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.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Born: December 31, 1918
Died: March 19, 2015 (aged 96)
Bio: Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan, referred to by his admirers as "Dr. Ben", was an African-American writer and historian.
Known for:
- We the Black Jews (1983)
- Africa: mother of Western civilization. (1971)
- New dimensions in African history (1991)