Song of the day:
Video of the day:
Black History
On this day in:
1868, W. E. B. DuBois - sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor - was born
1874, Blanche Kelso Bruce, a former slave, was elected to serve in the US Senate. He was the first Black person to serve a full term.
1956, Autherine J. Lucy attends her first class at the University of Alabama as the first Black student admitted to the school. She was expelled three days later "for her own safety" in response to threats from a mob. In 1992 she graduated from the University with a master’s degree in education on the same day, her daughter graduated with a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance.
1988, 14 Arrested at Alabama Capitol In Bid to Remove Confederate Flag, including the President of the Alabama NAACP
Top 25 Favorite Concerts
Al Jarreau - Red Rocks - 1984 or 1985
Stevie Wonder - Arizona State University - 1986 or 1987
INXS - Fiddler’s Green/Denver - 1987 or 1988
Sting - Arizona State University - 1987 or 1988
Luther Vandross w/Jodeci & Boyz II Men - Pittsburgh - 1992
U2 w/Public Enemy - Chicago - 1992 or 1993
Kelly Clarkson - The Greek Theatre/Berkeley - September 2005
Prince - HP Pavilion/San Jose - May 2011
One Direction - San José State University - June 2012
Ed Sheeran - Expression College/Emeryville - June 2012
Imagine Dragons - The Independent/San Francisco - January 2013
Todd Carey - A Living Room in Chicago - February 2013
Green Day - The Greek Theatre/Berkeley - April 2013
Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake - Candlestick Park/San Francisco - July 2013
Bruno Mars w/Pharrell - Hollywood Bowl - May 2014
Billy Joel - Wrigley Field/Chicago - July 2014
30 Seconds to Mars - Sleep Train Amphitheater/Concord - September 2014
Brendan James - The Chapel/San Francisco - October 2014
Rachel Platten - Rockwood Music Hall/New York City - February 2015
Rob Thomas w/Plain White T’s - Mountain Winery/Saratoga - July 2015
Yellowcard - The Catalyst/Santa Cruz & The Regency/San Francisco - October 2016
Matchbox Twenty - Shoreline/Mountain View - July 2017
Simple Plan - Ace of Spades/Sacramento - August 2017
Nathan Angelo - Opening Bell Coffee/Dallas - November 2017
Third Day - Citizen’s Business Bank Arena/Ontario - June 2018
Coldplay - FedEx Field/Washington D. C. - August 2018
Foo Fighters - SAP Center/San Jose - September 2018
Elton John - SAP Center/San Jose - January 2019
Matt Nathanson - Great American Music Hall/San Francisco - March 2019
Switchfoot - The Warfield/San Francisco - April 2019
Okay so there are 30 in this list. I couldn’t narrow it down any further…I could have done a top 100 for this one.
Until tomorrow…