Black History & #TDIF This Day In Freshness Feb 25, 2013

25 February 2013 TDIF

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1.	1999 – White supremacist John King sentenced to death White supremacist John King, one of three white men accused of chaining James Byrd to a pickup and dragging him along a Texas road until he was decapitated, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. If his death penalty is carried out, he will be the first white Texan executed for killing a black since slavery ended….
2.	1989 – Mike Tyson wins Heavyweight Championship Boxer Mike Tyson becomes the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World by defeating challenger Frank Bruno of England.
3.	1978 – Daniel “Chappie” James 2/25/1978: On this day Daniel “Chappie” James, first African American four-star general, dies in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
4.	1978 – Death of Daniel (“Chappie”) James Jr Death of Daniel (“Chappie”) James Jr. (58), retired Air Force general and the first Black promoted to four-star rank, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado.
5.	1971 – President Nixon meets with Congressional Black Caucus President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group.
6.	1964 – Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion. Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
7.	1964 – Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston for world heavyweight boxing championship.
8.	1964 – Nat “King” Cole dies Nat King Cole, the singer with the “Golden Voice”, dies.
9.	1948 – Martin Luther King,Jr. Ordained Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister
10.	1928 – One-Man Show of Art “One-Man Show of Art by Negro, First of Kind Here, Opens Today,” read the headline of a front-page article in ‘The New York Times’ on this day. The article announced the opening of Archibald J. Motley, Jr’s show at the New Gallery on Madison Avenue. This was the first time in History that an artist had made t…

 

February 25th – Boogie Down Productions release their gold-selling sixth and final album, “Sex And Violence”, on Jive Records, on this day in 1992.

“Sex And Violence” would feature production by Prince Paul, D-Square, Pal Joey, DJ Kenny Parker and KRS-One.

“Sex And Violence” would feature the underground hits, “Duck Down”, “13 And Good” and “We In There”.

“Sex And Violence” would be group co-founder KRS-One’s last album under the BDP name before moving on to an even more successful solo career.

 

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