Encouragement For The Day

Chester Arthur ”Howlin Wolf” Burnett was one of the most important blues singers, songwriters and musicians, influencing popular rock groups like The Beatles. Unlike many blues artists, Howlin’ Wolf maintained financial success throughout his life, held a stable marriage, and avoided drugs and alcohol.

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Before becoming a professional musician Chuck Berry studied to be a hairdresser.

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Ernie Davis is the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Was assassinated on friend Maya Angelou’s birthday on April 4, 1968. Angelou stopped Celebrating her birthday for many years afterward, and sent flowers to king’s widow every year until Mrs. King’s death in 2006.

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As a Child Muhammad Ali was refused an autograph by his idol, boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. When Ali became a prize-fighter, he vowed never to deny an autograph request, Which he has honored to this day.

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Vice Admiral Michelle Howard has become the first black woman in the u.s. armed forces to reach the rank of a three-star officer.

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Edith Sampson was the first black person appointed to the United Nations.

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Andrew Brimmer, a former Harvard professor, was the first black person appointed to the Federal Reserve Board. President Lyndon B. Johnson gave him the position.

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Coleman Young was the first black mayor of Detroit, Michigan.

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