Ethel Waters
The Woman Many Consider The First Black American Superstar, Singer/Actress, Ethel Waters, Died September 1, 1977.Waters Began Her Career Was A Nightclub Singer, Using The Stage Name, "Sweet Mama Stringbean." During The 1920's And 1930 ...
Posted Tuesday, August 31st 2010 at 11:58PM
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Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver Was Born On August 31, 1935, In Wabbaseka, Arkansas.His Family Moved To Phoenix, And Finally To Los Angeles, Where Cleaver, During His Teens, Would Become Involved With Petty Crime. On June 18, 1954, Eldridge Clea ...
Posted Monday, August 30th 2010 at 9:26PM
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Guion Bluford
On August 30, 1983, The Space Shuttle, Challenger, Left Kennedy Space Center, Carrying The First African American Male Astronaut To Go Into Space.Forty-Year-Old, Col. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. A Mission Specialist, Tested The Challenger' ...
Posted Monday, August 30th 2010 at 12:17AM
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Gail Fisher
On August 27, 1975, The Last Episode Of The TV Show, Mannix, Aired On CBS. The One-Hour Television Drama Featured The Character, Joe, Mannix, A Los Angeles Detective And His Widowed Girl-Friday, Peggy Fair, Played By Actress, Gail Fish ...
Posted Thursday, August 26th 2010 at 7:04PM
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Norbert Rillieux
Norbert Rillieux Registered Patent No. 3,237 For A Vacuum-Pan Evaporator At The U.S. Patent Office On August 26,1843.The Rillieux Evaporator Revolutionized The Sugar Industry Worldwide. His System Increased Fuel Efficiency And Made ...
Posted Thursday, August 26th 2010 at 12:40AM
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Asa Phillip Randolph
Asa Phillip Randolph And Five Other Men Organized The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters On August 25, 1925. The BSCP Became One Of The Most Powerful Organizations In The History Of American Labor. By 1959, The Union Claimed Mo ...
Posted Wednesday, August 25th 2010 at 12:25AM
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Bayard Rustin
Civil Rights Activist, Bayard Rustin, Died From A Heart Attack, On August 24, 1987.Born March 17, 1912, In West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin Was Raised By His Grandparents. His Grandmother Was A Quaker And NAACP Member. As A Young M ...
Posted Tuesday, August 24th 2010 at 12:14AM
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First Africans Arrive In Jamestown Virginia, 1619
On August 20, 1619, The First 20 African Settlers Arrived In The United States As Indentured Servants, Landing In Jamestown Colony, Virginia. They Arrived On A Dutch Ship Under The Command Of Capt ...
Posted Thursday, August 19th 2010 at 10:33PM
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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker Was A Noted Mathematician, Surveyor And Astronomer, And The Most Famous African American Of The Colonial Era.While In His 20's Banneker Built The First Clock Made In America. It Was Constructed Entirely Of Wood ...
Posted Wednesday, August 18th 2010 at 8:23PM
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James Meredith
James Meredith, The First Black Student Admitted To "Ole Miss", Graduated from That University On August 18, 1963 At Age 30.Meredith Was Born In Kosciusko, Mississippi, June 25, 1933. After Graduating High School, Meredith Enlisted ...
Posted Tuesday, August 17th 2010 at 11:26PM
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Marcus M. Garvey
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Marcus Mosiah Garvey!! CLICK The Link To View Toady's Blog And Watch The Complete Documentary,"MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY - SEE ME IN THE WHIRLWIND"http://www.blackintime.info/1/post/2010/08/marcus-garvey.html
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Posted Monday, August 16th 2010 at 11:35PM
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Peter Salem
Peter Salem, A Revolutionary War Veteran And Hero Of The Battle Of Bunker Hill, Died On This Date, In 1816. During The Battle Of Bunker Hill (Which Actually Took Place On Breed's Hill), Fought In June, 1775, Salem Shot Down British Royal ...
Posted Sunday, August 15th 2010 at 7:10PM
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Elijah Muhammad
A New York Times Article Dated August 13, 1962, Read:"Elijah Muhammad, a 64-year-old Georgia Negro, told a crowd at Kiel Auditorium {that} the United States should say: 'I'll give you a nice place to live and I will help you get st ...
Posted Friday, August 13th 2010 at 12:09AM
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Alex Haley
Author, Alexander Murray Palmer Haley Was Born In Ithaca, New York, On August 11, 1921. He Is Best Known As The Author Of Roots: The Saga of an American Family And The Autobiography Of Malcolm X.After Dropping Out Of Alcorn State Univer ...
Posted Tuesday, August 10th 2010 at 8:31PM
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Ralph W. Cooper, Sr.
On August 10, 1992, Thousands Of Mourners Passed Through The Lobby Of Harlem's Apollo Theater, To View The Body Of Ralph W.Cooper, Sr.Ralph Cooper Was Born In New York City. He Began His Career As A Dancer In Small Downtown Club ...
Posted Tuesday, August 10th 2010 at 2:20AM
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Beverly JohnsonOn August 9, 1974, Beverly Johnson Became The First African American Model To Appear On The American Cover Of Vogue Magazine.Born October 15, 1952, In Buffalo, New York, Johnson Effectively Changed The Fashion World's Eurocentric Stand ...
Posted Sunday, August 8th 2010 at 2:56PM
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William Alexander Leidesdorff
On August 6, 1847, The Star Newspaper Reported That In June Of That Year, There Were 459 Residents In San Francisco, California, Ten Of Whom Were Of African Ancestry. One Of These African Residents Was Wealthy Merchan ...
Posted Thursday, August 5th 2010 at 8:45PM
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Harriet Tubman
On August 5, 1892, Harriet Tubman Received A Pension From The United States Congress For Her Work As A Nurse, Spy, And Scout During The Civil War.During The Civil War, Tubman Served As A Spy, Scout And Nurse For The Union Army ...
Posted Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 7:34PM
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President Barack Obama
In Honor Of Our 44th And First "Acknowledged" Black President,Please View The The BLACK IN TIME Tribute Page HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr. President!!http://www.blackintime.info/all-things-obama.html
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Posted Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 3:30AM
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Jesse Owens
On August 3, 1936, At The Olympic Games In Berlin. Germany, Jesse Owens Won The 100-Meter Sprint, Capturing The First Of His Four Gold Medals.Over The Next Six Days, Owens Also Won Olympic Gold In The 200-Meter Dash, The Broad Jump And ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 11:29PM
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Charles C. Spaulding
Business Leader And Civil Rights Activist, Charles Clinton Spaulding Was Born On This Date In 1874, In Columbus County, North Carolina.Spaulding Left Home At Age 20 And Moved To Durham, NC Where He Became Manager Of A Bl ...
Posted Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 11:33PM
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Laurence Fishburne
Oscar- Nominated, Emmy And Tony Award-Winning Actor/Producer/Playwright, Laurence Fishburne Was Born July 30, 1961, In Augusta, GA. He Was Reared In Brooklyn New York, Following The Divorce Of His Parents During His Childhood.La ...
Posted Thursday, July 29th 2010 at 7:59PM
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Leonidas Dyer
The National Liberty Congress Of Colored Americans Petitioned Congress To Make Lynching A Federal Crime On July 29, 1918.The Following Year There Were 83 Reported Lynchings, 25 Major Race Riots And The Ku Klux Klan Held ...
Posted Thursday, July 29th 2010 at 12:52AM
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The Booker T. Washington National Monument
The Booker T. Washington National Monument Was Founded On July 28 1957, Though It Wasn't Opened To The Public Until 1963.The Site Is The Birthplace And Early Childhood Home Of One Of America's Most ...
Posted Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 8:09PM
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William Wells Brown
On July 27, 1853, "Clotel; or the President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States," Was Published In London, England, By Author And Historian, William Wells Brown."Clotel," The First Novel By A Black Americ ...
Posted Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 12:25AM
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