May 7: The first registered African American nurse, Mary Mahoney was born in Dorchester, MA, 1845
May 7, 2021
May 7: The first registered African American nurse, Mary Mahoney was born in Dorchester, MA, 1845
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Black Fact of the Day
May 6: Producer and Emmy Award-winning actress, Lynn Whitfield was born in Baton Rouge, LA, 1953
May 6, 2021
May 6: Producer and Emmy Award-winning actress, Lynn Whitfield was born in Baton Rouge, LA, 1953
May 5: Community activist Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was born in Franklin County, Virginia, 1865
May 5, 2021
May 5: Community activist Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was born in Franklin County, Virginia, 1865
May 4: The Civil Rights group, C.O.R.E. began “freedom rides” in the South to test federal desegregation orders, 1961
May 4, 2021
May 4: The Civil Rights group, C.O.R.E. began “freedom rides” in the South to test federal desegregation orders, 1961
May 3: Jimmy Winkfield won his second Kentucky Derby in a row, 1920. He went on to win more than 2,500 horse races
May 3, 2021
May 3: Jimmy Winkfield won his second Kentucky Derby in a row, 1920. He went on to win more than 2,500 horse races
April 30: Robert C. Maynard bought the Oakland Tribune, which made him the first African American to own a major daily metropolitan newspaper, 1983
April 30, 2021
April 30: Robert C. Maynard bought the Oakland Tribune, which made him the first African American to own a major daily metropolitan newspaper, 1983
April 29: Rolling Stone Magazine released its list of 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, which included albums by Jimi Hendrix and Donny Hathaway, 2015
April 29, 2021
April 29: Rolling Stone Magazine released its list of 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, which included albums by Jimi Hendrix and Donny Hathaway, 2015
April 28: Kara Walker was elected into the prestigious American Philosophical Society, 2018
April 28, 2021
April 28: Kara Walker was elected into the prestigious American Philosophical Society, 2018
April 27: Dr. Shirley Jackson was appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2009
April 27, 2021
April 27: Dr. Shirley Jackson was appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2009
April 26: Jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer Count Basie passed away, 1984
April 26, 2021
April 26: Jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer Count Basie passed away, 1984
April 25: Dr. Ralph Bunche, W.E.B. Du Bois and Mary McLeod Bethune attended a conference in CA that led to the founding of the United Nations, 1945
April 25, 2021
April 25: Dr. Ralph Bunche, W.E.B. Du Bois and Mary McLeod Bethune attended a conference in CA that led to the founding of the United Nations, 1945
April 24: Black Panther, political activist, and journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1954
April 24, 2021
April 24: Black Panther, political activist, and journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1954
April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017
April 23, 2021
April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017
April 22: Dr. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, who was once denied admission in Law school in OK, was appointed to the Board of Regents of the Univ. of OK, 1992
April 22, 2021
April 22: Dr. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, who was once denied admission in Law school in OK, was appointed to the Board of Regents of the Univ. of OK, 1992
April 21: A ship named Azor left Charleston, SC on embark on a 42 day trip with 206 Africans to return to Liberia (West Africa), 1878
April 21, 2021
April 21: A ship named Azor left Charleston, SC on embark on a 42 day trip with 206 Africans to return to Liberia (West Africa), 1878