Lauretha Vaird Street Renaming

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In 1900- African-American painter Henry O Tanner was one of the 6,916 American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition, winning a silver medal for his entry
In 1922- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority founded at Butler University
In 1941- Madame Lillian Evanti founds the National Negro Opera Company
In 1977- Springarn Medal awarded to Alexander P. Haley (author of ROOTS) for his unsurpassed effectiveness in portraying the legendary story of an American of African descent.

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife

Barack Obama