You may also like

Elijah Muhammad, born
Elijah Muhummad was born Elijah Poole in
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Oct
10
1897
Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246 enforces affirmative action for the first time
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sep
24
1965
Actor Levar Burton born
Actor Levar Burton was born in Landsthul, Germany. Burton won fame for his acting in the television movie roots, which was based on the novel by Alex Haley. He became known once more in the 1980s and 1990s for his recurring role in the Star Trek: Next Generation series and movies.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Feb
16
1957
Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louis Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the familys eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earls civil
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
19
1925
President Edwin Barclay of Liberia, first African
President Edwin Barclay of Liberia, first African president to pay an official visit to an American president, arrived at White House.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
26
1943
Anti-Lynching Bill proposed
Black Congressman George H. White, North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. One report contends that in 1900, 105 Africans were lynched in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
20
1773
Second Pan-African Congress met in London
Second Pan-African Congress met in London, Brussels and Paris, August 28 to September 6. Of the 113 delegates, 39 were form Africa and 36 were from America.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Aug
28
1921
Birthday
Jacques Dominique Wilkins, 39, basketball player, born Paris, France, Jan 12, 1960
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
12
1960
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said grandfather clauses in the Oklahoma and Maryland constitutions violated the Fifteenth Amendment.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Jun
21
1915
Prince Hall Masonry founded
Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Jul
3
1775
Jean Baptist Pointe Desable founds Chicago
Jean Baptist Pointe Desable, a French speaking Santo Domingo native, becomes the first permanent resident and thus founder of Chicago.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Jun
6
1790
First black CPA
Jesse B. Blayton became the first black certified public accountant in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Jan
0
2000
Samuel " Black Sam" Fraunces
George Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in NYC owned by ,Samuel Black Sam Fraunces a wealthy West Indian of African and French descent who aided Revolutionary forces with food and money
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Dec
4
1783
Ellas Neau, a French immigrant, opens the Carechism Schoolfor black slaves in
Ellas Neau, a French immigrant, opens the Carechism School for black slaves in New York City with help from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; by 1708 he is instructing more than 200 pupils.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1704
Charles L
Charles L. Reason named professor of belles-lettres and French at Central College, McGrawville, New York. William G. Allen and George B. Vashon also taught at the predominantly white college.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Oct
16
1849
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
14
1975
President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act
President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act which outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of housing. This bill also made it a crime to interfere with civil rights workers and to cross state lines to incite a riot.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Intellitech
Apr
11
1968
1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.
Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Aug
3
1957
Patricia R.Harris
Patricia R. Harris named secretary of housing and urban development by President-elect Carter.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
21
1976
John James Audubon born in Haiti to an African Car
John James Audubon born in Haiti to an African Caribbean mother and a French father.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Apr
26
1785
James Weldon Johnson was honored by NAACP
James Weldon Johnson was honored for his careers as an executive of the NAACP, a member of the United States Consul, editor, and poet by the NAACP in New York City.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
30
1926
Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas
Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas. Five whites and twenty-five to fifty Blacks reported killed. Seventy-six Blacks were reported lynched in 1919. Kansas City Call founded by Chester Arthur Franklin. Spingarn Medal presented to Archibald Grimke, President of the American Negro Academy and
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by BARBinc
Oct
13
1919
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames itthe Democratic Re
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames it the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The country was previously under the 37 year rule of Dictator Mobutu SeSE sEKO. cONGO HAS DEMOCRACY.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
17
1997
Pulitzer Prize and Spingarn Medal given
Charles Gordone awarded Pulitzer Prize for his play, No Place To Go. Painter Jacob Lawrence awarded Spingarn Medal in tribute to the compelling power of his work which has opened to the world...a window on the Negros condition in the United States and in salute to his unswerving commitment to the
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Nov
26
1970
Anti-lynching Bill Proposed
African American Congressman George H. White,R-North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. In 1900, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Jan
20
1900
Independence Day in Zimbabwe
Independence Day in Zimbabwe. Black and white Minutemen fought British soldiers at Lexington and Concord.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Apr
18
1989
African American Women College Presidents
On July 1, 1987, for the first time in history, there were three African American women serving as Presidents of Four Year Colleges and Universities in America.They were - Dr. Niara Sudarkasa- President of Lincoln University in Pennslyvania; Dr. Johnetta Cole, President of Spelman College in
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jul
1
1987
First Black Appointed To a Presidential Cabinet
Robert Weaver became the first Black appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Lyndon B. Johnson named him to head the newly created Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by BARBinc
Jan
13
1966
Henry Lewis
On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Feb
15
1968
Clifton R
Clifton R. Wharton Sr. confirmed as minister to Rumania. Career diplomat was the first Black to head a U.S. embassy in Europe.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Feb
5
1958
More from allAfrica.com
Nigeria: The Nigerian Govt Is Burying Its Atrocities By Attacking Free Press
Nigeria: Standing Up to the Bandits - a Nigerian Community Looks to Forge Its Own Peace
Nigeria: House Passes N453 Billion NDDC 2020 Budget
Nigeria: Inside the Rescue of 344 Kankara Boys and Why It Took This Long
West Africa: Unpacking Governance Within the EU's Sahel Strategy
Nigeria: Katsina Abducted Schoolboys Released
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Now in Second Wave - Govt
Nigeria: Insecurity - U.S. Warns Citizens of Nigeria's 'Endemic Crime'
Nigeria: Govt Unveils Strategies to Survive Pandemic, Future Oil Price Crash
Nigeria: We Have Met All ASUU Demands, Nigerian Govt Says
Nigeria: What Will It Take to Lift 100 Million Nigerians Out of Poverty?
Nigeria: Buhari Approves Establishment of 10 New National Parks
Nigeria: Lagos Light Rail - 17 Years After, Failed Promises, Rot, Neglect Trail Project
Nigeria: MRI Disqualifies 40 Eaglets Three Weeks to U-17 AFCON Qualifiers
Nigeria: Abducted Katsina Schoolboys Freed
Kenya: Uganda and Kenya Dance, but Don't Like the Music
Uganda: Govt to Reopen Schools Based On Inspection Team Report
Uganda: Campaigns Aiding Illegal Fishing
Uganda: Deputy CJ Urges Govt On Criminal Justice System
Uganda: Floods Cut Off Road Connecting Kalungu and Gomba Districts
Uganda: Apac Leaders Decry Discrepancies in Mosquito Net Supply
Uganda: Health Workers Demand Salaries, Risk Allowance
Uganda: Amuriat Promises Cheaper Electricity for Busoga
Uganda: Museveni Replaces Gen Sabiiti, Gen Muhoozi Returns to Sfc
Uganda: 13 Bobi Wine Supporters Remanded Over Obstructing Police Officers On Duty
Uganda: Cheptegei Seals Third World Record After Ratification
Uganda: Namutumba District Chairperson Succumbs to Covid-19
Uganda: Museveni - the Constitution Should Have Given More Powers to the President, Not Parliament
Uganda: Voters Heap Demands On Bukedea MP Candidates
Uganda: Why Museveni Moved Top Army, Police Chiefs
Uganda: Prosecute Thieves of Covid-19 Cash - Report
Uganda: Government Lifts Ban On Concerts Amid Roaring Pandemic
Uganda: We're Yet to Lift Ban On Concerts, Bars - Health Ministry
Uganda: Museveni's Assistant Remanded for Lying to EC Official
Uganda: FDC Challenges EC to Summon Museveni Over Holding Rallies
Uganda: Museveni Replaces Gen Sabiiti, Gen Muhoozi Returns to Sfc
Uganda Asks Google to Block 'Bobi Wine's' YouTube Accounts
Uganda: Anywhere but Kampala - "I'm Still in NRM but I Cannot Clap for Bad Vices"
Nigeria: Is the Uproar By Nigerians Against Omah Lay and Tems Arrest in Uganda Justified?
Uganda's Schooling System Doesn't Politically Empower Young People
Uganda: CPJ Safety Advisory - Covering Uganda's Elections
Uganda: ICC Trust Fund - 'A Good Day Today Is Better Than a Bad Day Tomorrow' (Uganda)
Zimbabwe: Joy for Mt Darwin Expecting Mothers
South Africa: Not Just Another Brick in the Wall - Ecobricks Remain Vital to Conservation Efforts
South Africa: Big Win for Hospitality Sector After Appeal Court Rules Against Guardrisk
South Africa: Four Thousand Masiphumelele Residents in Desperate Rush to Rebuild Homes After Devastating Fire
South Africa: Reality Check - Getting Covid-19 Is More Dangerous Than Going to War
South Africa: A Merc for 'The Movement' - Zuma's PA At Luthuli House, ANC Fundraisers and the R800k SUV Bought With Prasa Locos Money
Botswana: Go Extra Mile - President Masisi
Zimbabwe: Workers' Miseries to Follow Them Into 2021 - ZCTU

Black People Facts

Sports Facts

Literature Facts

Popular Topics

Barack Obama Facts