Sigma Gamma Rho Founders
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Was Founded November 12, 1922, By Seven Educators In Indiana.
Mary Little, Who Is Is Credited With Being The Primary Founder, Established Sigma Gamma Rho On The Campus Of Historically White, ...
Posted Wednesday, November 11th 2009 at 9:59PM
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James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson Received The NAACP'S Spingarn Medal On November 11, 1925.
An Author And Educator, Johnson Served As General Secretary Of The NAACP From 1920 - 1930 He Resigned To Teach Creative Literature At Fisk Uni ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 8:41PM
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Charlie Sifford
Charlie Sifford Won The Long Beach Open On Novemeber 10, 1957 Became And The First African American To Win A Major Professional Golf Tournament.
Sifford Was Born In Charlotte, North Carolina. He Began Work As A Caddy At Age 13 ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 11:24PM
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William Monroe Trotter
On November 9, 1901, William Monroe Founded The Gaurdian Newspaper In Boston, Massachusetts.
At The Time Of Its Inception, Some 150 Black Newspapers Were Being Founded In The Unted States.
Trotter Was One Of The Few ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 5:58PM
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William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown Was Born A Slave Near Lexington, Kentucky, On November 6, 1814. His Mother Is Believed To Be The Daughter Of Frontiersman, Daniel Boone.
Brown Escaped Slavery At The Age Of 20. After Teaching Himself To ...
Posted Thursday, November 5th 2009 at 7:57PM
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Shirley Chisholm
On November 5, 1968, Shirley Chisholm The First Black Woman To Serve In The U.S. Congress. A Democrat, She Represented The Bedford-Stuyvesant Section Of Brooklyn.In 1972, She Became The First Black American And First Woman To Ru ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 10:05PM
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President Barack Obama
On November 4th, 2008, Chicago Senator, Barack Hussein Obama, Became America's 44th And First "Acknowledged" Black, Elected President The Official Announcement Came At 11pm EST.
President Obama Was Sworn Into Office On ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 1:18AM
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John W. Menard
Carol Mosley Braun
In 1868, John Willis Menard Was Elected To Represent Louisiana In The U.S. House Of Representatives -- Thus Becoming The First Black American Elected To Congress. He Was Denied His Seat After An Election Ch ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 8:03PM
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Maggie Lena Walker
St. Luke Penny Savings Bank Opened Its Doors On November 2, 1903, In Richmond, Virginia. Opening Day Receipts Totalled $9,430.44. Today Called Consolidated Bank & Trust Company, It Holds The Distinction Of Being The 10th L ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2009 at 10:39PM
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Ali-Forman
On October, 30, 1974, 50 Million People Watched As Muhammad Ali Regained
The Heavyweight Boxing Title From Then Champion, George Foreman.
Held In Kinshasa, Zaire, The "Rumble In The Jungle," As It Was Known, Was The First Heavywei ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 10:47PM
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Melba Moore
Singer/ Actress, Melba Moore Was Born In New York On October 29, 1945.
Moore Began Her Career In 1967 When She Performed In The Musical, Hair. Three Years Later, She Won A Tony Award, For Her Portrayal Of Luttiebelle, In The Music ...
Posted Wednesday, October 28th 2009 at 9:31PM
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
On October 28, 1914, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Was Incorporated Under The Laws Of The District Of Columbia.
The Fraternal Organization Was Initially Founded On November 17, 1911, At Howard University In Washington, DC, ...
Posted Tuesday, October 27th 2009 at 7:59PM
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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
On October 27,1954, Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. Became The Second Person In His Family And The Second Black American In The Nation, To Achieve The Rank Of General. His Father, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.,Was The First.
Davis' ...
Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 8:12PM
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Hattie McDaniel
Actress, Singer, Stage/Radio Performer, Television Star, Hattie McDaniel, Died On October 26, 1952. She Was 57 Years Old.
McDaniel Was Born June 10, 1895, In Wichita, KS, To Ex-Slave Parents. She Was The Youngest Of Thirteen C ...
Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 2:11AM
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W.E.B. DuBois And Walter White
On October 23, 1947, The NAACP Filed Formal Charges With The United Nations, Accusing The U.S. Of Racial Discrimination.
The NAACP's 155-Page "Appeal To The World," Internationalized America's Race Problem And ...
Posted Thursday, October 22nd 2009 at 5:42PM
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James Bland
Composer/Performer, James Bland Was Born On October 22, 1854, In Flushing, New York.
Bland Was A Mulatto Of Mixed African, Native American And European Blood. His Father Was One Of The First Black College Graduates In America.
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Posted Wednesday, October 21st 2009 at 6:18PM
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Chuck Berry
On October 21, 1972, A Playful And Somewhat Suggestive Tune, "My Ding-A-Ling," Topped The Billboard Music Charts -- Giving Music Legend And Pioneer, Chuck Berry, His First And Only Number One Hit Record.
Born Charles Edward Ander ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 11:11PM
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John Merrick
On October 20, 1898, John Merrick And Six Associates Founded The North Carolina Mutual & Provident Insurance Company, In Durham, North Carolina. The Company Has Been Called "The Greatest Monument To Negroes' Business Enterprise. ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 9:57PM
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Paul Robeson
On October 19, 1943, Othello Opened At New York's Shubert Theater, With Paul Robeson In The Lead Role. Its 296 Performances Made It The Longest Running Shakespearean Play On Broadway.
Robeson, Who Received Critical Acclaim For Hi ...
Posted Sunday, October 18th 2009 at 4:56PM
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Tommie Smith & John Carlos
As The Star Spangled Banner Played At The 1968 Olympic Games In Mexico, Tommie Smith And John Carlos Bowed Their Heads And Raised Clinched Fists, Which Was At The Time, A Symbol Of Black Power And Racial Unity.
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Posted Thursday, October 15th 2009 at 9:18PM
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Bobby Seale And Huey Newton
On October 15, 1966, In Oakland California, Huey P. Newton And Bobby Seale Founded The Black Panther Party For Self Defense, A Revolutionary Political Movement, Drawing Support Largely FroDisenfranchised Youth Who Liv ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 9:20PM
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On October 14, 1964, Civil Rights Icon, Martin Luther King Jr., Became The Youngest Man Ever To Win The Nobel Peace Prize.
He Gave His Acceptance Speech On December 10, 1964, In Oslo, Norway:
"I accept the Nobel ...
Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 8:54PM
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Beverly Johnson
Supermodel, Beverly Johnson Was Born October 13, 1952, In Buffalo, New York.
In August, 1974, She Became The First Black American Model To Appear On The American Cover Of Vogue Magazine.
Johnson Effectively Changed The Fash ...
Posted Monday, October 12th 2009 at 6:20PM
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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker Died In Baltimore, Maryland, On October 9, 1806, At The Age Of 74.
Banneker Was A Noted Mathematician, Surveyor And Astronomer And The Most Famous Black American Of The Colonial Era.
Benjamin Banneker Wa ...
Posted Thursday, October 8th 2009 at 6:45PM
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Jesse Jackson
Civil Rights Activist, Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., Was Born October 8, 1941, In Greenville, South Carolina.
During The 1960's, Jackson Was Active In Various Civil Rights Campaigns, Including Sit-Ins, The Desegregation Of A Public ...
Posted Wednesday, October 7th 2009 at 6:21PM
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