Destination Crenshaw Honors L.A. Sentinel
The post features photos and a history of the 85-year-old publication.
The post features photos and a history of the 85-year-old publication.
On this day, July 27, 1815, the U.S. attacked Fort Negro in Florida, killing nearly 300 in an effort to capture Africans that escaped enslavement. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US.
On this day, July 24, 1914, psychologist Dr. Kenneth Clark, famous for his dolls experiment, was born in Panama. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US.
On this day June 20, activist and actor, Harry Belafonte became the first African to win an Emmy Award, 1960
On this day, June 19, 1865, Juneteenth is observed, commemorating the day Africans in Texas heard of the end of legal enslavement in the U.S. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day June 18, 1980, T.V. host, actor, former defensive tackle, Anthony “Spice” Adams was born in Detroit, Michigan.
On this day June 15, 2006, Michael Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, 2006
On this day June 14, 2019, a Sports Illustrated magazine cover called LeBron James “The Chosen One” and the name stuck.
On June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day June 12, 1963, Civil Rights worker Medgar Evers was shot to death in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi.
On this day June 11, 1964, Nelson Mandela and seven others were sentenced to life in prison on the charge of sabotage. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day June 10, 1940, The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, leader of the largest Black organization in history passed away.
On this day June 9, 1954, the first African American Rhodes Scholar, passed away in New York.
On this day June 8, 1948 Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in sociology.
On this day June 7, 1917, the first African-American author to receive a Pulitzer Prize, Gwendolyn Brooks, was born in Topeka, KS. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US