November 23: Inventor John Love patented the pencil sharpener, 1897
November 23, 2021
November 23: Inventor John Love patented the pencil sharpener, 1897
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- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
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- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
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Black Entrepreneurs in Miami Feel Bypassed by the Tech Boom
November 22, 2021
Black hair care is often overlooked by venture capitalists, a world that remains distant from Black and Brown communities. Only 2% of venture capitalists are Black men and only 1% are Black women.
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
New Site Honors First Black Student at Auburn University
November 15, 2021
A new site on the Auburn University campus honors the school’s first black student, Harold A. Franklin.
McDowell town home to first memorial honoring Black WWI vets
November 15, 2021
The roots of America’s Veterans Day observance can be traced to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when a cease-fire went into effect, ending hostilities in World War I.
Many Historic Buildings on the Mississippi Coast in Danger
November 15, 2021
For decades before and after desegregation, the old Broadmoor grocery store served as a crossroads between the Black neighborhood Soria City and the white neighborhood Broadmoor.
Brown Expands Slavery report, but No Plans for Reparations
November 15, 2021
Brown University expanded its report on its own historical ties to the transatlantic slave trade but says it has no current plans to pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people who worked on the campus.
November 14: African American Scholar Booker T. Washington, Died, 1915
November 14, 2021
November 14: African American Scholar Booker T. Washington, Died, 1915
November 13: Whoopi Goldberg was Born
November 13, 2021
November 13: Whoopi Goldberg was Born