November 28: Record executive, songwriter, and film producer Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, MI, 1929
November 28, 2021
November 28: Record executive, songwriter, and film producer Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, MI, 1929
Breaking News
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- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
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- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
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- USC Men’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight; Beats Southern University 82-51
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- Black Denomination Upholds Stance Against Same-Sex Marriage. A Gay Pastor in its Ranks Seeks Change
Black Fact of the Day
November 27: Author Charles Johnson was awarded the National Book Award for his book “Middle Passage,” 1990
November 27, 2021
November 27: Author Charles Johnson was awarded the National Book Award for his book “Middle Passage,” 1990
November 26: Cicely Tyson and legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis were married, 1981
November 26, 2021
November 26: Cicely Tyson and legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis were married, 1981
November 25: William Hubbard, the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics as an individual, was born Cincinnati, OH, 1903
November 25, 2021
November 25: William Hubbard, the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics as an individual, was born Cincinnati, OH, 1903
November 24: The “Father of bioengineering in Canada,” and co-developer of the pacemaker Dr. John Hopps passed away, 1998
November 24, 2021
November 24: The “Father of bioengineering in Canada,” and co-developer of the pacemaker Dr. John Hopps passed away, 1998
November 23: Inventor John Love patented the pencil sharpener, 1897
November 23, 2021
November 23: Inventor John Love patented the pencil sharpener, 1897
November 22: (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, the iconic song written and performed by Otis Redding was first recorded, 1967
November 22, 2021
November 22: (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, the iconic song written and performed by Otis Redding was first recorded, 1967
November 21: Samuel DuBois Cook, the first African American professor to hold a regular faculty appointment at any PWI in the South was born, 1928
November 21, 2021
November 21: Samuel DuBois Cook, the first African American professor to hold a regular faculty appointment at any PWI in the South was born, 1928
November 20: Inventor Garrett Morgan received a patent for the invention of the traffic light signal, 1923
November 20, 2021
November 20: Inventor Garrett Morgan received a patent for the invention of the traffic light signal, 1923
November 19: Baseball legend, Roy Campanella, was named the Most Valuable Player for the second time, 1953
November 19, 2021
November 19: Baseball legend, Roy Campanella, was named the Most Valuable Player for the second time, 1953
November 18: The movie Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington, premiered on this date in 1992
November 18, 2021
November 18: The movie Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington, premiered on this date in 1992
November 17: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University, 1911
November 17, 2021
November 17: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University, 1911
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November 16: Newspaper publisher Pam Johnson became the first African American woman to head a general circulation newspaper, 1981
November 16, 2021
November 16: Newspaper publisher Pam Johnson became the first African American woman to head a general circulation newspaper, 1981
November 15: Rosa L. Parks Received the Spingarn Medal, 1979
November 15, 2021
November 15: Rosa L. Parks Received the Spingarn Medal, 1979
November 14: African American Scholar Booker T. Washington, Died, 1915
November 14, 2021
November 14: African American Scholar Booker T. Washington, Died, 1915