October 9: Death of mathematician Benjamin Banneker (74), in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.
October 9, 2021
October 9: Death of mathematician Benjamin Banneker (74), in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.
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black people
October 8: Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
October 8, 2021
October 8: Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
October 6: Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi.
October 6, 2021
October 6: Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. Hamer was a civil rights activist who helped African Americans register to vote and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1964.
October 5: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first Black Congresswoman from California. Born in Los Angeles,
October 5, 2021
October 5: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first Black Congresswoman from California. Born in Los Angeles, Burke discovered a lot of feats, in 1966, she became the first African American woman elected to the California assembly.
October 3: Alfred Sharpton Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1954
October 3, 2021
October 3: Alfred Sharpton Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1954
October 1: Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director.
October 1, 2021
October 1: Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director.
September 30: Federal Marshalls escort James Meredith to the University of Mississippi campus, 1962
September 30, 2021
September 30: Federal Marshalls escort James Meredith to the University of Mississippi campus, 1962 Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com Interested in Latinx History? Check out the world’s only Latinx Facts Calendar at LatinxCalendar.com
Talk Freedom to the People: Framing Our Future in Struggle
September 30, 2021
As we of the Organization Us closeout a month-long celebration of our 56th anniversary, I want to reshare with you an article I previously wrote concerning the praise and practice of freedom. For it is in the five broad areas of our liberation struggle, i.e., education, mobilization, organization, confrontation and transformation, that freedom is liberating and liberated ground on which we stand.
September 29: The civil rights organization, the National Urban League, was founded in New York City, 1901
September 29, 2021
September 29: The civil rights organization, the National Urban League, was founded in New York City, 1901
September 28: Venus and Serena Williams won the Women’s doubles tennis Olympic Gold Medal in Sidney, Australia, 2000
September 28, 2021
September 28: Venus and Serena Williams won the Women’s doubles tennis Olympic Gold Medal in Sidney, Australia, 2000
September 27: Hiram Revels, the first African American Senator, was born in Fayetteville, NC, 1822
September 27, 2021
September 27: Hiram Revels, the first African American Senator, was born in Fayetteville, NC, 1822
September 26: The first public statue in Philadelphia to honor a specific African American was dedicated to Octavius Catto, 2017
September 27, 2021
September 26: The first public statue in Philadelphia to honor a specific African American was dedicated to Octavius Catto, 2017
September 25: Willard Carroll Smith Jr., aka Will Smith, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1968
September 25, 2021
September 25: Willard Carroll Smith Jr., aka Will Smith, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1968
September 24: The National Museum of African American History and Culture was opened to the public, 2016
September 24, 2021
September 24: The National Museum of African American History and Culture was opened to the public, 2016
September 23: Dr. Mary Church Terrell, one of the first African American women to receive a degree, was born in Memphis, TN, 1863
September 23, 2021
September 23: Dr. Mary Church Terrell, one of the first African American women to receive a degree, was born in Memphis, TN, 1863