1.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1993 – Arthur Ashe dies<\/a><\/div>\n Tennis player Arthur Ashe dies. Ashe was the first African American to win at Wimbledon.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a> $\"arthur-ashe-defeats-jimmy-connors-tennis-trophy-archival-photo-sports-poster\"$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1972 – Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens<\/a><\/div>\n Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens, is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1961 – Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when<\/a><\/div>\n Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when students refused to pay fines and requested jail sentences. Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee urged south-wide “Jail, No Bail” campaign.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1945 – Bob Marley<\/a><\/div>\n Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae star is born.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a> $\"bob-marley-happy\"$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1933 – Walter E. Fauntroy born<\/a><\/div>\n Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1898 – Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born<\/a><\/div>\n Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1870 – Jonathan Jasper Wright<\/a><\/div>\n On this day, Jonathan Jasper Wright was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1867 – Peabody Fund established<\/a><\/div>\n The Peabody Fund for Black education in the South established.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1820 – United States population: 9,638,453<\/a><\/div>\n United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). “Mayflower of Liberia” sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.<\/a><\/div>\n $\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\n	\n \n 1820 – U.S. Blacks emigrate back to Sierra Leone<\/a><\/div>\n First organized emigration of U.S. Blacks back to Africa, from New York to Sierra Leone, 1820<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n #TDIF Today In Freshness<\/strong><\/p>\n February 6th<\/strong> – 50 Cent releases his classic chart topping, multi-platinum selling and Grammy nominated sophomore album, \u201cGet Rich Or Die Tryin\u2019\u201d, in a joint release on Shady Records and Aftermath Records, on this day in 2003.<\/p>\n $\"50centget_382943\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n Falco<\/strong> in 1998\u00a0died in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n <\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 1993 – Arthur Ashe dies Tennis player Arthur Ashe dies. Ashe was the first African American to win at Wimbledon. 2. 1972 – Robert Lewis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[472],"tags":[604,603,597,602,606,51,605,608,607,1377],"class_list":["post-5653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-this-day-in-freshness","tag-50-cent","tag-arthur-ashe","tag-black-history","tag-bob-marley","tag-falco","tag-fresh-radio","tag-get-rich-or-die-trying","tag-mayflower-of-liberia","tag-rock-me-amadeus","tag-this-day-in-freshness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5659,"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5653\/revisions\/5659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsfreshradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

1.<\/td>\n

Tennis player Arthur Ashe dies. Ashe was the first African American to win at Wimbledon.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a> $\"arthur-ashe-defeats-jimmy-connors-tennis-trophy-archival-photo-sports-poster\"$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2.<\/td>\n

1972 – Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens<\/a><\/div>\n

Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens, is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3.<\/td>\n

1961 – Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when<\/a><\/div>\n

Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when students refused to pay fines and requested jail sentences. Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee urged south-wide “Jail, No Bail” campaign.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4.<\/td>\n

1945 – Bob Marley<\/a><\/div>\n

Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae star is born.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a> $\"bob-marley-happy\"$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5.<\/td>\n

1933 – Walter E. Fauntroy born<\/a><\/div>\n

Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

6.<\/td>\n

1898 – Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born<\/a><\/div>\n

Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

7.<\/td>\n

1870 – Jonathan Jasper Wright<\/a><\/div>\n

On this day, Jonathan Jasper Wright was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

8.<\/td>\n

1867 – Peabody Fund established<\/a><\/div>\n

The Peabody Fund for Black education in the South established.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9.<\/td>\n

1820 – United States population: 9,638,453<\/a><\/div>\n

United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). “Mayflower of Liberia” sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.<\/a><\/div>\n

$\"Share$ <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10.<\/td>\n

1820 – U.S. Blacks emigrate back to Sierra Leone<\/a><\/div>\n

First organized emigration of U.S. Blacks back to Africa, from New York to Sierra Leone, 1820<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

#TDIF Today In Freshness<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 6th<\/strong> – 50 Cent releases his classic chart topping, multi-platinum selling and Grammy nominated sophomore album, \u201cGet Rich Or Die Tryin\u2019\u201d, in a joint release on Shady Records and Aftermath Records, on this day in 2003.<\/p>\n

$\"50centget_382943\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Falco<\/strong> in 1998\u00a0died in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n

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