Happy Birthday Hank Aaron (born February 5, 1934) Today’s sketch of the day is my favorite baseball player, Mr. Henry Louis Aaron He famously broke Babe Ruth’s home run record on April 8, 1974. Nicknamed “Hammer” or […]
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Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950, another icon in soul music. But, some of them are “Do I Do”, “That Girl”, “Ribbon In The Sky” and “As”. I could give you a playlist of many other favorites, but […]
work in progress of The Great Jim Brown, still the Greatest of All Time in my book
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012). One of my favorite soul singers. Most known for her hit “At Last”. Its a song she has been on record saying she hated, because […]
James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. James Baldwin’s written works made him an important spokesman of the Civil Rights Movement. His essays explored […]
A friend of mine asked how come I hadn’t done any more Black History (Month) sketches. Hadn’t thought about it after the Frederick Douglass sketch, so, here we have today’s sketch of the day….. The great Shirley […]
Happy Black History Month Year!!! On this first day of February, 2016, we have Frederick Douglass (b. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1818 – February 20, 1895) After getting an assignment in 7th grade to read Narrative […]