1854 - James Augustine Healy ordains a priest
On this day in 1854, James Augustine Healy, first Black American Roman Catholic bishop, ordained a priest in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
1910 - William D. Crum appointed minister to Liberia
On this day in 1910, William D. Crum (1859-1912), a South Carolina physician, appointed minister to Liberia.
1979 - James Patterson Lyke installed as auxiliary bishop
ON this date in 1979, James Patterson Lyke installed as auxiliary bishop of the Cleveland diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
1931 - Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu born.
ON this date in 1931, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu born.
1897 - Elijah Poole, aka The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, born
ON this date in 1897, Elijah Poole, aka The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, born
1941 - Rev Jesse Jackson, born
On this date in 1941, Activist and 1988 candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Rev Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, Sounth Carolina.
1863 - Saint Francis Xavier Church purchased
On this date in 1863, The first exclusively Black parish in the United States was Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland. It was... Continue →
1984 - Bishop Desmond Tutu, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, African activist
On this date in 1984, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, African activist.
1922 - Leon Howard Sullivan was born on this day.
On this date in 1922, Leon Howard Sullivan was born on this day.
1994 - Dexter King named Chief Executive of SCLC
ON this date in 1994, Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King, is named head of Southern Christian Leadership... Continue →
1921 - Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia
On this date in 1921, Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia.
1976 - Reverend Joseph H. Evans elected president of the United Church of Christ.
On this date in 1976, Reverend Joseph H. Evans elected president of the United Church of Christ.
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 →
1893 - Daniel Alexander Payne dies.
On this date in 1893, Daniel A. Payne died. The sixth bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, Payne was the first African American... Continue →
1874 - James Theodore Holly elected bishop of Haiti.
On this date in 1874, James Theodore Holly, a Black American who emigrated to Haiti in 1861, elected bishop of Haiti. He was consecrated in a... Continue →
1836 - Theo Wright becomes the first Black person to get a Theology Degree.
On this date in 1836, Theo Wright becomes the first Black person to get a Theology Degree in the US.
1858 - Samuel E. Cornish dies
On this date in 1858, Samuel E. Cornish died. Samuel Cornish was an American Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, publisher, and journalist. He was a... Continue →
1880 - The Baptist Foreign Mission Convention Occurred
On this date in 18810, more than 150 delegates from Baptist Churches in eleven states organized the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention of the United... Continue →
1758 - Baptizing of the First Two Known Converts
On this date in 1758, England John Wesley Baptized the first two known Black converts to the Methodism movement.
1843 - The Society of Colored People in Baltimore
ON this date in 18943, the Society of Colored People in Baltimore is the first Black Catholic association whose documentation has been preserved.... Continue →
1932 - Reverend Jame Cleveland born
Born on this day in Chicago, Illinois, James Cleveland, the King of Gospel, first sang gospel under the direction of Thomas Dorsey at the Pilgrim... Continue →
1832 - Sarah Gorham was born
Born on this day, Sarah Gorham was the first woman appointed by the AME Church in 1888, to serve as a missionary to any foreign country.
1972 - W.Sterling Cary elected president of the Nation Council of Churches.
ON this date in 1972, W. Sterling Cary elected president of the Nation Council of Churches.
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.
1837 - The first National Negro Catholic Congress is held
On this date in 1837, The first National Negro Catholic Congress is held in Washington. D. C.
