November 29: Chadwick Boseman known for his portrayals of real life historical figures was born in Anderson, SC, 1977
November 28: Record executive, songwriter, and film producer Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, MI, 1929
November 27: Author Charles Johnson was awarded the National Book Award for his book “Middle Passage,” 1990
November 26: Cicely Tyson and legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis were married, 1981
November 25: William Hubbard, the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics as an individual, was born Cincinnati, OH, 1903
November 24: The “Father of bioengineering in Canada,” and co-developer of the pacemaker Dr. John Hopps passed away, 1998
November 23: Inventor John Love patented the pencil sharpener, 1897
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 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 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 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