A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history.
EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE
“Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.” -Toni Morrison (Nobel lecture, 1993)
EUR BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 16: Singer Betty Kelley of Martha and the Vandellas is 72. Singer Frank Reed of The Chi-Lites is 62. Singer Musiq is 39. Rapper Flo Rida is 37. Actress Kyla Pratt (“Fat Albert,” ”Dr. Doolittle”) is 30.
BLACK HISTORY
Sept. 16, 1933: Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones is released by United Artists. It is Robeson’s first starring movie role and the first major Hollywood production starring an African American with whites in supporting roles.
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