What day was June 22, 1958?

 June 22, 1958 fell on a Sunday. On this day, June 22, 1958,

Martha Ella Boisseau, master tailor and seamstress struggled to

present Billy Mitchell Boisseau master drummer a plump baby girl in

the midst of tornado weather. No wonder life was been a struggle

for this child. They named their daughter Michelle Rhnea

Boisseau.

She was the first of four children born to the young couple.

Michelle Rhnea was later to become wife of 21 years and divorced

by choice, owner and founder of The Think Tank for the Children of

Zion and later, The Israel Academy, the mother of 5 productive

children, English Professor for the City Colleges of Chicago,

Director of Curriculum & Professional Development for schools

serving at risk youth, advocate for preventive health care and

champion for taking a more proactive approach to health and

wellness, writer and author of The Purple Rose and She Speaks

Psalms, community and church organizer, servant of The Most High,

and friend of many who know her. Making a mark on history & an

impact on others lives, Michelle Rhnea has a soul degree in love

and a knack for inspiring others to reach their potential.

Also on June 22, 1958, streetcar service ended in Chicago. The

last streetcar to operate was #7213, a "Green Hornet" streetcar, on

the Wentworth line. On June 22, 1958, African Americans were in an

uproar across the country because of the decision by Judge Harry

Lemley who granted the delay of integration until January 1961, the

 judge stated," while the African American students have a

constitutional right to attend white schools, the time has not come

for them to enjoy that right", spoken openly and without shame nor

fear just the night before.

Prominent African American novelist, Octavia Butler was born on

June 22,1947 as well as celebrities Meryl Sweep and Lindsey Wagner,

both on June 22, 1949. Ruby Turner a Jamaican R&B and soul

singer, songwriter, and actress was also born on June 22, 1958. Joe

Louis knocked out German fighter Mac Schmeling in the first round

and on June 22, 1943, WEB DuBois became the first Black member of

National Institute of Letters.

On June 22, 1944, after the end of the war, the G.I. Bill became

one of the major forces that drove an economic expansion in America

that lasted 30 years after World War II. In 1938 transformed

higher education in America permanently. It was the last of his New

Deal reforms. His hopes were to avoid a relapse into the Great

Depression.