November 16, 1981 – Pam Johnson named publisher of the Ithaca (NY) Journal, becoming the first African American woman to head a daily newspaper.
November 17, 1980 – WHHM, the first African American-operated radio station, went on the air at Howard University.
November 18, 1787 – Abolitionist and women’s right activist Sojourner Truth born.
November 19, 1953 – Roy Campanella named Most Valuable Player in National League Baseball for the second time.
November 20, 1865 – Howard Seminary (later Howard University) founded in Washington, DC.
November 21, 1893 – Granville T. Woods patented electric railway conduit. November 22, 1930 – Elijah Muhammed established the Nation of Islam.
