March 9, 1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz saxophonist, trumpeter and composer, was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Coleman began touring with rhythm and blues shows in 1949 and in 1958 led his first recording session, “Something Else!!!!: The Music of Ornette Coleman.”
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Ornette Coleman – March 9th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 9, 2014 in African American History, March, Music
Tags: composer, Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, jazz, March 9, NEA Jazz Master, Pulitzer Prize, University of Michigan
Will Robinson – April 28th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on April 28, 2011 in African American History, April, Sports
Tags: April 28, basketball, Illinois State University, June 3, NFL, University of Michigan, West Virginia State University
April 28, 2008 Will Robinson, the first African American head basketball coach at a Division I college, died. Robinson was born June 3, 1911 in Wadesboro, North Carolina. As a high school student, he finished second in the state golf tournament despite not being allowed on the course with the white players. Robinson lettered in […]
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