Black History

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

November 21, 1893 – Granville T. Woods patented the electric railway conduit. November 22, 1930 – Elijah Muhammed established the Nation of Islam. November 23, 1897 – A.J. Beard patented the “Jenny Coupler”, still in use today to connect railroad cars. John L. Love patented the pencil sharpener. November 24, 1868 – Pianist Scott Joplin, the “Father of Ragtime”, was … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – November 21, 2024

November 14, 1915 – Booker T. Washington, educator and writer, died. November 15, 1881 – Payton Johnson patented swinging chair. 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 … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – November 14, 2024

October 25, 1992 – Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston became the first African American to manage a team to the World Series. October 26, 1911 – Mahalia Jackson gospel singer, was born. October 27, 1954 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., became the first African American U.S. Air Force general. October 28, 1981 – Edward M. McIntyre was elected the first African American … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – October 24, 2024

October 10, 1899 – Isaac R. Johnson patented the bicycle frame. October 11, 1887 – Granville T. Woods patented the telephone system and apparatus. October 12, 1904 – Physician, author, educator W. Montague Cobb was born. October 13, 1579 – Martin de Porres, the first black saint in the Roman Catholic Church, was born. October 14, 1964 – At age 35, Martin Luther … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – October 17, 2024