Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Helene Johnson

Born: July 7, 1906
Died: July 6, 1995 (aged 88)
Bio: Helen Johnson, who was better known as Helene Johnson was an African-American poet during the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a cousin of author Dorothy West.