#HappyBirthdayCabCalloway (December 25, 1907-November 18, 1994) #Bandleader #Author #HorseOwner #OldWestBaltimore #DouglassHighSchool #BasketballPlayer #HiDeHo #MinnieTheMoocher #DeanofAmericanJive #JumpinJive The world received a wonderful gift in 1907 on Christmas Day. Cab made his stage debut at Baltimore's Regent Theatre in 1926; the first song he performed was "Tea for Two." His mother Martha Eulalia Reed Calloway was a musician as was her mother, Annie Creditt Reed. Obv

Baltimore's colored school system thrived, even in the face of Jim Crow and segregation. They produced great students who were products of the outstanding staff and administrators within the various schools. They also produced great students newspapers which provided a glimpse into the kind of education that took place before schools were integrated. Below are 3 examples of school newspapers from William M. Alexander Elementary School #112; Booker T. Washington Junior High Sc