Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Mary Frances Berry

Born: February 17, 1938 (age 87)
Bio: Mary Frances Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Known for:
- My face is black is true (2005)
- Black Resistance/White Law (1971)
- Long memory (1982)