Black History

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 guarantee due process of law to Blacks in state courts. February 20, 1934  Four Saints in Three Acts, by Virgil … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

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 Black member of the New York Stock Exchange. February 14, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

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 becomes first African … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

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 U.S. Supreme Court. January 30, 1979 Franklin Thomas named president of Ford Foundation. January 31, 1986 August … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

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 Congresswoman Barbara Jordan born. January 22, 1949 James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surgery. January 23, 1891 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founds Provident … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

January 13, 1990 L. Douglas Wilder becomes first African American U.S. governor (Virginia) since Reconstruction. January 13, 1913 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated becomes the 2nd Black Greek Letter Organization. January 14, 1975 William T. Coleman named U.S. Scretary of Transportation. January 15, 1908 Alpha Kappa Alpha, first African American sorority, is … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

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 Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, born. January 11, 1985 Reuben V. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

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 non-violent protests if Alabama Blacks are not allowed to register and vote. January 3, 1624 William Tucker first African American … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History

December 23, 1869 Madam C.J. Walker, businesswoman and first African American woman millionaire, born. December 24, 1832 Charter granted to the Georgia Infirmary, the first Black hospital. December 25, 1760 Jupiter Hammon becomes first published Black poet with his poem, “An Evening Thought”. December 26, 1894 Jean Toomer, author of Cane, born. December … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History