Our History

January 23, 1891 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, one of the first schools of nursing for black students in the U. S. January 24, 1865 – Congress passed 13th Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in the US. January 25, 1851 – Sojourner Truth addressed the first Black Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, OH. January 26, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 23, 2025

January 16, 1978 – NASA named black astronauts: Maj. Frederick D. Gregory, Maj. Guion S. Bluford, and Dr. Ronald McNair. January 17, 1942 – Threetime heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was born. January 18, 1856 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, pioneering heart surgeon, was born. January 19, 1969 – UCLA renamed its social science buildings to honor alumnus Ralph … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 16, 2025

January 9, 1866 – Fisk University was founded in Nashville, TN. January 10, 1864 – George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, was born. January 11, 1985 – Reuben V. Anderson, first African American appointed to Mississippi Supreme Court. January 12, 1948 – U.S. Supreme Court ruled that African Americans have the right to study law at state institutions. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 9, 2025

January 2, 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., called for non-violent protests if Alabama blacks were not allowed to register and vote. January 3, 1624 – William Tucker, the first African American child in America was born. January 4, 1971 – The Congressional Black Caucus was formed. January 5, 1943 – George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, died. January … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 2, 2025

December 26, 1894 – Jean Toomer, author of Cane, was born. December 27, 1862 – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is founded in New Bern, North Carolina. December 28, 1905 – Earl “Fatha” Hines, “Father of Modern Jazz Piano”, was born. December 29, 1924 – Author, sportswriter A.S. “Doc” Young was born. December 30, 1842 – Congressman Josiah Walls was born. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – December 26, 2024

December 19, 1875 – Educator Carter G. Woodson, “father of black history”, was born. December 20, 1860 – South Carolina seceded from the Union. December 21, 1911 – Baseball legend Josh Gibson was born. December 22, 1943 – W.E.B. DuBois became the first African American elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. December 23, 1869 – Madam C.J. Walker, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – December 19, 2024

December 12, 1899 - George F. Grant patented golf tree. December 12, 1950 - Jesse Leroy Brown became first African American naval officer to die in combat. December 12, 1992 – President Bill Clinton’s Cabinet and White House appointments included five black men and one black woman. December 13, 1944 – First African American servicewomen is sworn into the WAVES. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – December 12, 2024

December 5, 1955 – Martin Luther King, Jr., organized the Montgomery bus boycott, marking the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. December 6, 1932 - Richard B. Spikes patented the automatic gearshift. December 6, 1936 – Richard Francis Jones became the first African American certified in urology. December 7, 1941 – Dorie Miller of the U.S. Navy, shot down four … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – December 5, 2024

November 28, 1960 – Novelist Richard Wright died. November 29, 1908 – Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was born. November 30, 1897 – J.A. Sweeting patented the cigarette-rolling device. December 1, 1987 – Carrie Saxon Perry began her term as the mayor of Hartford, CT, becoming first black female mayor of a major U.S. city. December 2, 1884 – Granville T. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – November 21, 2024