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FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN NBA DRAFT PICK
On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics make Chuck Cooper, an
All-American forward from Duquesne University, the first
African American picked in NBA draft. With the selection,
the first pick in the second round, Cooper breaks the NBA’s
color barrier and changes the league for the better.
Cooper continued his pace-setting off the court upon his
retirement. He earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work
from the University of Minnesota in 1960. In 1970, he
became the City of Pittsburgh’s first Black department
head and later served as Pittsburgh National Bank’s first
Urban Affairs Officer.
The Boston Celtics posthumously awarded him with a
‘Heroes Among Us’ award in 2016.
Charles Henry Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984)
THIS T V SERIES IS STILL POPULAR TODAY
The legal drama series Perry Mason was originally broadcast on
CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The
title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr (1917 – 1993) is a
Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who originally appeared
in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Many episodes are
based on stories written by Gardner.
Perry Mason was one of Hollywood’s first weekly one-hour series
filmed for television, and remains one of the longest-running and
most successful legal-themed television series.
The show has been a staple in syndication, running for many
years on local television stations and cable networks across
the United States.
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Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 – 1970)
TV SERIES ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 95
(Variety) – Terry Carter, who played sergeant Joe Broadhurst
on the TV series "McCloud" and detective Colonel Tigh on
the original "Battlestar Galactica," died at his home in New
York, N.Y., Tuesday morning.
SINGER IS 82 YEARS YOUNG TODAY
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand
With a career spanning over six decades, Barbara has achieved
success in multiple fields of entertainment and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
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