You may also like

Colleges established
Fisk University established. Rust College (Miss.) and Lincoln (Mo.) were also founded in 1866.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Jan
9
1866
James M. Rodger, Jr.
James M. Rodger, Jr. first African American to be named National Teacher of the Year is honored at a White House ceremony.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Intellitech
Apr
24
1972
Institutions Of Higher Learning Established
Alabama A&M College, Knoxville College and Lane College established.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
16
1875
UVI Bulletin Board for January
Here is what's happening on both campuses of the University of the Virgin Islands.
Read more
Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Rwanda: Mental Health - Why One Local Bank Continues to Redesign Its Way of Work
[New Times] When in October 2020, Lina Higiro, the chief executive officer of NCBA Bank Rwanda, was confronted by a challenging situation whereby an employee acted out of character, it sparked something that ultimately changed how things are done at the bank.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
The first nationally broadcast telethon for the United Negro College fund is hel
The first nationally broadcast telethon for the United Negro College fund is held and raises 14.1 million
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Dec
31
1984
Students Seize Columbia College Building
Student Afro-American Society seized the Columbia College admissions office and demanded a special admissions board and staff.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Apr
14
1969
Pioneering surgeon, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, becomes a member of the American Co
Pioneering surgeon, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, becomes a member of the American College of Surgeons, 1913
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Nov
13
1913
Betty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz was the wife of Malcolm X, a prominent leader of the Nation of Islam. Her exact date of birth is not known, but it is believed to be May 28, 1934. She was born in Georgia to unwed teenage parents named Ollie Mae Sanders and Shelman Sandlin, and raised in Detroit. By some accounts, her
Read more
Source: Black History Resources
Adams, Alma Shealey (1946-)
Congresswoman Alma Shealey Adams currently represents North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.  She is the 100th woman elected to that legislative body and the second African American woman, after Eva Clayton, to represent North Carolina in the
Read more
Source: Black Past
Central State University [Ohio] (1887- )
Central State University (CSU) was one of the first colleges in the United states to be administered by African Americans.  It was also unique as a state-funded institution which for sixty years was part of a private college.  The school’s beginnings can be traced back to 1856 and the establishment
Read more
Source: Black Past
First Black Greek-Letter Organiation
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded on December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the Jewels of the
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
4
1906
UVI Bulletin Board for January
Here is what's happening on both campuses of the University of the Virgin Islands.
Read more
Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
The first African American nursing school
The first African American nursing school opens at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Aug
13
1881
Grambling coach,Eddie Robinson who is the winniest coach in college football h
Grambling coach,Eddie Robinson who is the winniest coach in college football hisrory, coaches his last game.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Dec
6
1997
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (1873- )
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was created by the Arkansas Legislative Act of 1873. The University was established for the convenience and well-being of the poorer classes” which meant African Americans in the state.  The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is the oldest
Read more
Source: Black Past
Now Psychedelics Are Coming To Your Medicine Cabinet
By Abigail Klein Leichman “The world urgently needs a new way to treat mental health issues, and at PsyRx we believe psychedelics are a big part of the solution,” says Itay Hecht. Hecht is CEO and co-founder of this Israeli company, which is developing standardized pharmaceutical-grade psychedelics
Read more
Source: The Florida Star
Dixon, Julian (1934-2000)
Born in Washington, D.C. on August 8, 1934, Julian Dixon represented part of Los Angeles in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1960, Dixon attended California State University, Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1962 and
Read more
Source: Black Past
Aug
8
1934
Grambling State University (1901-- )
Grambling State University was founded in 1901 in Grambling, Louisiana. In the post- Civil War effort to build schools for former African American slaves, several colleges were established in Louisiana.  All of them were concentrated in the more populous southern portion of the state including
Read more
Source: Black Past
Walker, Alice
Walker, Alice, 1944–, African-American novelist and poet, b. Eatonon, Ga. The daughter of sharecroppers, she studied at Spelman College (1961–63) and Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1965). She brings her travel experience in Africa and memories of the American civil-rights movement to an
Read more
Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Sit-in's
Southern Regional Council announced that Sit-in movement had effected twenty states and more than one hundred cities in Southern and Border States in period from February, 1960, to September, 1961. At least seventy thousand Blacks and whites had participated in the movement, the report said. The
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Sep
21
1961
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bondslavery (a term used interchan
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bond
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1641
Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons, CEO of Dime Savings Bank, the first African American CEO of a large non minority U.S. savings institution, born.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Apr
4
1942
Handy by Brandy creative designs - Barbados Today
Letitia Keizer is the owner of Handy by Brandy which is a company that offers crotchet pieces including dresses, swimwear, neckpieces, handbags and items for babies and beanies. The former student of the Garrison Secondary School said that she knew that she wanted to be a business owner from the
Read more
Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Coretta Scott King
Born: 4/27/927 Heiberger, AlabamaDied: /30/2006 Rosarito Beach, MexicoCoretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. from 953 until his death in 968. Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
James, G. Winston (1967- )
Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for
Read more
Source: Black Past
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, dies.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by BARBinc
Mar
28
1984
Huey P. Newton
Huey Percy Newton was an African American leader and co-founder of the Black Panther Party. He was the youngest of seven children born to Armelia Johnson and Walter Newton on February 17, 1942 in Monroe, Louisiana and named after the former Governor of Louisiana, Huey Long. His family was not very
Read more
Source: Black History Resources
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Aug
22
1989
Connecticut legally recognizes the legal institutionof slavery.
Connecticut legally recognizes the legal institution of slavery.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1650
Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, chemist, is born
Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, chemist, Born May 29, 1914 in Mexia, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science from Wiley College in 1934 and a Master of Science from Atlanta University in 1936. Henry McBay earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1945. McBay served as an Instructor
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
29
1914
More from Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
QEH resumes limited visitation - Barbados Today
Series of changes coming to IDB and IDB Invest - Barbados Today
Ex-Man Utd manager Louis Van Gaal reveals he has cancer - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – The practice of collectivism - Barbados Today
Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes - Barbados Today
Weekend testing discontinued at Branford Taitt Polyclinic - Barbados Today
Vaccination schedule for April 4 to 10 - Barbados Today
COVID-19 UPDATE: 204 new cases - Barbados Today
Shining a light on autism - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – Barbados deserves much better - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – Will public servants be disadvantaged by Pandemic Levy? - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – Reparations: How serious is the Caribbean? - Barbados Today
More people seeking in-person counselling - Barbados Today
Four event victors crowned at Barbados Surf Pro - Barbados Today
Petroleum prices increase for April - Barbados Today
CARICOM leaders to discuss Commonwealth Secretary-General controversy - Barbados Today
Police investigate accident in St George - Barbados Today
Vaccination status report for April 4 - Barbados Today
COVID-19 Update: 222 new cases - Barbados Today
Workshop on Building School Family-Community Partnerships - Barbados Today
Population & Housing Census continues to June 30 - Barbados Today
Family fined for harming woman - Barbados Today
Symmonds says Cabinet to give nod to new arrangement - Barbados Today
#BTEditorial - Youth need more reasons to choose life - Barbados Today
Masks on! - BAMP - Barbados Today
Prison association head says officers should form their own union following High Court ruling - Barbados Today
Walsh says WI Women worthy of praise - Barbados Today
Bajan ladies beat Grenada 2-1 - Barbados Today
Joseph Jr. wins big in Florida - Barbados Today
Mega CPL moves - Barbados Today
Manslayer was “relentlessly insulted” on night he stabbed man to death - Barbados Today
Ministry, CCB say situation with adults living amongst children in state facility being examined - Barbados Today
Move afoot to make it illegal not to report child abuse - Barbados Today
Incentives possible for hybrid vehicles - Barbados Today
Trio rescued from teetering vehicle - Barbados Today
BARVEN condemns sale of stolen cane - Barbados Today
Motorists urged to share roads safely with cyclists - Barbados Today
UWI, UNDP agreement finding solutions for blue economy - Barbados Today
Operating hours for Fish Markets in Barbados during Holy Week - Barbados Today
CARICOM to meet amid division on support for Commonwealth pick - Barbados Today
BARJAM saddened by death of veteran journalist - Barbados Today
Fans treated to an evening of marvellous music - Barbados Today
Mayers seeking to help young women budget - Barbados Today
Foundation Key Club donates to the Geriatric Hospital - Barbados Today
#BTSpeakingOut – A sweet drink ‘sin tax’ - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – Unpack your bag; get ready to leave - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder - Barbados Today
#BTSpeakingOut – Question is: To slap or not to slap? - Barbados Today
Lashley wins murder case in BVI - Barbados Today
#BTColumn – Decline, denarius and the dollar (Part 1) - Barbados Today

Conservative Amy Holmes Scorches Discriminatory 'Stop-And-Frisk'

Democratic Party Facts

Spirituality Facts

The Story of Martin Luther King by Kid President