1871 - Fisk Jubilee Singers began first national tour
On this date in 1871, Fisk Jubilee Singers began first national tour.
1934 - Writer Imamu Amiri Baraka born
On this date in 1934, Playwright Imamu Amiri Baraka born Everett LeRoi Jones in Newark, New Jersey.
1873 - Henry E Hayne, accepted to University of South Carolina
On this date in 1873, Henry E. Hayne, secretary of state, accepted as the first student of color at the University of South Carolina medical school.... Continue →
1901 - Frederick Douglass Patterson born
On this date in 1901, Frederick Douglass Patterson, veterinarian and founder of the United Negro College Fund, born
1796 - African Free School opened in New York.
On this date in 1796, an African Free School opened in New York. It was the the first school for Blacks in America opened. The African Free School... Continue →
1916 - Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team.
On this date in 1916, Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play... Continue →
1902 - William Boyd Allison Davis born
On this date in 1902, William Boyd Allison Davis, a leading social anthropologist and educator, challenged the cultural bias of standardized... Continue →
1849 - Charles L. Reason named professor of belles-lettres and French at Central College.
ON this date in 1849, Charles L. Reason named professor of belles-lettres and French at Central College, McGrawville, New York. William G. Allen and... Continue →
1849 - Avery College established in Allegheny,Pennsylvania.
ON this date in 1849, Avery College established in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
1969 - Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. elected president of Michigan State University
On this date in 1969, Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. elected president of Michigan State University and became the first Black to head a major,... Continue →
1787 - Equal Education Rights
On this date in 1787, Prince Hall submitted, to the State Legislature of Boston, Massachusetts, a petition asking for equal educational rights. His... Continue →
1951 - Terry McMillan, novelist born
On this date in 1951, Novelist, editor, and educator Terry McMillan was born on this day. Ms. McMillan will reach acclaim for her books "Mama",... Continue →
1948 - Ntozke Shange was born
On this date in 1948, Born Paulette Williams, she graduated from Barnard College in 1970, and later earned an MA from the University of Southern... Continue →
1859 - Co-founder of Virginia State College, Byrd Prillerman, born.
On this date in 1859, Co-founder of Virginia State College, Byrd Prillerman, born.
1994 - Charles Edward Anderson dies.
On this date in 1994, Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; dies. In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson... Continue →
1980 - Valerie Thomas invents the illusion transmitter
On this date in 1980, Valerie Thomas invented the illusion transmitter. Patent #US4229761.
1963 - Some 225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools.
ON this date in 1963, some 225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest of de facto segregation.
1958 - Ten thousand students march
On this date in 1958, ten thousand students, led by Jackie Robinson, Harry Belfonte and A. Phillip Randolph, participated in the Youth March for... Continue →
1925 - Emmett W. Chappelle born
ON this date in 1925, Emmett W. Chappelle was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He received a Bachelor of Science in 1950 from the University of California,... Continue →
1977 - Dr. Clifford R. Wharton Jr. named chancellor
On this date in 1977, Dr. Clifford R. Wharton Jr. named chancellor of the State University of New York.
1806 - Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies
On this dated in 1806, Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies at the age of 74. In 1753, he borrowed a pocket watch from a well-to-do... Continue →
1914 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard
On this date in 1914, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity incorporated,founded at Howard University.
1969 - U.S. Supreme Court said school systems must end segregation.
On this date in 1969, U.S. Supreme Court said school systems must end segregation "at once" and "operate now and hereafter only unitary schools." In... Continue →
1966 - Black Panther Party Emerges
On this date in 1966, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale students at a California college create the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
1945 - Educator, Booker T Washington, inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans
On this date in 1945, Educator, Booker T Washington, inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
1820 - The Emancipator was published
On this dated in 1820, The "Emancipator," the first anti-slavery magazine, was issued monthly from April 30 to October 31, 1820. It was edited and... Continue →
1946 - Dr. Charles S. Johnson becomes president of Fisk University
On this date in 1964, Dr. Charles S. Johnson became the first Black president of Fisk University.
1896 - South Carolina State College established
On this date in 1896, South Carolina State College established.
1935 - Courts order University to admit an African American
On this date in 1935, Maryland Court of Appeals ordered the University of Maryland to admit Donald Murray.
1973 - Spingarn Medal awarded to Wilson C. Riles
On this date in 1973, Spingarn Medal presented to Wilson C. Riles, superintendent of public instruction, California, "in recognition of the stature... Continue →
1973 - Superintendent of schools killed in ambush
ON this date in 1973, Marcus A. Foster, superintendent of schools in Oakland, Calif., killed in ambush after Board of Education meeting. Two members... Continue →
1928 - Spingarn Medal: Charles W. Chestnutt
On this date in 1928, Spingarn Medal presented to Charles W. Chestnutt, the first Black to receive widespread critical recognition as a novelist. He... Continue →
1878 - William Stanley Braithwaite Born
ON this date in 1878, William Stanley Braithwaite was born. Called by W.E.B. Dubois "the most prominent critic of poetry in America" , William... Continue →
1880 - Southern University established
On this date in 1880, Southern University established.
1895 - Alexandre Dumas dies
On this date in 1895, the French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas died.
1960 - Death of Richard Nathaniel Wright
On this date in 1960, Richard Nathaniel Wright (52), author of "Native Son" and "Black Boy", dies in Paris, France. Richard Nathaniel Wright was an... Continue →
1966 - Black Panther Party emerges
On this date in 1966, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale students at a California college create the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
1987 - James (Arthur) Baldwin dies
On this date in 1987, James Baldwin dies. James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, and educated in New York. His first novel, Go Tell It on the... Continue →
1873 - Institutions Of Higher Learning Founded
On this date in 1873, Bennett College, Wiley College, and Alabama State College were founded.
1968 - Dial Press publishes Frank Yerby's "Judas My Brother"
On this date in 1968, Dial Press publishes Frank Yerby's "Judas My Brother"
1953 - Dr. Rufus Clement elected to Atlanta Board of Education.
On this date in 1953, Dr. Rufus Clement, president of Atlanta University elected to Atlanta Board of Education.
1895 - Charles Wesley born.
On this date in 1895, Charles Wesley, historian, educator, and administrator, was born on this day. His published works included, Neglected History,... Continue →
1891 - Institutions Of Higher Learning established
On this date in 1891, North Carolina A&T College, Delaware State College and West Virginia State College established.
1891 - Historian, Charles Harris Wesley was born
ON this date in 1891, Historian, Charles Harris Wesley was born.
1911 - Educator Helen Gray Edmonds is born.
On this date in 1911, Educator Helen Gray Edmonds is born in Lawrenceville, Va
1915 - A Demonstration Led by NAACP
On this date in 1915, the NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of a Nation. The racism that African Americans... Continue →
1906 - First Black Greek-Letter Organiation
On this date in 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who... Continue →
1935 - Council of Negro Women
On this date in 1935, Educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, founds National Council of Negro Women.
1935 - Spingarn Award to Mary Mcleod Bethune
On this date in 1935, Mary McLeod Bethune awarded Spingarn Medal for her work as founder-president of Bethune Cookman College and her national... Continue →
1895 - Elbert Frank Cox born
On this date in 1895, Elbert Frank Cox was born on this day in Evansville, Indiana. He became the first Black to hold a doctorates degree in... Continue →
1784 - Phyllis Wheatley Dies
On this date in 1784, Phyllis Wheatley, the first African-American author to be published in book form, dies in poverty at the age of thirty-one.... Continue →
1961 - Dr. Frantz O. Fanon author, dies
On this date in 1961, Dr. Frantz O. Fanon author, dies in Washington, D.C.. He penned "Black Skins, White Masks", and "Wretched of the Earth"
1869 - Colleges and Universities Founded
On this date in 1869, Clark, Claflin, Dillard and Tougaloo Colleges and universities were founded.
1941 - Spingarn Award awarded to Richard Wright
On this date in 1941, the Spingarn Medal was presented to novelist Richard Wright, "one of the most powerful of contemporary writer," for "his... Continue →
1900 - Selma Burke was born
On this date in 1900, Sculptor and educator Selma Burke was born on this day in Mooresville, North Carolina. She is commissioned to create a profile... Continue →
1871 - Founder of the PTA in North Carolina
On this date in 1871, Annie Wealthy Holland was born, as an educator she founded the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) in North Carolina.
1929 - Spingarn Award to Mordecai W. Johnson
On this date in 1929, Mordecai W. Johnson received Spingarn Medal for his work as the first Black president of Howard University.
1892 - Physician Dr. Miles V. Lynk, publishes the first Black medical journal.
On this date in 1892, Physician, Dr. Miles V. Lynk, publishes the first Black medical journal.
1936 - Spingarn Metal awarded to John Hope
On this date in 1936, Spingarn Medal presented to John Hope posthumously for his achievement as president of Morehouse College and for his creative... Continue →
1850 - Lucy Ann Stanton
ON this date in 18250, Lucy Ann Stanton became he first woman to graduate college. She completed the two-year ladies' course and received the... Continue →
1918 - William Stanley Braithwaite awarded Spingarn Medal
ON this date in 1918, Spingarn Medal awarded to William Stanley Braithwaite, poet, literary critic and editor, for distinguished achievement in... Continue →
1904 - Negro Year Book
On this date in 1904, Monroe Nathan Work marries Florence Evelyn Hendrickson. Greatly assisted by his wife, Work would publish "The Negro Year Book",... Continue →
1892 - First African American Intercollegiate football
On this date in 1892, Livingstone and Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith) play the first African American intercollegiate football game.
1873 - William A. Harper was born
On this date in 1873, William A. Harper, student of Henry O. Tanner at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most gifted African American artist... Continue →
1894 - Jean Toomer born.
On this date in 1894, Jean Toomer, grandson of P.B.S. Pinchback, author of Cane was born
1853 - Octavia R. Albert born.
Born on this day in Oglethorpe, GA, Octavia R. Albert's, The House of Bondage is published; the book consists of seven slave narratives collected by... Continue →
1943 - W.E.B. Du Bois elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters
On this date in 1943, W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
1898 - Dr. Chancellor Williams born
On this date in 1898, Historian and author of Destruction of Black Civilization, Dr. Chancellor Williams born
1873 - Charles Lenox Remond dies
On this date in 1873, Abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond dies. He was the first Black lecturer employed by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
1970 - United States population: 293,200,000
On this date in 1970, United States population: 293,200,000. Black population: 22,600,000 (11.1 per cent). Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President-Emeritus,... Continue →
1970 - Clifton Reginald Wharton becomes the new president of Michigan State University.
On this date in 1970, Clifton Reginald Wharton becomes the new president of Michigan State University.
1915 - Historian, John Hope Franklin was born.
On this date in 1915, Historian John Hope Franklin was born.
1898 - Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander born
On this date in 1898, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was born in Philadelphia ,PA. She would later becomes the second African American to earn a... Continue →
1966 - Shooting of Civil Rights Activist
On this date in 1966, Sammy Younge, Jr., 21, was shot to death by a 67 year old white service station attendant. A Tuskegee Institute student and... Continue →
