March 17: Charles Brooks, 1896
March 17, 2022
Inventor Charles Brooks patented the street sweeper, 1896
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black facts of the day
March 14: Fannie Lou Hamer, 1977
March 14, 2022
Civil rights legend, Fannie Lou Hamer, passed away in 1977.
March 9: “Bella Dear the Engineer”, 2018
March 9, 2022
STEM activist and author, Billye Boddie, published “Bella Dear the Engineer” to excite girls about STEM careers, 2018.
July 24: Alexandre Dumas, the author of The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Three Musketeers was born in First French Republic, 1802
July 24, 2021
July 24: Alexandre Dumas, the author of The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Three Musketeers was born in First French Republic, 1802
July 10: Togo West Jr. served his final day as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2000
July 10, 2021
July 10: Togo West Jr. served his final day as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2000
June 24: Rosetta Douglass who wrote, “What Role is the Educated Negro Woman to Play in the Uplifting of Her Race?” was born, 1839
June 24, 2021
June 24: Rosetta Douglass who wrote, “What Role is the Educated Negro Woman to Play in the Uplifting of Her Race?” was born, 1839
June 23: The award winning show, The Boondocks, ended its four year run, 2014
June 23, 2021
June 23: The award winning show, The Boondocks, ended its four year run, 2014
June 22: William Barry received the patent for the postmarking and cancelling machine, which is used by Post Offices around the globe, 1897
June 22, 2021
June 22: William Barry received the patent for the postmarking and cancelling machine, which is used by Post Offices around the globe, 1897
June 21: Blues singer known as the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker passed away at the age of 83 in 2001
June 21, 2021
June 21: Blues singer known as the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker passed away at the age of 83 in 2001
June 20: George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic were Grammy, Salute To Music Legends, award recipients, 2019
June 20, 2021
June 20: George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic were Grammy, Salute To Music Legends, award recipients, 2019
June 19: Juneteenth is observed, commemorating the day Africans in Texas heard of the end of legal enslavement in the U.S.,1865
June 19, 2021
June 19: Juneteenth is observed, commemorating the day Africans in Texas heard of the end of legal enslavement in the U.S.,1865
June 17: Ermias Asghedom aka Nipsey Hussle opened The Marathon Store. It is world’s first “smart store” , 2017
June 17, 2021
June 17: Ermias Asghedom aka Nipsey Hussle opened The Marathon Store. It is world’s first “smart store” , 2017
June 16: The 1st African American Mayor of Newark, NJ Kenneth Gibson was elected, 1970
June 16, 2021
June 16: The 1st African American Mayor of Newark, NJ Kenneth Gibson was elected, 1970
June 14: The famous 125th St. (at Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.) in Harlem, NY was co-named Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan Way, 2019
June 14, 2021
June 14: The famous 125th St. (at Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.) in Harlem, NY was co-named Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan Way, 2019
June 13: Thurgood Marshall was appointed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice, 1967
June 13, 2021
June 13: Thurgood Marshall was appointed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice, 1967