This Day in African American History March 1

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1780 Episode		Pennsylvania abolishes slavery On this date in 1780, Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery more...
	1841 Politics/Law/Military		Blanche K. Bruce, one of Mississippi's first Black Senators. . . On this date, Blanche K more...
	1927 Film/TV		Harry Belafonte, an entertainer of truth! Harry Belafonte was born on this date in 1927 more...
	1896 Episode		Ethiopia wins the battle of Adwa! On this date in 1896, Ethiopia defeated the Italian colonial army in the Battle of Adwa more...
	1890 Politics/Law/Military		Court rules for black education in California! On this date in 1890, public schools allowed Blacks to enroll in Visalia, California more...
	1738 Episode		Maroons sign Treaty with England! On this date in 1738, escaped African slaves and British settlers in Central America agreed to a conflict truce more...
	1899 Film/TV		Ruby Dandridge: is mother the daughter of the child? Ruby Dandridge was born on this date in 1899 more...

This Day in African American History Feb 24

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1811 Religion		Bishop Daniel Payne lead with mind and spirit. . . *On this date in 1811, Bishop Daniel A more...
	1931 Activist		Lillie Brown, civil rights activist *Lillie Brown was born on this date in 1931 more...
	1962 Literature		Elizabeth Alexander, one of Harlem's best! *The birth of Elizabeth Alexander in 1962 is celebrated on this date more...
	1974 Politics/Law/Military		The N.A.B.C.J., an advocate for justice! *The beginning of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ) in 1974 is celebrated on this date more...
	1864 Science/Business/ Medicine		First Black woman doctor graduates! *On this date in 1864 the first Black woman attained a Medical Degree more...
	1492 Science/Business/ Medicine		"Soul Food" a brief history! *This dates Registry from 1492, offers a brief article on the origins of Soul food more...

Congressmen Named King

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I'm not quite sure what's up with congressmen named King this week. First, there was NY Rep Peter King & his verbal attack on Michael Jackson. Now, IA Rep Steve King has decided to enter his name in the Dumbest Guy of the Week contest.
Rep. Steve King was the only vote against putting a plaque in the Capital Visitor Center recognizing the fact that the U.S. Capital was built with slave labor. The vote, by the way, was 399 - 1 for placement of the plaque. Rep King's reason for voting against it? It's....well, I'll let his official press release explain it to you:

"In the Capitol Visitor's Center, we agreed to change the name of the Great Hall - which honored the immigrants that came legally to America - to Emancipation Hall to honor the 645,000 slaves and their descendants who were brought to the United States more than two centuries ago."Last night I opposed yet another bill to erect another monument to slavery because it was used as a bargaining chip to allow for the actual depiction of 'In God We Trust' in the CVC. The Architect of the Capitol and liberal activists opposed every reference to America's Christian heritage, even to the extent of scrubbing 'In God We Trust' from the depiction of the actual Speaker's chair in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"This is just the latest example of a several year effort by liberals in Congress to scrub references to America's Christian heritage from our nation's Capitol. Liberals want to amend our country's history to eradicate the role of Christianity in America and chisel references to God or faith from our historical buildings."Our Judeo-Christian heritage is an essential foundation stone of our great nation and should not be held hostage to yet another effort to place guilt on future Americans for the sins of some of their ancestors. Christian abolitionists gave their lives by the hundreds of thousands to end slavery. Great American leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worshipped God just as our Founding Fathers did. We must never forget this important aspect of our heritage or use it as a political bargaining chip."

Yet another bill about slavery? Apparently, Steve's not feeling the love. I'm going to assume that he's in a pretty safe district & that his re-election is assured. Otherwise, he just gave some serious ammo to his opponents. Pretty stupid, Steve. Pretty stupid.