April 20: Rosa Parks was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award for a US citizen, 1999
April 8: The most respected bridge builder of the 19th century, Horace King, was born in South Carolina, 1807
MARCH 31: Gold Medalist Jesse Owens Passed Away
March 29: Granville T. Woods and his brother Lyates Woods patented two improvements to railroad brakes, 1904
March 27: Black Academy of Arts and Letters was founded in Boston, 1969
March 26: William Hastie was appointed to the US District Court of the Virgin Islands becoming the first African-American Federal judge, 1937
March 25: Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” was enshrined by the Library of Congress, 2020
March 12: Aretha Franklin won the Grammy for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Chain of Fools,” 1969
February 11: Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving more than two and a half decades as a political prisoner, 1990
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Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space, 1992
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The island nation of Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence, 1962
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William A. Scott II founded The Atlanta Daily World, which was the world’s first successful African American daily newspaper, 1928
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On this day, May 21, 1971, “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye’s most socially conscious album, which sold over 2 million copies was released. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
This Week in Black History
1955- E. Frederic Morrow was appointed as an administrative aide to President Eisenhower and became the first African American to hold an executive position in the White House staff.