Black History

February 23, 1868 – W.E.B. Dubois, scholar, activist and author of the Souls of Black Folk, born. February 24, 1922 – The home of Frederick Douglass made a national shrine. February 25, 1853 – First black YMCA organized in Washington, DC. February 26, 1965 – Civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson died after being shot by state police in Marion, AL. February 27, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

February 16, 1874 – Frederick Douglass elected president of Freedman’s Bank and Trust. February 17, 1902 – Marion Anderson, internationally acclaimed opera star, born. February 18, 1931 – Toni Morrison, winner of 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, born. February 19, 1923 – In Moore vs. Dempsey decision, U.S. Supreme Court guarantees due process of law to blacks in state … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

February 9, 1964 – Arthur Ashe, Jr., becomes first African American on U.S. Davis Cup team. February 10, 1989 – Ronald H. Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee. February 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years. February 12, 1909 – NAACP founded in New York City. February 13, 1970 – Joseph L. Searles becomes first … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

February 2, 1807 – Congress bans foreign slave trade. February 3, 1956 – Autherine Lucy enrolls as the first African American student at the University of Alabama. February 4, 1913 – Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer who sparked Montgomery bus boycott, born. February 5, 1934 – Major league home run champion Hank Aaron born. February 6, 1867 – Robert Tanner Jackson … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

January 26, 1954 – Dr. Theodore K. Lawless, dermatologist, awarded the Spingarn Medal for his research in skin-related diseases. January 27, 1961 – Leontyne Price made her Metropolitan Opera debut. January 28, 1787 – Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia. January 29, 1926 – Violette Nealy Anderson becomes the first black woman lawyer to argue a case before the … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

January 19, 1969 – UCLA renames its social science buildings to honor alumnus Ralph Bunche. January 20, 1977 – Patricia Roberts Harris becomes U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the first black woman to hold a Cabinet position. January 21, 1936 – Former Congressman Barbara Jordan born. January 22, 1949 – James Robert Gladden becomes first African American … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

January 12, 1948 – U.S. Supreme Court rules that African Americans have the right to study law at state institutions. January 13, 1990 – L. Douglas Wilder becomes first African American U.S. governor (Virginia) since Reconstruction. 1913 – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated becomes the 2nd black Greek letter organization. January 14, 1975 – William T. Coleman named … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

January 5, 1943 – George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, died. January 6, 1831 – The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens in London. January 7, 1890 – William B. Purvis patents fountain pen. January 8, 1811 – Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana. January 9, 1866 – Fisk University is founded in Nashville. January 10, 1864 – George … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

December 29, 1924 – Author, sportswriter A.S. “Doc” Young born. December 30, 1842 – Congressman Josiah Walls born. December 31, 1930 – Odetta, blues and folk singer, born. January 1, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation. January 2, 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., calls for nonviolent protests if Alabama blacks are not allowed to … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History