September 26, 1962 – Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson to win the world heavyweight boxing championship. September 27, 1912 – W.C. Handy published “Memphis Blues”. September 28, 1895 – National Baptist Convention organized. September 29, 1910 – The National Urban League was founded in New York City. September 30, 1962 – Under the protection of federal … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – September 26, 2024
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‘I had a right to be at Central’: Remembering Little Rock’s integration battle
It was late September 1957, and students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas had been in class for three weeks. Everyone, that is, but 14-year-old Carlotta Walls (pictured above) and eight other teenagers who were to be Central High’s first black students. They had been prevented from entering the school by an angry mob of citizens, backed up by a group of Arkansas … [Read more...] about ‘I had a right to be at Central’: Remembering Little Rock’s integration battle
This Week In Black History – September 19, 2024
September 19, 1893 – Elbert R. Robinson patented the electric highway trolley. September 20, 1830 – First National Convention for Free Men agreed to boycott slave produced goods. September 21, 1815 – General Andrew Jackson honored courage of black troops who fought in Battle of New Orleans. September 22, 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation announced. September 23, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – September 19, 2024
This Week In Black History – September 12, 2024
September 12, 1992 – Dr. Mae C. Jemison became the first African American female to travel in space. September 13, 1886 – Literary critic Alain Locke, first African American Rhodes Scholar, was born. September 14, 1921 – Constance Baker Motley, first African American appointed federal judge, was born. September 15, 1963 – Four African American girls were killed in … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – September 12, 2024
This Week In Black History – September 5, 2024
September 5, 1960 – Leopold Sedar Senghor elected president of Senegal. September 6, 1848 – Frederick Douglass elected president of National Black Political Convention in Cleveland, OH. September 7, 1954 – Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, public schools integrated. September 8, 1907 – Negro Leagues baseball star Buck Leonard was born. September 9, 1968 – Arthur … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – September 5, 2024
This Week In Black History – August 29, 2024
August 29, 1920 – Saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker was born. August 30, 1983 – Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford, Jr., became the first African American astronaut in space. August 31, 1836 – Henry Blair patented the cotton planter. September 1, 1891 – Halle T.D. Johnson became the first woman of any race to practice medicine in Alabama. September 2, 1958 – Frederick M. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – August 29, 2024
This Week In Black History – August 8, 2024
August 15, 1888 – Granville T. Woods patented electromechanical brake. August 16, 1922 – Author Louis E. Lomax was born. August 17, 1849 – Lawyer- activist Archibald Henry Grimké, who challenged the segregation policies of President Woodrow Wilson, was born. August 18, 1859 – Harriet Wilson’s Our Nig was the first novel published by a black writer. August 19, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – August 8, 2024
This Week In Black History – August 8, 2024
August 8, 1865 – Polar explorer Matthew Henson was born. August 9, 1936 – Jesse Owens won fourth gold medal at Summer Olympics in Berlin. August 10, 1989 – General Colin Powell was nominated chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first African American to hold the post. August 11, 1921 – Alex Haley, author of Roots, was born. August 12, 1977 – Steven Biko, leader … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – August 8, 2024
This Week In Black History – August 1, 2024
August 1, 1879 – Mary Eliza Mahoney graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children, becoming the first black professional nurse in America. August 2, 1924 – James Baldwin, author of Go Tell It On The Mountain, The Fire Next Time, and Another Country, was born. August 3, 1800 – Gabriel Prosser led slave revolt in Richmond, VA. August 4, 1810 – … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – August 1, 2024
This Week In Black History – July 25, 2024
July 25, 1916 – Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask, rescued six people from gas-filled tunnel in Cleveland, OH. July 26, 1948 – President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the U.S. armed forces. July 27, 1880 – Alexander P. Ashbourne patented process for refining coconut oil. July 28, 1868 – 14th Amendment that granted blacks … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – July 25, 2024