Daily News by Roger

20/02/2022

This is the top ten list, it didn't appear in the earlier message.

Roger

Who are the top 10 most famous black people in the world? This list includes 10 of my favorite famous black people as well as some interesting facts about each one.

20/02/2022

Hello my friends, it has been a bit since we posted here. Have to apologize, been out sick. But all is getting better.
There is a question I have to ask first; Do you know when Black History Month started? Answer may surprise you, It was in 1926!

I want to post some history, like I have been doing, but this time, because it is Black History Month, I want to cover some people very much worth talking about. Some very famous African American people and maybe some from other countries around the world. Attached is a list of ten most famous blacks known around the world. You should look at them in the article. Below, though, I will be talking about some not mentioned in the article. I do have to admit though that two of the people mentioned in the article are well known all around the world just as much now as before. Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael Jackson.

Ok, here we go. I do have to foreworn you that this is a little long, but very informative. Will try to give a short description of each one. Bare with me, they all need honorable mentioned here. First off we have to mention the Tuskegee Airman who were the first Black Military Aviators in the US Army Air Corps, which was the precursor of the US Air Force. They flew over 15,000 sorties during WW II. Shot down 12 German fighters in two days. They shot down and destroyed 36 in the air and 237 on the ground. The aviators received 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses. There were 66 Tuskegee-trained-aviators also shot down and killed. There were also 32 more shot down and taken as POW's. I believe there are still 10 members left of the 1000 trained.

The second is another group of famous but not so famous group of men. The Negro Baseball Teams. First we have to look at when the first all black team was formed. This really should be before the Airman as it happened before them, but all is well. The history of an all black team was formed after the Civil War ended in 1865. That was before the Tuskegee Airman's time. While baseballs popularity was increasing, the African-Americans expressed interest in playing also. The National Association of Amateur Baseball players rejected them in 1867 and again in 1876. But then in 1920 Rube Foster launched the Negro National League. Which was active from 1920 till 1940. The league enjoyed several periods of success before completely folding in 1960s. Black teams were actually trying to be formed as early back as 1855. When several of the members tried to get on the all white teams, it made racial tension and the teams started to disengage. Although teams had a few good years (they held a Popular Negro World Series from 1924 through 1927) most of them disbanded by the peak of the Great Depression. The Negro National League was officially disbanded in 1948. The Negro American League barely made it through the 1950s. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opened in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1990.

Now this brings me to another famous player that made history during this time. One of the players of the Negro Team, Jackie Robinson! He broke Major Leagues Baseball infamous "color barrier" when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Jackie was 28 when he started playing for them, he played for 10 years. His number on his jersey was 42. As of this date there are two things that has come from this and will be in the history book or at least it should be. This is that all the teams across the US have officially retired that number forever. That was in 1997. The second thing is that the day Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field has become a national "Jackie Robinson Day" throughout the MLB franchises observe this day. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia to "Sharecroppers". He was the youngest of 5. His oldest brother won a silver medal for track and field at Berlin in the Olympics in 1936. That inspired him to be in the athletics field. In high school he received a letter in four sports; baseball, basketball, football, and track. He did the same thing in college. He won the NCAA long jump championship in 1940. He was drafted in the Army in 1942 which he spent 2 years. Never seen any battle though. His overall batting average was .311, but had several years upwards of .387 and .349. He became the first Black player to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949. He led the league in batting average of .342, with achieving a career-high 124 RBI. He was an All Star every year from 1949 to 1954. He led the team to a win in the World Series championship over their rivals the New York Yankees in 1956. That is when he decided to retire just before the next year the team moved to Los Angeles. Jackie also had several great quotes he was known for. I want to mention a couple; "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me; all I ask is that you treat me as a human being", "There is not an American in this country free until everyone of us is free", "As I write these words now I cannot stand and sing the National Anthem. I have learned that I remain a Black in a white world". Robinson died in 1972 of a heart disease and diabetes at the age of 53 from an actual heart attack.

Another point of history in baseball for Negros. Do you know when the first team was formed? Then believe it or not, it is also known as the longest black team formed in history. A man named Johnn Pierce, known as "Red Pierce" was known as a bootlegger numbers man when he funded the team. It was called the "Miami Giants", of course in Miami. Even though they never became members of the Organized Negro Leagues. The team later was named "The Miami Clowns".

Bill Robinson, born Luther Robinson, born May 25, 1878 and died November 25, 1949. He was 71. He was one of the best tap dancers in history. His nick name was "Mr. Bojangles". Became a name in the late 19th century.

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. American Singer, songwriter, producer, and record executive. Smokey has written more than 4,000 songs. Here is a bit of information you may not know, he wrote the song "My Girl" and gave it to the Temptations. Of course it became one of their top hit singles. But Smokey says he has no regrets giving it to them. He was born on February 19, 1940, he is celebrating his 82nd birthday today.

WOW, here is another famous Robinson. Known also as Bill Robinson, born as William Henry Robinson Jr. He was an American Professional Major League Baseball player from 1966 to 1983. He was born June 26, 1943 and died July 29, 2007. He was a right-handed player. More known as an outfielder but he also played on the 1st and 3rd bases.

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. Born July 10, 1943 and died February 6, 1993. Famous tennis player. He died of AIDS related pneumonia.

Diana Ross, born March 26, 1944. She is an American vocalist, music artist, and actress. Still active and on tour. She sang with "The Supremes" which had 12 number one hits. She also sang with "The Primettes". She is known as one of the most successful black singers. She had a very extensive solo career. Was married twice and had three children.

Whitney Houston, born August 9, 1963 and died February 11, 2012. Ten years ago! She was an icon with her voice. She of course was a singer but also an actress. It is said that she died of an accidental drowning, but we really know the truth. She was a Superstar Powerhouse singer who had seven number one singles in a row. She also had three Diamond Platinum Albums. But this just scratches the surface of her accomplishments and achievements. One of her best performances in the movies was "Body Guard".

Aretha Franklin, also born on March 26th but in 1942. She died on August 16, 2018. She too was a famous American Singer and Songwriter. Aretha is known as the Undisputed "Queen of Soul", her gospel-tinged R&B displayed one of the greatest voices in record history. She died of Pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer.

Richard Roundtree, born July 9, 1942, soon to be 80 years old. Still lives in California. He is an actor and a former model. He is also my significant others second cousin. We see him sometimes at large family reunions. Once in Vegas. I was also in a movie with him in Korea for two weeks along with Ben Gazzara, Annett Funicello, Sir Laurence Olivier (He was General Patton). The movie was called "Oh Inchon", but it never was really got out there. Rountree is noted to be "the first black action hero", for his portrayal of a private detective, John Shaft, in the 1971 film "Shaft". He also stared in the four sequels that aired from 1972 through 2019. He attended Southern Illinois University which he had a football scholarship.

A famous duo in the tennis market are the Williams sisters; Venus and Serena. Both famous for playing doubles matches but also famous in their own right with singles matches. Especially when they had to compete against each other for a title. That was a great show. Serena is still going strong even after the birth of her child. The Williams sisters were coached by their father and mother who both are/were tennis coaches. Venus Williams is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner, where as Serena is a twenty-three-time Grand Slam title winner. Fathers name is Richard Williams and the mothers name is Oracene Price.

You also have to recognize a very powerful influence of the military force and political force. General Colin Luther Powell who not only was a military icon, but was the first African American to hold the title of Chairman of The Joints Chief of Staff under George H.W. Bush, then he was also the first African American Secretary of State under George W. Bush. Powell indorsed Obama for President. He received the "Presidential Medal of Freedom", twice! He was born April 5, 1937 and died October 18, 2021. He died of complications from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated. Powell had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune system response. He also had Parkinson's. His wife, Alma Vivian, tested positive, it was not that severe so she was sent home. She is an American Audiologist. She is now 84 years old. Powell's widespread popular appeal and stature made him one of the "Most prominent and successful Black Americans" in public history.

Harry Belafonte, born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr., an American musician and actor. Was known as the One-time King of Calypso, which in case you may not know, is a style of Afro-Caribbean music originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid - 20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century. Harry is a major civil-rights activist whose career took countless twist and turns over seven decades. Born March 1, 1927. He is 94 years old now. He is a singer, songwriter, activist, and actor. One of the most successful Jamaican-American stars. As he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album "Calypso" (1956) was the "first million-selling LP by a single artist. Since 1987, he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He acts as the " American Civil Liberties Union" celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte has won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award) an Emmy Award and a Tony Award. In 1989 he received the Kennedy Center Honors award. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th annual Governors Award. He also served in the Navy during WW II.

Bill Cosby, American standup comedian. Born William Henry Cosby Jr. He is also an actor, musician, author, and a convicted s*x offender. Which after two years the states supreme court overturned stating the he was not given the right to protect himself against self-incrimination. Cosby started his standup comic routine in a night club in San Francisco in the 1960s. Throughout that decade he released several standup comedy records, which consecutively earned him the "Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album" from 1965 to 1970. He also stared in a television show called "I Spy" from 1965 to 1968. He made history when he won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" in 1966, which made him the first African American to earn an Emmy Award for Acting. His acting career continued with the hit show "The Bill Cosby Show" which ran for two seasons in 1969 to 1970. Bill used a character he used a lot in standup called "Fat Albert". Cosby created, produced, and hosted the animated comedy television series "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", which ran from 1972 to 1985. He stared in several movies, even one with Sidney Poitier (Another famous black actor) called "Uptown Saturday Night" in 1974. In 1976 he earned his "Doctor of Education" degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Then beginning of the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in a television show called "The Cosby Show" which ran from 1984 to 1992. It was rated the number one show from 1985 to 1989. From this show he had five other shows that he created and starred in from 1987 to 2004.

Now lets get back to Sidney Poitier KBE, was a Bohemian-American actor, film director, and a diplomat. Born February 20, 1927 and died January 6, 2022. In 1964, he was the first African American actor and first Bohemian actor to win an "Academy Award as Best Actor". One of his most and longest sitcom was the television show called "In The Heat of the Night". He was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born two months early in Miami while his parents were visiting. He also received two Golden Glob Awards, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood Cinema. He left the Bahama's at the age of 15, but then at 16 he joined the "American Negro Theatre" landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film "Blackboard Jungle" in 1955. In 1958, Poitier starred with Tony Curtis as a chained-together escaped convicts in "The Defiant Ones", which received NINE Academy Award nominations, both were nominated as Best Actor. Sidney has received numerous awards in his career. He was granted Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974. He also received the "Presidential Medal of Freedom" by President Barack Obama in 2009. In 2016 he was awarded "BAFTA Fellowship" for outstanding lifetime achievement in film. He also got the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Poitier was number 22 on the list of "100 years - 100 Stars" by the American Film Institute. Had several other awards and honors. The man was an icon and one African American Star that is going to be hard to beat!

James Earl Jones is an American Actor whose career spans of seven decades. He has been described as "One of the Most Distinguished and Versatile" actors for his performances in film, theater, and television and one of "The greatest Actors in American History". Born January 17, 1931, he is 91 years old. He is also well know as the voice of Dark Vader in Star Wars. He is known as one of who posses the best voice in show business. He was also a pre-med major in college. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He debuted in Broadway in 1957. James Earl performed several Shakespeare plays. Won his first Tony Award in 1968, for his role in "The Great White Hope", which he reprised in 1970 Film Adaption earning him an Academy Award and a Golden Glob nomination. Jones has way too many nominations and awards to mention here. But one thing I do want to point out is that he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. Also he was outstanding in the movie "Conan the Barbarian". He also was presented the "National Medal of Arts" by President HW Bush in 1992. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, the Honorary Academy Award, Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Harvard University, and was honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre in 2017.

Here are several other dominate African American Actors/Actresses': Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll (who was also dating Sidney Poitier), Denzel Washington, Ruby Dee, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier. One of six he had.

Thanks, hope you enjoyed this article.

Roger Ostrander
Entrepreneur

06/02/2022

My friends on FB and elsewhere this is a serious problem. I thought the US wasn't going to go to the Winter Olympics, but they are there. Now we not only have an issue with COVID there, which is really bad, but we also have a free speech issue. Then on top of that, the issue with Russia is not any better, it is getting worse by the day. Our people being represented there are in grave danger in every direction. I know if I had a child or relative over there, I would contact them to return home now, and say "this is just a game and there will be others to come. Bring your behinds home now before you get strapped or charged with their laws and will not see the day of light for a long time". You do not l know how our people will be treated. But let me tell you one thing for sure, I was in Vietnam and the treatments they did there have not changed, our people are in a serious problem, we would be in jeopardy, vulnerable, and/or even endangered. China is a Communist country next door to their sister, Russia. There are and were at least three reasons why we should not be there. You have to look beyond the satisfaction of winning a medal, our representatives are in danger from every direction, as mentioned before. Contact whoever you can and bring our people home now! I am sorry if I offend anyone from the US or any other country as I have over 1,500 followers on FB. I hope you understand. To put these sanctions on our happy and thoughtful team and the reporters there is not right. We are in a place that we could be in serious trouble with and not be able to come home. So do it now before it is too late. Please read this whole article from ABC News. I also want to thank them for this article and the brave spoken Freedom of Speach words to inform us. Be safe out there and God Bless you and God bless and be with all our American people wherever they may be military and civilian alike.

Free speech advocates have advised athletes against speaking on politics ahead of the Winter Olympics amidst the potential for "certain punishment."

23/12/2021

Well, it has happened! The verdict from the jury is out. Kim Potter has been found guilty in both charges. The first one; First Degree Manslaughter holds a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. The second charge was for second-degree manslaughter which has a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Now it is up to the lawyers to argue with the judge on sentencing. One of the most things we have to keep in mind is that Potter has been a police officer for 26 years.
The trial was being held in the exact courtroom on the 18th floor as the trial of Floyd was in April. And this incident happened on April 11th. Another interesting point is that Attorney General Ellison and Assistant Attorney General Eldridge, were the same prosecuting attornies in the Floyd case. There was extra security and some doors blocked off but one really noticeable thing was the 6-foot barrier fence was not there.
Another note of importance is that the shooting of Daunte was only 10 miles from the courthouse.
An emotional effect roared through the courthouse. The judge ordered Potter to be taken into custody and held now without bail. While she was being escorted out in handcuffs, her husband, a retired police officer, yelled "I Love You, Kim"! She said, "I Love You".
The sentencing phase is scheduled for Feb. 18th.
Roger

A jury has found former Brooklyn Center, Minn., Police Officer Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright, following a two-week trial and 27 hours of deliberation by the 12 jurors.

08/12/2021

OMG, you have to read and see this. The comet, that was only found and named this year could be seen for the first and only time, it seems, in North America. The best thing to do is follow the big dipper to its curve and look for the bright light. The comet has been traveling for over 35,000 years. When our Father God created everything, He could not compile everything to become a planet. Some particles became parts of the atmosphere known as, loose particles, which later, in some cases like this one this year, was named a comet.
We as humans could actually see and visualize what is really still out there in the universe of the unknown. This comet has never been named, but yet they say, it has been traveling towards earth for 35,000 years. That is way beyond our time!
Even the Lord and Jesus Christ have no records back to that time.
In a Biblical sense, it could be said that God only created the universe 6,000 years ago. ( Starting in the book of Genisis). He (God) took what the universe had to offer at His reach and formalized the Universe, to create what we all know, believe, understand, read in the bible, which is all part of our creation and existence.
It is an understatement to describe the vast universe as complex. It is estimated that the universe has at least 1 billion trillion stars. We haven't even touched the surface in seeing or naming them all. There are some names already larger than the earth or the sun. As is the earth, Some revolve around others as we do with the sun.
It is an understatement to describe the vast universe as complex. It is estimated that the universe has at least 1 billion trillion stars. We haven't even touched the surface in seeing or naming them all. There are some names already larger than the earth or the sun. All these stars and galaxies are spinning on their axis}, just like we do
The older testaments say that even the Old Creationism is old, it says that God created the universe millions or even billions of years ago. The point here is God created the human world only 6,000 years before, but the earth is now. WE have to thank all that we have.
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Leonard's Comet, expected to be the brightest comet this year, will be visible to North Americans this December.

19/11/2021

Have you heard of a "Smart Drug" for your brain? Ben Carson has been taking it for a while. He says it really works. Better functionality and much more focused. Thay say this will be the biggest "Brain Booster" in human history. Could double your IQ and skyrocket energy levels. The increase in levels has been as much as 100%! WOW!!! The super powerful brain enhancer is called "COGNIBOOST".
What do you think, can it really work on ordinary people like us? The only way to find out is by trying it. But here in lies the issue; there is only a three month supply at this time and the Harvard Team has not patented or sold it yet. So lets stay on top of this and see where it goes and when it will be released to the public. Be Safe Everyone!

Recently Ben Carson made some comments in an interview with Pamela Brown and Ryan Browne about a brain booster that would become the biggest event in human history

06/11/2021

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the most serious article I believe we will ever post. It has been actually in the making since the early birth of Nikola Tesla. I see the big picture where the famous Elon Musk gets his inspiration. Remember, we all have the second amendment backing us, "Freedom of Speech". He took, what is not his right to do, the name of Tesla. He has no name right or affiliation to the name. But I have to give him credit. He used the name because of Tesla, to become a self-made-millionaire. He has reached that milestone. But let's get some fact strait:
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the most serious article I believe we will ever post. It has been actually in the making since the early birth of Nikola Tesla. I see the big picture where the famous Elon Musk gets his inspiration. Remember, we all have the second amendment backing us, "Freedom of Speech". He took, what is not his right to do, the name of Tesla. He has no name right or affiliation to the name. But I have to give him credit. He used the name because of Tesla, to become a self-made-millionaire. He has reached that milestone. But let's get some facts straight: we do not need a Dictatorship operation in the white house. You see what happened in Russia, Putin has declared his position until 2035. And we will see the same thing happen as Hi**er if you are not careful. Please read this article in its entirety. You should get a picture of what has been going on since 1899. Ask yourself; why have we not seen this before, why are we as Americans not been educated in this area. The answer is simple, the Government does not accept this and will not teach others of these findings, even going back to the 18th/19th century. We are veterans of what could be a cold war. There are soo many things that point to that conclusion. So good night for now. but do please read this article, like, and follow, We always have something to post of interest! Be Blessed and stay safe!
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The book, LIGHTNING IN HIS HAND. THE LIFE STORY OF NIKOLA TESLA by Ines Hunt and Wanetta V. Draper (Omni Publications), devotes an entire chapter to Tesla’s death ray design. The description of Tesla’s death ray is very similar to the description of the Soviet particle beam weapon. Hunt and Drap...

28/10/2021

It is official, Facebook has changed its name to META, and the stock ticker from FB to MVRS. Thie change is very much like what we saw happen when Google changed to Alphabet. Zuckerberg said FB will "be metaverse-first". There will also be other changes within FB by separating the FB Reality Labs, AR, and the VR group from the rest of the company. But the structures will be the same, the only difference will be how these are reported to the IRS.

Facebook, the social network, will no longer define the future of Facebook, the company that will now be known as Meta.

27/10/2021

Well for the first time since 1999. A bit of hisory, The braves have been to the World Series 8 times that I know of. They have been the only team to win the World series while being in three different states. They won way back in 1914 while in Boston, again in 1957 while in Milwaukee, then again in Atlanta in 1995. So it has been a while. Lets go Braves, your American team is still behind you!

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27/10/2021

This man was lucky. A brown bear bit a hole in his leg, but he was able to kick his way out. This is along the Denali National Park between Anchorage and Fairbanks. There was an attack in May at Yellowstone National Park in May, July a Grizzly killed a man at a campsite in Montana, then last month while a couple and their dog was having a picnic on The Blue Ridge Mountains in NC. They are getting hungry people. Be aware of your surroundings, please. Be smart!

A man survived a 500-pound brown bear attack in Alaska by kicking it after being mauled by the animal.

23/10/2021

Just a quick update, the gun used by Alec Baldwin was loaded with live ammo. Again seems like a repeat of 1993. How and/or why did/has this happened? The co-producer said he was not aware of the live rounds. ??? Who was? Who is responsible? Believe me, when I tell you this, it doesn't matter who is responsible; This will haunt Alec for the rest of his life. You never forget killing someone, whether accidental or on purpose. Even with therapy. In most cases I have read, seen, and know, therapy nor medication will ever get this scene out of your head!

22/10/2021

Guys and Gals, this is so unbelievable, it has happened again. If you remember back on the set of making a movie Brue Lee was shot by a prop gun. They said it was a miss fire. But the weapon had blanks in it. I know a round of ammo can miss fire, but how does a blank round kill someone?
Well it has happened again Alec Baldwin had a gun, also filled with blanks, they also have said it was a miss fire and an accident. You can see from these two photos, Alec Baldwin is very upset about what has happened. Alec is making a movie called, "Rust" in New Mexico.
After Brandon Lee heard the news and reflected back on what happened to his father, he wrote a tweet to the families of the one killed and one injured. That is very kind and compassionate of him.

The actor fired a prop weapon that killed a crew member and injured the director on the set of his film "Rust."