July 14: George Washington Carver National Monument, the first monument for an African American, was dedicated, 1943
July 13: Cleveland Browns’ running back, Jim Brown announced his retirement at the height of his career, 1966
July 12: Mound Bayou, Mississippi known as “the Jewel of the Delta”, was founded by Joe Davis and other formerly enslaved Africans, 1887
July 11: Vashti Murphy McKenzie became the first female A.M.E. Bishop in the church’s 213-year history, 2000
July 10: Togo West Jr. served his final day as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2000
July 9: Photographer and activist Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe was born in Chicago, IL, 1951
July 8: Ethiopia and Eritrea declared an end to their 20 year conflict, 2018
July 7: Michael Jackson’s memorial service was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, 2009
July 6: Tennis legend Althea Gibson won the women’s Wimbledon singles championship, 1957
July 1: West Adams Hospital, the first Black-owned hospital in L.A. was opened with the assistance of Dr. Ludlow Creary, 1971
June 30: NPR highlighted the story of Arturo Schomburg, “One Of The Fathers Of Black History Was Afro-Puerto Rican,” 2017
June 29: Otis M. Smith the first African American justice on the Michigan Supreme Court passed away, 1994
June 28: Samuel Battle became the first African American appointed to the New York City police force, 1911
June 27: Literary giant Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, 1872
June 26: Arthur Louis Burnett, Sr. became the 1st African American to serve as a Magistrate Judge in the U.S., 1969