1964. In 1968, he decided to make music his primary occupation and began playing in […]
Archive | May 12, 2011
May 12th in African American History – Oscar Stanton De Priest
May 12, 1951 Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American elected to Congress in the 20th century, died. De Priest was born March 9, 1871 in Florence, Alabama. In 1889, he moved to Chicago where he became a successful contractor and real estate broker and built a fortune by helping black families move into […]