June 30, 2001 Joe Henderson, jazz tenor saxophonist, died. Henderson was born April 24, 1937 in Lima, Ohio. He was encouraged to study music at a young age and by 18 was studying at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and playing on the local jazz scene. After serving in the United States Army from […]
Joe Henderson – June 30th in African American History
Tags: April 24, Army, Grammy Award, jazz, June 30, Wayne State University
Djimon Gaston Hounsou – April 24th in African American History
Tags: Academy Award, April 24, Golden Globe Award, Oscar
April 24, 1964 Djimon Gaston Hounsou, actor and model, was born in Cotonou, Benin. Hounsou made his film debut in the 1990 film “Without You I’m Nothing” but his breakthrough came with his portrayal of Cinque in the 1997 film “Amistad.” For that role he received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Leon Howard Sullivan – April 24th in African American History
Tags: April 24, Columbia University, NAACP, October 16, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Spingarn Medal, West Virginia State University
April 24, 2001 Leon Howard Sullivan, minister, civil rights leader, and activist, died. Sullivan was born October 16, 1922 in Charleston, West Virginia. He was ordained a Baptist minister at the age of 18. Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia State University in 1943 and a Master of Arts degree in […]
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