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Babe Ruth of the Negro Leagues
1911 - 1947
Josh Gibson, the man that many regard as the greatest Negro League player ever, was born on December 21, 1911, in Buena Vista, Georgia. He relocated to southwestern Pennsylvania in 1924 after his father found work in a Pittsburgh area steel mill.
After playing for the Gimbel Brothers and Westinghouse Airbrake company teams, Josh began catching for the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1927. With the addition of Gibson, the Crawfords rose to the top of the city's sandlot teams and challenged Cumberland Posey's Homestead Grays, a stellar club of Black professional baseball players from across the nation.
During Gibson's career, he played ball with Hall of Famers Oscar Charlston, Cool Papa Bell, Judy Johnson, and Satchel Paige. The Homestead Grays won an unprecedented nine consecutive Negro National League pennants with Gibson behind the plate.
Due to sporadic statistical accounting in the Negro Leagues, reports vary regarding the number of home runs Josh Gibson hit, with some estimates as high as 962.
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Micahel Jackson Dies at Age 50
 (CNN) June 25, 2009Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest.
A Los Angeles fire official told CNN that paramedics arrived at Michael Jackson's home after a 911 call.
Brian Oxman, a Jackson family attorney, said he was told by brother Randy Jackson that Michael Jackson collapsed at his home in west Los Angeles Thursday morning. Family members were told of the situation and were either at the hospital or en route, Oxman said.
Fire Capt. Steve Ruda told CNN a 911 call came in from a west Los Angeles residence at 12:21 p.m. Ruda said Jackson was treated and transferred to the UCLA Medical Center. Asked specifics of the patient's condition, he said he could not discuss them because of federal privacy laws.
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I Have A Dream Speech
Found this on the net, thought it was appropriate for Black History month.
On Aug. 28, 1963 Dr. King delivered what would become one of his most famous speeches, in fact one of the most famous speeches ever given by anyone, anywhere.
If you have never seen this moving and historic event, take a few minutes and listen.
The entire text of the speech is available HERE.
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Anna Langford - Chicago's 1st Black Alderwoman
 The first African-American woman elected to the Chicago City Council, Anna Langford passed away Sept 17, 2008 in her Chicago Englewood neighborhood home after a three month battle with cancer.
She was first elected in 1971 as alderman of the 16th Ward, which encompasses such South Side neighborhoods as Englewood, Back-of-the-Yards and Gage Park. Although she lost her reelection bid in 1975, Langford was reelected in 1983 and server two terms. This was the same contentious year that Harold Washington was elected as Chicago's first black mayor, partially because Anna challenged the former Illinois congressman to either run for mayor, or else she would.
"She kind of goaded Washington into running for mayor.
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Posted 09/20/2008 at 13:15:54
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Isaac Hayes Dies at age 65
 Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," has died, sheriff's officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday.
Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department.
Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m., the sheriff's department said.
No foul play is suspected, the agency said in a written statement.
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Posted 08/14/2008 at 12:53:26
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Bernie Mac Dies at age 50
 Actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died in a Chicago-area hospital from complications due to pneumonia. He was 50.
The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated performer had suffered from sarcoidosis, which is an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the organs of afflicted persons.
"Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," Danica Smith, his publicist, said Saturday in a statement from Los Angeles.
Smith said no other details about Mac's death were available.
Mac had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He had recently been hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia.
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Bo Diddley dies at age 79
 Bo Diddley has died after months of ill health. According to spokeswoman Susan Clary, the legendary singer and performer died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla.
Diddley suffered a heart attack in August 2007, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa. Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.
Diddley was known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat.
A Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Diddley had a star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame and received a lifetime achievement award in 1999 at the Grammy Awards.
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Buddy Miles Dies at age 60
 February 27, 2008; Band of Gypsys' cofounder, who also played with David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and George Clinton, passes away at 60.
Buddy was a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 until Hendrix's death in 1970.
During his career Miles played on more than 70 albums, and appeared with musicians such as Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Ike Turner, Barry White, Prince and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Part of Miles's appeal as a rock musician was his physical appearance. From his command post behind his drum kit he held audiences spellbound with his Stars-and-Stripes shirts, high-brushed Afro hairstyle, massive frame and engaging smile.
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