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Honoring Fathers . . .
In honor of dads everywhere, this week's issue of the Pasadena Journal is filled with articles that touch on the topic of fathers in various ways.
Those articles include "Father's Day - A Time to Remember Past Ills and Plan" in the Editorial section; "Assemblymember Cheryl Brown Honors Fathers . . ." in the News In Brief section; and "Dad - Are You Teaching Your Children Responsible Personal Money Management" in the Business Personal Finance section.
And don't forget activities in our wonderful community that are being held over the Father's Day weekend like the 21st Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival and the Father's Day Celebration Service with guest speaker the Olympic hurdler, Dr. Mark Crear (see in the Health and Lifestyle's Religion section)!
Happy Father's Day!
The 21st Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival Returns to Paseo Colorado Shopping Center Father’s Day Weekend
Paseo Colorado shopping center welcomes the return of the 21st Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival over Father's Day Weekend, June 15 – 16 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Over 600 dedicated and talented chalk artists from Southern California and beyond will come together at Paseo Colorado to showcase this unique art form. The festival offers visitors an opportunity to shop, dine or see a movie as they witness the amazing chalk murals created by the artists come to life before their very eyes during the two-day festival which is FREE and open to the public.
Celebrating its 21st year, the Pasadena Chalk Festival places over 25,000 sticks of pastel chalks in the hands of hundreds of Madonnari (Italian for street painter) to spend the weekend on their hands and knees creating spectacular murals on concrete areas throughout the shopping center that stretches over three city blocks. In every style imaginable, from classical to contemporary, whimsical and fantastic, to socially relevant, the murals are designed and created by independent artists as well as teams representing art schools, museums and cultural centers. The artists are an incredibly diverse group, representing many ethnicities and age ranges. Prestigious cultural festivals in Europe, North America and South America celebrate this traditional art form and are popular attractions for artists, art lovers and people from all walks of life.
In addition to the extraordinary opportunity to watch artists at work, guests can enjoy live music throughout the weekend and children can get creative in the Kid's Chalkland, where kids can make Father's Day cards for dad. There will also be a Pasadena Police Classic Car Show on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring classic and fun cars as well as the Pasadena Police Helicopter.
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Black News and News Makers in History
6/13/1967: Thurgood Marshall appointed to U.S Supreme Court. Read More.
6/14/1939: The Ethel Waters Show, a variety special, appears on NBC making it first time an African American appears on television.
6/15/1877: Henry O. Flipper, cadet, becomes first black West Point graduate.
6/15/1892: Matilda Sissieretta Jones, soprano, becomes first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall. One of highest paid performers for era, she also performed at White House that year for President Harrison & at Madison Square Garden.
6/15/1921: Bessie Coleman, pilot, attended French "ten-month flight training course finishing three months early to obtain license -- first U.S. woman of any race to do so directly..." Read More.
6/16/1792: Francis Johnson, composer, band leader, born. Read More.
6/17/1775: Peter Salem & Salem Poor, battle heroes among Black soldiers, fought at Battle of Bunker Hill & Breed's Hill.
6/18/1942: Bernard W. Robinson, Harvard medical student, made ensign in U.S. Naval Reserve becoming first Black to win U.S. Navy commission.
6/19/1865: Word of 1863 Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas and about one-third of state's population was freed. In 1980, the event became a legal Texas holiday. Many states unofficially celebrate occasion. There have been unsuccessful attempts to make it national holiday.
6/19/1918: John H. Johnson, JET and Ebony magazines editor & publisher, founder of Johnson Publishing Company (most successful African American U.S. publishing company), Fashion Fair cosmetics owner, & owner of first African American owned radio station in Chicago, born.