August 30: Guion “Guy” Bluford became the first African American to experience space travel, 1983
August 30, 2021
August 30: Guion “Guy” Bluford became the first African American to experience space travel, 1983
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black facts
August 29: Mal Goode became the first African American news correspondent on t.v., 1962
August 29, 2021
August 29: Mal Goode became the first African American news correspondent on t.v., 1962
August 28: The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, was originally published in eighteen parts, 1844
August 28, 2021
August 28: The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, was originally published in eighteen parts, 1844
August 27: W.E.B. Du Bois, Pan Africanist, author, historian, & Harvard grad, passed away in Ghana, where he was a citizen, 1963
August 27, 2021
August 27: W.E.B. Du Bois, Pan Africanist, author, historian, & Harvard grad, passed away in Ghana, where he was a citizen, 1963
August 26: Artist Hale Woodruff, whose famous works include, Amistad Mutiny murals and The Negro in California History, was born in Cairo, IL, 1900
August 26, 2021
August 26: Artist Hale Woodruff, whose famous works include, Amistad Mutiny murals and The Negro in California History, was born in Cairo, IL, 1900
August 25: Nurse Mary Mahoney co-founded The National Association of Negro Nurses was formed in 1908
August 25, 2021
August 25: Nurse Mary Mahoney co-founded The National Association of Negro Nurses was formed in 1908
August 24: LA City Councilman Herb Wesson Jr. announced that a portion of Figueroa St would be renamed Kobe Bryant Blvd, 2020
August 24, 2021
August 24: LA City Councilman Herb Wesson Jr. announced that a portion of Figueroa St would be renamed Kobe Bryant Blvd, 2020
August 22: Abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet made a “Call to Rebellion” to all enslaved Africans to strike, 1843
August 22, 2021
August 22: Abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet made a “Call to Rebellion” to all enslaved Africans to strike, 1843
August 21: Revolutionary, Nat Turner, led a two day African revolt in VA, which resulted in the deaths of sixty whites, 1831
August 21, 2021
August 21: Revolutionary, Nat Turner, led a two day African revolt in VA, which resulted in the deaths of sixty whites, 1831
August 20: 20 Africans arrived in Jamestown, VA They were the first Africans to be sold, on record in America, 1619
August 20, 2021
August 20: 20 Africans arrived in Jamestown, VA They were the first Africans to be sold, on record in America, 1619
August 19: The National Negro Business League’s 15th Annual Conference began in Muskogee, OK, 1914
August 19, 2021
August 19: The National Negro Business League’s 15th Annual Conference began in Muskogee, OK, 1914
August 18: Rock and Roll Star Jimi Hendrix headlined the famed Woodstock festival of 1969
August 18, 2021
August 18: Rock and Roll Star Jimi Hendrix headlined the famed Woodstock festival of 1969
August 17: The Honorable Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, was born in Jamaica, 1887
August 17, 2021
August 17: The Honorable Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, was born in Jamaica, 1887
August 16: Actress and activist Angela Bassett was born in New York City, NY, 1958
August 16, 2021
August 16: Actress and activist Angela Bassett was born in New York City, NY, 1958
August 15: Ermias Asghedom, better known as Nipsey Hussle, was born in Los Angeles, 1985
August 15, 2021
August 15: Ermias Asghedom, better known as Nipsey Hussle, was born in Los Angeles, 1985