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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 46m

On this day in 1984:
Detroit City Council adopts a resolution calling for local “divestment in South Africa.” The declaration is sponsored by Barbara-Rose Collins.The African country practices racial apartheid.

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On this day in 1984:
Detroit Tigers 3, San Diego Padres 2 in Game 1 of the World Series.

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On this day in 1948:
WXYZ-TV Channel 7 begins broadcasting.

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On this day in 1961:
Otis M. Smith becomes the first African American to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. Smith is appointed to the post by Gov. John Swainson, a Democrat.

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On this day in 1968:
Jose Feliciano performed "The Star Spangled Banner" during the fifth game of the World Series between Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals.

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On this day in 1986:
Steve Yzerman is named captain of Detroit Red Wings.

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Beulah Cain Brewer in 1947.

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On this day in 1974:
The Detroit Police Department will place women officers on beat patrol. “There's no reason to believe that female officers can't handle additional assignments," says Police Chief Philip Tannian.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 5d

On this day in 1975:
A ceremony is held by the Black Historic Sites Committee at Second Baptist Church of Detroit. It celebrates the unveiling of the Fannie Richards Michigan Historical Marker. In 1871, Richards became Detroit Public Schools' first Black teacher.

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On this day in 1992:
Eddie Kendricks of the legendary Motown Records vocal group the Temptations joins the ancestors. He was 52.

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On this day in 1978:
Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" is the nation's R&B song.
The track is co-written by one-time Detroit resident George Clinton.
Recording sessions took place at United Sound Systems Studios in Detroit.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 6d

On this day in 1986:
Anita Baker's "Rapture" is the No. 1 R&B album in the nation.

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On this day in 1976:
Marvin Gaye performs at the London Palladium. Elements of the effort will be released as an album the following year.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 7d

On this day in 1975:
Recording artist India Arie was born in Denver, Colorado.
She is the daughter of Detroit native Ralph Simpson, who was a star basketball player at Pershing High School, Michigan State University and the Detroit Pistons.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 7d

On this day in 1996:
Father William Cunningham, Focus: HOPE co-founder, reveals publicly that he has cancer.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 9d

On this day in 1982:
Marvin Gaye’s "Sexual Healing" is released. It will become his biggest single ever and score him a Grammy award.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 9d

On this day in 1993:
Bob-lo Island Amusement Park closes.

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On this day in 2004:
WQBH-AM 1400, a Black-owned radio station led by legendary personality Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg, broadcasts for the last time. Steinberg died in 2000 but WQBH continued on air. The community radio station debuted on the dial in 1982.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 10d

On this day in 2012:
Clara Stanton Jones joins the ancestors. She was 99. On February 17, 1970, Jones became the first woman and first African American to serve as director of the Detroit Public Library (DPL) as well as the first African-American president of the American Library Association.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 10d

On this day in 1978:
Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" is the nation's No. 1 R&B song. The track is co-written by one-time Detroit resident George Clinton. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Systems Recording Studios.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 11d

On this day in 1975:
WGPR-TV 62 signs on air, becoming the nation's first Black-owned and operated commercial television station. Amyre Porter, Doug Morison, and Sharon Crews become the nation's first Black prime time news team.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 11d

On this day in 1980:
Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July" album is released.

Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 11d

On this day in 1997:
The Detroit Association of Women's Clubs celebrates its new Michigan Historical marker. The previously one had been stolen; an unnamed donor sponsored the new marker.

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Ken Coleman @historylivesdet.bsky.social · 11d

On this day in 1967:
Gladys Knight and The Pips' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is released.

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On this day in 1977:
President Jimmy Carter nominates U.S. District Court Judge Damon J. Keith for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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