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When Leonard Muse (1923-2017) was young, a neighbor asked him to go to the pharmacy to fill a prescription. When he arrived, he was tired and sat down to wait for the prescription to be filled. But he was immediately told, “you can’t sit there.”Leonard “Doc” Muse in front of Green Valley Pharmacy, 1980. Photo by Lloyd Wolf.
He later recalled this incident in an interview with Arlington Library’s Center for Local History. “So, I went out and sat on the sidewalk until they filled the prescription. And I had the idea, I said, well, we need a pharmacy where we can sit wherever we want to –”.
And so he did. He studied pharmacy at Howard University, got his degree in 1948, and in 1952, along with his business partner Waverly Jones, “Doc” Muse opened Green Valley Pharmacy at 2415 Shirlington Road.
The pharmacy served predominantly Black customers in this historic neighborhood, founded by freed slaves in the 1800s.
But his business also functioned as a gathering place for Black patrons who were largely unwelcomed in white neighborhoods, and included a lunch counter that provided free meals every Wednesday. It may have been the first Black-owned pharmacy in Arlington.
The pharmacy remained open until 2017, closing after the death of it''s longtime owner.
Doc Muse was 94 years old at his passing.
Leonard “Doc” Muse in front of Green Valley Pharmacy, 1980. Photo by Lloyd Wolf.
He later recalled this incident in an interview with Arlington Library’s Center for Local History. “So, I went out and sat on the sidewalk until they filled the prescription. And I had the idea, I said, well, we need a pharmacy where we can sit wherever we want to –”.
And so he did. He studied pharmacy at Howard University, got his degree in 1948, and in 1952, along with his business partner Waverly Jones, “Doc” Muse opened Green Valley Pharmacy at 2415 Shirlington Road.
The pharmacy served predominantly Black customers in this historic neighborhood, founded by freed slaves in the 1800s.
But his business also functioned as a gathering place for Black patrons who were largely unwelcomed in white neighborhoods, and included a lunch counter that provided free meals every Wednesday. It may have been the first Black-owned pharmacy in Arlington.
The pharmacy remained open until 2017, closing after the death of it''s longtime owner.
Doc Muse was 94 years old at his passing.
Leonard “Doc” Muse in front of Green Valley Pharmacy, 1980. Photo by Lloyd Wolf.
Remembering Italian-born American film and television actor, stuntman, and circus performer Felix Silla on his birthday (January 11, 1937 – April 16, 2021).
Known for his roles behind the mask as Cousin Itt on The Addams Family and Twiki on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Silla's other credits include Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, The Towering Inferno, The Hindenburg, Battlestar Galactica, and Return of the Jedi.
Rose Marie McCoy(April 19, 1922 – January 20, 2015) was an American songwriter.She began her career as an aspiring singer before becoming a songwriter during the 1950s and 1960s.Many artists have recorded some of the over 800 songs she published, including Big Maybelle, James Brown, Ruth Brown, Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, and Ike & Tina Turner.Information taken from various Internet sources
Jack Johnson standing victorious over Jim Jeffries as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in the most significant boxing match of all time, Reno, NV 4th of July 1910.
During the “Great White Hope” era, white America was desperate to find a white boxer to reclaim the title from the world’s first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. After months of failed efforts, Jim Jeffries eventually caved to thousands of plea letters and emerged from a 6 year retirement from his undefeated boxing career as the country’s last hope. Jim took the fight so seriously, he lost 100 pounds during training. They fought, with 20,000 in attendance and the entire country listening in by telegraph. Objectively speaking, the fight itself was a clobbering. Jim was later quoted admitting defeat saying “I realize now I couldn’t have beaten him in a hundred years”. Immediately after Jack proved himself as the world’s true greatest boxer, an overwhelming amount of violence and race riots broke out in more than 50 cities across the country. Hundreds of blacks were injured and many were killed. Hospitals and jails were filled. The fallout resulted in Congress temporarily banning the interstate transportation of fight films. This was the first time the US federal government had stepped in and enforced censorship in motion pictures. It is also the first time Congress involved itself directly in a sports-related matter. Johnson’s wealthy, illustrious, and unapologetic lifestyle garnered him more death threats than any athlete in history.
Once, Johnson was pulled over and fined $50 for speeding, but he gave the officer a $100 bill and exclaimed “you might as well keep it because I’m coming back the same way I came.” He dated only white women and was often with more than one at a time, but found deep true love with his wife Etta Duryea. As more threats and dangers met them at every turn, the weight of the country being against him and his wife began taking its toll. Etta was ostracized by the white and black communities alike and faced constant danger from being with him, so she often stayed at home alone. Jack did everything he could to help cure her depression, but to no avail. 2 years later, she tragically took her own life. Jack carried on fighting, winning, and world shaking fueled by the weight of black acceptance in America hanging in the balance. A year later, he was forced to flee the country in violation of the Mann Act for “transporting a white woman across state lines for ‘immoral purposes’”. He continued boxing in Canada, Europe, and South America. He returned in 1920 after losing his title and surrendered himself to serve a 1 year prison sentence. He died in a car crash after angrily speeding away from a diner that refused to serve him in 1946 at the age of 68.
During the “Great White Hope” era, white America was desperate to find a white boxer to reclaim the title from the world’s first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. After months of failed efforts, Jim Jeffries eventually caved to thousands of plea letters and emerged from a 6 year retirement from his undefeated boxing career as the country’s last hope. Jim took the fight so seriously, he lost 100 pounds during training. They fought, with 20,000 in attendance and the entire country listening in by telegraph. Objectively speaking, the fight itself was a clobbering. Jim was later quoted admitting defeat saying “I realize now I couldn’t have beaten him in a hundred years”. Immediately after Jack proved himself as the world’s true greatest boxer, an overwhelming amount of violence and race riots broke out in more than 50 cities across the country. Hundreds of blacks were injured and many were killed. Hospitals and jails were filled. The fallout resulted in Congress temporarily banning the interstate transportation of fight films. This was the first time the US federal government had stepped in and enforced censorship in motion pictures. It is also the first time Congress involved itself directly in a sports-related matter. Johnson’s wealthy, illustrious, and unapologetic lifestyle garnered him more death threats than any athlete in history.
Once, Johnson was pulled over and fined $50 for speeding, but he gave the officer a $100 bill and exclaimed “you might as well keep it because I’m coming back the same way I came.” He dated only white women and was often with more than one at a time, but found deep true love with his wife Etta Duryea. As more threats and dangers met them at every turn, the weight of the country being against him and his wife began taking its toll. Etta was ostracized by the white and black communities alike and faced constant danger from being with him, so she often stayed at home alone. Jack did everything he could to help cure her depression, but to no avail. 2 years later, she tragically took her own life. Jack carried on fighting, winning, and world shaking fueled by the weight of black acceptance in America hanging in the balance. A year later, he was forced to flee the country in violation of the Mann Act for “transporting a white woman across state lines for ‘immoral purposes’”. He continued boxing in Canada, Europe, and South America. He returned in 1920 after losing his title and surrendered himself to serve a 1 year prison sentence. He died in a car crash after angrily speeding away from a diner that refused to serve him in 1946 at the age of 68.
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Those lousy rat bastards. Damn shame that they stole his fucking money. Some of these parents who have famous kids act like the money is there is because they made the kid and that shouldn't be the case. There should be a way of protecting the kids from their greedy-ass parents
Actor Gary Coleman and parents W.G. Coleman and Edmonia Coleman attend National Kidney Foundation Benefit Awards Dinner on January 24, 1982 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.