1901 - Guardian Newspaper was founded on this date
The Guardian newspaper was founded by William Monroe Trotter in Boston, Massachusetts.
1991 - BET Holdings, Inc. initial public offering on the NYSE on this date.
BET Holdings, Inc. the parent company of Black Entertainment Television sells 4.2 million shares of stock in an initial public offering on the NYSE,... Continue →
1951 - Jet magazine founded
Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson, publisher of Ebony magazine.
1988 - Twenty Million Dollar Gift to Spelman College
Bill and Camille Cosby gave an unprecedented gift of $20 million to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
1901 - Guardian Newspaper was founded on this date
The Guardian newspaper was founded by William Monroe Trotter in Boston, Massachusetts.
1922 - Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Inc. founded
Seven black women in Indianapolis, Indiana founded Sigma Gamma Rho sorority based on a desire to raise the standards of teachers in normal and other... Continue →
1911 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., founded on the campus of Howard University
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., founded on the campus of Howard University, 1911
1895 - National Negro Medical Association founded
National Negro Medical Association founded, 1895
1847 - Frederick Douglass, along with Martin R Delaney, started "The North Start."
Frederick Douglass, along with Martin R Delaney, started "The North Star", an anti-slavery paper, 1847
1867 - First Woman Millionaire
Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove on this day, starts a Black hair-care business in Denver, CO; she alters curling irons that were popularized... Continue →
1929 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporated on this date
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporated on this date.
1954 - Oprah Winfrey Born
Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She went on to become a celebrated talk show hostess, actress, movie producer and business woman.
1989 - Time, Inc. agrees to sell NYT Cable for $420
Time, Inc. agrees to sell NYT Cable for $420 million, to a group led by J. Bruce Llewellyn, the largest cable TV acquisition by an African American
1914 - Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma, founded at Howard University
Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma, founded at Howard University, 1914. Among the founders were Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse and C.I. Brown. Special... Continue →
2003 - Richard Parsons, chief executive, is tapped to be the next chairman of AOL Time
Richard Parsons, chief executive, is tapped to be the next chairman of AOL Time Warner.
1920 - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. founded
Zeta Phi Beta sorority, with the help of Phi Beta Sigma Robert Samuel Taylor, was founded at Howard University by Arizona Stemmons, Myrtle Faithful,... Continue →
1989 - Darkie Tooth Paste Changed
After 62 years, the Colgate-Palmolive Co. redesigned packaging for its "Darkie" tooth paste made and sold only in Asia. The nickname for Darkie tooth... Continue →
1908 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded at Howard
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded at Howard University in 1908, incorporated.
1908 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, founded at Cornell
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, founded at Cornell University in 1906, incorporated.
1999 - Cyber-Youth Network Launch
On Wednesday, February 3rd, for the first time in history, America's urban students will have a Web site specifically designed to address their... Continue →
1827 - First Black newspaper, Freedom's Journal, published in New York City
First Black newspaper, Freedom's Journal, published in New York City.
1919 - Lincoln Motion Picture Company releases its first feature length film.
Lincoln Motion Picture Company owned by African Americans Noble Johnson and Clarence Brooks releases its first feature length film, A Man's Duty on... Continue →
1865 - Freedman's Bureau ordered to stop seizing abandoned land
U.S. Army commander in South Carolina ordered Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing abandoned land on this date in 1865.
1859 - Co-organizer of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, John Merrick was born
On this date in 1859, Co-organizer of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, John Merrick was born.
1916 - Cleveland Call founded
On this date in 1916, Cleveland Call established by Cleveland inventor Garrett Morgan and later merged with the Cleveland Post in 1929 to become the... Continue →
1889 - Associate Negro Press founder Claude A. Barnett was born
On this dated in 1889, in Sanford, Florida of Claude A. Barnett founder of the Associated Negro Press, the first and only Black news wire services in... Continue →
1881 - Booker T. Washington opens Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
On this date in 1881, Booker T. Washington opens Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
1907 - The People's Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia
On this dated in 1907, The People's Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia by former African American congressman George H. White of North... Continue →
1915 - Xavier University, opens in New Orleans
On this date in 1915, Xavier University, the first Black Catholic college in the US, opens in New Orleans.
1875 - Branch Normal College opens in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
On this date in 1875, Branch Normal College opens in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Branch Normal College was a segregated unit of the state university, the... Continue →
1868 - Medical School at Howard University Opens
On this date in 1868, Howard University opened their medical school with eight students and five faculty members. Among the eight students, seven... Continue →
1938 - Morgan State College is established in Baltimore Maryland.
ON this date in 1938, Morgan State College was established. Morgan State University is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United... Continue →
1866 - Howard University was Founded
On this date in 1866, 10 members of the First Congregational Society of Washington, D.C., gathered for a missionary meeting. They decided to... Continue →
1973 - WGPR becomes the 1ST television station owned by African Americans
On this date in 1973 - WGPR is given a permit and becomes the 1ST television station owned by African Americans.
1919 - Liberty Life Insurance Company Incorporated (Chicago)
On this day in 1919, Liberty Life Insurance Company (Chicago), the first old-line legal reserve company organized by Blacks in the North,... Continue →
1946 - Mississippi Valley State University
On this day in 1946, Mississippi Valley State University was founded in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
1869 - Dillard University chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
On this day in 1869, Dillard University chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1937 - Journalist Robert Maynard born
ON this date in 1937, Journalist Robert Clyve Maynard, owner, editor and publisher of "The Oakland Tribune," was born in the borough of Brooklyn, NY.
1949 - First Black radio station, WERD, begins operating in Atlanta
ON this date in 1949, the First Black radio station, WERD, begins operating in Atlanta, Georgia.
1856 - Timothy ("T.") Thomas Fortune was born on this day.
On this date in 1856, Timothy ("T.") Thomas Fortune was born on this day.
1864 - The New Orleans Tribune founded
On this date in 1864, the New Orleans Tribune, the first black daily newspaper, was founded by Dr. Louis C. Roudanez. The newspaper, published in... Continue →
1867 - Monroe Baker, named mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana.
On this date in 1867, Monroe Baker, a well-to-do Black businessman, named mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana, two years after the end of slavery. Monroe... Continue →
1895 - Riding Saddle
On this date in 1895, W.D. Davis patented an improved riding saddle. Davis invented his saddle while serving as a buffalo soldier, African American... Continue →
1864 - The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published
On this date in 1864, The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published in both French and English.
1834 - Harry Blair patents his corn-planting machine.
On this date in 1834, Harry Blair patents his corn-planting machine. The planter resembled a wheelbarrow, with a compartment to hold the seed and... Continue →
1890 - Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham
ON this date in 1890, Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham.
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 →
1888 - Capital Savings Bank of Washington, D.C.opened.
On this date in 1888, Capital Savings Bank of Washington, D.C., the first Black bank, opened in Washington, D.C. The Savings Bank of the Order of... 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.
1898 - North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance founded.
On this date in 1898, North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company founded by John Merrick and associates in Durham, North Carolina as the... Continue →
1989 - Bertram M. Lee and Peter C.B. Bynoe purchase the Denver Nuggets
On this date in 1989, Bertram M. Lee and Peter C.B. Bynoe sign an agreement to purchase the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets for $54... Continue →
1980 - Valerie Thomas invents the illusion transmitter
On this date in 1980, Valerie Thomas invented the illusion transmitter. Patent #US4229761.
1950 - Earl Lloyd, First to play in NBA game.
On this date in 1950, The first NBA Black Assistant Coach and first Black chief scout, Earl Lloyd, becomes the first Black person to play in an NBA... Continue →
1865 - George William Gordon, is unfairly arrested and sentence to death.
On this date in 1865, Jamaican national hero, George William Gordon, is unfairly arrested and sentenced to death.
1955 - The first black post office open, Atlanta Georgia
On this date in 1955, the first black post office open, Atlanta Georgia.
1953 - Clarence S. Green becomes the first African-American certified in neurological surgery
ON this date in 1953, Clarence S. Green becomes the first African-American certified in neurological surgery.
1950 - Charles Cooper joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in NBA.
On this date in 1950, Charles Cooper joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game.
1950 - Nat Clifton joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in NBA.
On this date in 1950, Nat Clifton joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game.
1911 - Urban League Formed
On this date in 1911, Three organizations the Committee for Improving the Industrial Conditions of Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban... Continue →
1948 - Activist Kweisi Mfume born
On this date in 1948, Rep. Kweisi Mfume who was born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1996 Mfume became president of the NAACP.
1892 - In New Orleans, 25,000 Black workers strike.
On this date in 1892, In New Orleans, 25,000 Black workers strike.
1892 - Lincoln .F. Brown patents bridle bit
On this date in 1892, Lincoln F. Brown patents Bridle bit. Patent No. 484,994
1934 - Charles H. Houston, named director of the NAACP legal campaign.
ON this date in 1934, at a New York City conference, representatives of the NAACP and the American Fund for Public Service planned a coordinated... Continue →
1978 - President Carter signed Hawkins-Humphrey full
On this date in 1978, President Carter signed Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill.
1914 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard
On this date in 1914, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity incorporated,founded at Howard University.
1981 - William O. Walker, Publisher of Cleveland Call and Post newspaper, dies
On this date in 1981, William O. Walker (85), publisher of the Cleveland Call and Post newspaper, dies. In 1932, Walker became the publisher and... Continue →
1929 - Collapse of stock market and the beginning of the Great Depression.
On this date in 1929, the stock market collapsed bringing on the beginning of the Great Depression. By 1937, 26 percent of Black males were... Continue →
1989 - Advertising Executives Frank Mingo dies.
On this date in 1989, Frank Mingo, one of the pioneering advertising executives who specialized in targeting African American consumers, dies. He... Continue →
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 →
1942 - John H. Johnson published first issue of Negro Digest.
On this date in 1942, John H. Johnson published first issue of Negro Digest.
1910 - Activist, WEB Dubois, begins publication of the NAACP monthly magazine, Crisis.
ON this dated in 1910, Activist, WEB Dubois, begins publication of the NAACP monthly magazine, Crisis.
1898 - C.W. Allen patents table (self-leveling)
ON this date in 1898, C. W. Allen Self-leveling table. Patent No.613,436
1903 - Business and civic leader, Maggie L Walker, opens the St Luke Penny Savings Bank
On this dated in 1903, Business and civic leader, Maggie L Walker, opens the St Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia.
1988 - The Martin L. King, Jr, federal Building is dedicated in Atlanta, Ga.
On this date in 1988, the Martin L. King, Jr, federal Building is dedicated in Atlanta, Ga. It is the first federal building in the nation to bear... Continue →
1879 - T Elkins puts patents on the refrigerating apparatus.
On this date in 1879, T. Elkins puts patents on the refrigerating apparatus. U.S. patent #221,222
1750 - Birth of Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable
On this date in 1750, Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable was a black pioneer, trader and founder of the settlement that later became the city of Chicago.
1917 - U.S. Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v. Warley) struck down.
ON this date in 1917, U.S. Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v. Warley) struck down Louisville, Ky., ordinance which required Blacks and whites to... Continue →
1912 - Woodrow Wilson elected president
On this date in 1912, Woodrow Wilson elected president.
1867 - First Reconstruction constitutional convention
On this date in 1867, First Reconstruction constitutional convention (eighteen Blacks, ninety whites) opened in Montgomery, Alabama.
1989 - Renowned attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander dies.
On this date in 1989, Renowned attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander dies in Philadelphia.
1976 - Benjamin Hooks named executive director of the NAACP.
On this date in 1976, Benjamin Hooks, Federal Communications Commission member, named to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of the NAACP.
1928 - Newspaper Founded
ON this date in 1928, the Atlanta Daily World founded by W.A. Scott Jr. The newspaper became a daily in 1933.
1884 - Novelist and dramatist, William Wells Brown, dies.
On this date in 1884, Novelist and dramatist, William Wells Brown, dies.
1971 - Prison rebellion, Rahway State Prison, New Jersey
On this date in 1971, a Prison rebellion occurred at Rahway State Prison, New Jersey.
1880 - Southern University established
On this date in 1880, Southern University established.
1955 - Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation
On this date in 1955, Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation in buses and waiting rooms involved in interstate travel.
1872 - South Carolina General Assembly met in Columbia
On this date in 1872, South Carolina General Assembly met in Columbia Stephen A. Swails was elected president pro tem of the senate, and Samuel J.... Continue →
1928 - Marjorie Joyner--patent for hair wave machine
On this date in 1928, Marjorie Joyner was issued a patent for a permanent wave machine which could wave the hair of both white and Black people. U.S.... Continue →
1929 - Berry Gordy, Motown Executive, born
ON this date in 1929, Motown recording executive Berry Gordy, Jr. born in Detroit, Michigan.
1875 - Biscuit Cutter patented
On this date in 1875, A.P. Ashbourne patents biscuit cutter. US Patent #US170460 A
1992 - Pearl Stewart becomes editor of Oakland Tribune
On this date in 1992, Pearl Stewart becomes the first black woman editor of the "Oakland Tribune, which has a circulation of over 100,000.
1878 - Founder of the NAACP, Arthur Spingarn was born.
On this date in 1878, Founder of the NAACP, Arthur Spingarn was born.
1874 - T.J. Byrd patents rail car coupling
On this date in 1874, T.J. Byrd patents Car couplings. Patent# 157,370
1873 - Institutions Of Higher Learning Founded
On this date in 1873, Bennett College, Wiley College, and Alabama State College were founded.
1969 - M.V.B. Brown patents home security system
In 1969 Marie V. Brittan Brown designed a "Home Security System with Television Surveillance" for the homeowner to view the visitor on a television... Continue →
1884 - Granville T. Woods patents improved telephone transmitter.
On this date in 1884, Granville T. Woods patented his first electric device, an improved telephone transmitter.
1964 - Spingarn Medal awarded to Roy Wilkins
On this date in 1964, Spingarn Medal presented to NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins for his contribution to "the advancement of the American... Continue →
1964 - Independence Bank of Chicago organized
On this date in 1964, Independence Bank of Chicago organized.
1922 - Ralph Gardner born.
On this date in 1922, Ralph Gardner was born on this day in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a pioneer chemist whose research into plastics led to the... Continue →
1867 - Virginia constitutional convention
On this date in 1867, Virginia constitutional convention (twenty-five Blacks, eighty whites) met in Richmond. Because of Political and legal... Continue →
1866 - John S. Rock died.
On this date in 1866, John S. Rock, lawyer and dentist died on this day. He became the first Black to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1865.
1969 - Moneta Sleet Jr. awarded Pulitzer Prize
ON this date in 1969, Pulitzer Prize for photography awarded to Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony magazine. He was the first Black male cited by the Pulitzer... Continue →
1969 - Spingarn Medal awarded to Clarence Mitchell Jr.
On this date in 1969, Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal "for the pivotal role... Continue →
1927 - Spingarn Medal Awarded awarded to Anthony Overton
On this date in 1927, Spingarn Medal awarded to Anthony Overton, publisher, insurance executive and cosmetics manufacturer, for his achievements as a... Continue →
1927 - Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club
On this date in 1927, Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In 1923, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington first began to make his mark in... Continue →
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 →
1909 - The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.
On this date in 1909, The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded. The year 1909 was an eventful one for African Americans: W. E. B. Du Bois and... 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 →
1807 - Death of Prince Hall
On this date in 1807, Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in Boston. Born in the British West Indies, Prince Hall migrated to Boston... Continue →
1957 - N.Y. against racial discrimination
On this date in 1957, New York became the first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market with adoption of Fair... Continue →
1955 - Historic bus boycott began in Montgomery
On this date in 1955, Historic bus boycott began in Montgomery. At a mass meeting at the Holt Street Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. was... Continue →
1935 - Council of Negro Women
On this date in 1935, Educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, founds National Council of Negro Women.
1935 - Langston Hughes' Play runs on Broadway
On this date in 1935, Langston Hughes's play, The Mulatto, began a long run on Broadway.
1935 - Music Band Success
Swing Age began with the commercial success of big bands. The decade of the thirties was the heyday for big bands of Chick Webb, Andy Kirk, Cab... Continue →
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 →
1997 - First Black Mayor of Houston, Texas
On this date in 1997, Lee Brown became Houston's first black mayor narrowly defeating businessman Rob Mosbacher.
1997 - Grambling coach,Eddie Robinson who is the winningest coach in college football
On this date in 1997, Grambling coach,Eddie Robinson who is the winningest coach in college football history, coaches his last game.
1960 - pledges of nondiscrimination
On this date in 1960, In Tucson, 500 store owners, Arizona signed pledges of nondiscrimination.
1869 - National Black Labor convention
On this date in 1869, National Black labor convention met in Washington.
1869 - Colleges and Universities Founded
On this date in 1869, Clark, Claflin, Dillard and Tougaloo Colleges and universities were founded.
1981 - John Jacobs named president of the National Urban League.
On this date in 1981, John Jacobs is named president of the National Urban League.
1942 - Reginald F. Lewis born
On this date in 1942, Reginald F. Lewis was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner... Continue →
1941 - Lester Granger named executive director of the National Urban League.
On this date in 1941, Lester Granger named executive director of the National Urban League.
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 →
1931 - Founder of Pro-Line was born
On this adte in 1931, Comer Cottrell, founder and president of Pro-Line Corporation (1970), the largest African American owned business in the... Continue →
1984 - The first nationally broadcast telethon for the United Negro College fund is held
On this date in 1984, The first nationally broadcast telethon for the United Negro College fund is held and raises 14.1 million.
1953 - Hulan Jack sworn in a Manhattan Borough president.
On this date in 1953, Hulan Jack sworn in a Manhattan Borough president.
1953 - Springarn Medal awarded to Paul R. Williams
On this date in 1953, the Spingarn Medal was presented to Paul R. Williams for his achievements as an architect.
1930 - Odetta Felious Gordon born
On this date in 1930, Odetta Felious Gordon, the folk singer and activist known as "Odetta" is born on this day in Birmingham, Alabama.
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.
1862 - Watch Night
On this date in 1862, Residents of Rochester, N.Y., joined Frederick Douglass in a vigil in anticipation of the Emancipation Proclamation, which went... Continue →
1960 - Two U.S. courts issued temporary injunctions
On this date in 1960, Two U.S. courts issued temporary injunctions to prevent eviction of about seven hundred Black sharecroppers in Haywood and... Continue →
1960 - Spingarn Medal awarded to Langston Hughes
On this date in 1960, Poet Langston Hughes presented the Spingarn Medal and cited as "The poet laureate of the Negro race."
1929 - Chicago Picketing
ON this date in 1929, "Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" campaign began in Chicago with picketing of Chain stores on South Side, fall. The campaign... Continue →
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.
1917 - Thomas Bradley was born
On this date in 1917, Thomas Bradley was born in Calvert, Texas and went on to become mayor of Los Angeles by winning 56% of the vote.
1987 - Kurt Schmoke becomes the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Maryland
On this date in 1987, Kurt Schmoke becomes the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Maryland.
1936 - Michigan Chronicle founded.
On this date in 1936, Michigan Chronicle founded by Louis E. Martin.
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 →
1863 - Proclamation on Amnesty and Reconstruction
On this day, President Lincoln issued his Proclamation on Amnesty and Reconstruction for the restoration of the Confederate states into the Union. He... Continue →
1897 - C.V. Rickey patents Fire Escape bracket
On this date in 1897, C. V. Rickey, patents Fire Escape Bracket, Patent No. 596,427
1956 - Spingarn Medal awarded to Jackie Robinson
On this date in 1956, the Spingarn Medal awarded Jack Roosevelt ("Jackie") Robinson, first Black in the major leagues, for his conduct on and off the... Continue →
1941 - Pioneer of blood plasma research, Dr Charles Richard Drew, establishes blood bank
ON this date in 1941, Pioneer of blood plasma research, Dr Charles Richard Drew, establishes a pioneer blood bank in New York City.
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.
1956 - Birmingham Blacks began mass defiance of Jim Crow bus laws.
On this date in 1956, Birmingham Blacks began mass defiance of Jim Crow bus laws.
1924 - First Black to Perform on the Grand Ole Opry
On this date in 1924, DeFord Bailey, Sr., a harmonica player, became the first Black to perform on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
1881 - Exodus of five thousand Blacks from Edgefield County, South Carolina
On this date in 1881, Exodus of five thousand Blacks from Edgefield County, South Carolina. Migrants, protesting exploitation and violence, settled... Continue →
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 →
1815 - Henry Highland Garnet born a slave
On this date in 1815, Henry Highland Garnet, minister, abolitionist and diplomat, born a slave in Kent County, Maryland.
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.
1990 - Politics
On this date in 1990, David Norman Dinkins began his first working day as mayor of New York City with a 7:00 a.m. appearance on NBC-TV's 'Today'... Continue →
1977 - Erroll Garner, pianist and composer, dies.
On this date in 1977, Erroll Garner, pianist and composer, dies. He was considered the best selling jazz pianist in the world, most famous for the... Continue →
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 →
1989 - The Arsenio Hall Show premieres.
On this date in 1989, The Arsenio Hall Show premieres. It is the first regularly scheduled nightly talk show to star an African American.
