Patrick Francis Healy
On July 26, 1865, After Passing His Final Exams At The University Of Louvain In Belgium, Father Patrick Francis Healy Became The First Black American To Earn A Ph.D.Healy Began His Career As A Teacher At St. Joseph's College ...
Posted Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 1:49PM
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Helen Martin
Actress, Helen Martin, Was Born Dorothy Martin, On July, 23, 1909, In St. Louis Missouri. She Was Reared In Nashville, Tennessee.She Is Best Known As A Character Actress For Her Roles On Various Television Sitcoms During The 1970s, 19 ...
Posted Friday, July 23rd 2010 at 2:08AM
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Jane Matilda Bolin
On July 22, 1939, Jane Matilda Bolin Was Sworn In As The First Black Female Judge In The United States. Mayor Fionello La Guardia Appointed Her Judge Of The Court Of Domestic Relations In New York City.Born April 11, 1908, In yale ...
Posted Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 9:50PM
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Mary Church Terrell
On July 21, 1896, At The 19th Street Baptist Church In Washington, DC, The National Association Of Colored Women Was Formed By A Merger Of The National Federation Of Afro-American Women And The Colored Women's League.Ma ...
Posted Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 2:13AM
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Stokely Carmichael/Kwame Ture
On July 20 - 23, 1967, The First Black Power Conference Was Held In Newark, New Jersey.In His 1967 Book, Black Power: The Politics Of Liberation In America, Stokely Carmichael Wrote, "Black Power is a call For Black p ...
Posted Tuesday, July 20th 2010 at 1:48AM
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Patricia Harris
On July 19, 1979, Patricia Roberts Harris Was Appointed Secretary Of Health Education And Welfare By President Jimmy Carter. Previously She Was Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development.In The CarterAdministration, Harris Wa ...
Posted Sunday, July 18th 2010 at 4:57PM
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Ida B. Wells
Educator, Activist, Journalist And Organizer, Ida B. Wells (Barnett) Was Born On This Day In 1862.Wells Was An Outspoken Black Woman Who Made Her Mark In History During The Post-Reconstruction Era.She Began Her Career As A Teacher But ...
Posted Friday, July 16th 2010 at 12:34AM
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Dr. Dorothy Height
Civil Rights Legend, Administrator And Educator, Dr.Dorothy Height, Received The 78th NAACP Spingarn MedalOn July 15, 1993. Today's Blog About This Amazing Woman Was Originally Posted March 24, 2010 Video Included!!CLI ...
Posted Thursday, July 15th 2010 at 12:21AM
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Sarah Goode Bed & Desk Design
On July 14, 1885, Sarah E. Goode, By Most Accounts, Became The First Black American Woman To Be Granted A Patent By The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office (Patent #322,17), For Her Invention, The Cabinet Bed.Born in ...
Posted Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 12:56AM
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Sarah Goode Bed & Desk Design
On July 14, 1885, Sarah E. Goode, By Most Accounts, Became The First Black American Woman To Be Granted A Patent By The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office (Patent #322,17), For Her Invention, The Cabinet Bed.Born in ...
Posted Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 12:54AM
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John Hope Franklin
On July 13, 1995, Historian, Scholar And Educator, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Received The 80th NAACP Spingarn Medal For His "uncompromising quest for truth in establishing a true representation Of American History on a racially in ...
Posted Monday, July 12th 2010 at 11:41PM
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Bill Cosby
Legendary Entertainer, William Henry "Bill" Cosby Was Born On July 12, 1937.Cosby, Who Started As A Stand-Up Comedian, Has Been An Actor, Producer, Pitchman, Educator, Author And Activist, During The Span Of His Career.In September, 19 ...
Posted Sunday, July 11th 2010 at 3:52AM
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Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Was Born January 1856.Dr. Williams Made Medical History On July 9, 1893, When He Performed The First Successful Open Heart Surgery On Record. He Operated On A Man Who Had Been Stabbed In The Chest. The ...
Posted Friday, July 9th 2010 at 12:31AM
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Roy Wilkins
On July 8, 1955, The NAACP Elected Roy Wilkins As Their New Executive Secretary.
Roy Wilkins Was Born In St. Louis, Missouri On August 30, 1901. He Received A Sociology Degree From The University Of Minnesota In 1923.A Portion Of Wilk ...
Posted Thursday, July 8th 2010 at 12:42AM
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Ntozake Shange
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf Opened At The Studio Rivbea, In New York City, On July 7, 1975.Written By Dancer And Poet, Ntozake Shange, The Play Brings To Life, A Compliation Of 27 Poems (Coll ...
Posted Tuesday, July 6th 2010 at 9:06PM
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Althea Gibson
On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson Won Both The Women's Singles And Doubles Titles At Wimbledon, England. In Doing So, She Became The First Black American To Play For And Win These Major Tennis Championships. She Won Them Again In 1958.I ...
Posted Monday, July 5th 2010 at 10:37PM
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Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe Defeated Jimmy Conners To Win The Men's Singles Title At Wimbledon, England On July 5, 1975. He Remains The Only Black Male To Win A Men's Singles At Wimbledon, The U.S. Open Or The Australian Open. He Is One Of Only Two Bl ...
Posted Sunday, July 4th 2010 at 8:42PM
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Denmark Vesey
On July 2, 1882, Denmark Vesey, A Carpenter Of West Indian Origin, Was Hanged, Along With Five Co-conspirators, For Planning A Slave Rebellion.For Four Years, Vesey, A Free Black, Had Been Organizing More Than 1,000 Slaves And Stockp ...
Posted Thursday, July 1st 2010 at 8:14PM
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Max Yergan
Controversial, International Activist And Intellectual, Dr. Max Yergan, Received The NAACP Spingarn Medal On July 1, 1933.The Award Was Given To Him For Being "a missionary of intelligence tact and self-sacrifice, representing the gift ...
Posted Thursday, July 1st 2010 at 1:42AM
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LENA HORNE
Today's Blog Is A Re-post,Featuring The Legendary, Lena Horne,On Her 93rd Birthday!!CLICK LINK To View:http://www.blackintime.info/1/post/2010/05/lena-horne-special-post.html
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Posted Tuesday, June 29th 2010 at 9:29PM
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson
"The Father Of Black History," Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal, On This Day In 1926.
As A Scholar, Author, Educator And Historian, Dr. Woodson Worked To Make Sure That The Accomplishments Of ...
Posted Tuesday, June 29th 2010 at 1:13AM
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Michael Jackson
Please Use The Link Below To View A Special Tribute Page
To
Michael Jacksonhttp://www.blackintime.info/remembering-michael.html
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Posted Friday, June 25th 2010 at 3:42AM
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Mary McLeod Bethune
On This Date In 1936, Mary McLeod Bethune Became The First Woman To Receive A Major Appointment From The Federal Government When She Was Named Director Of Negro Affairs Of The National Youth Administration.The Daughter Of Forme ...
Posted Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 at 9:38PM
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Betty Shabazz
The Widow Of Malcolm X, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Died On June 23, 1997, At The Age Of 61.Dr. Shabazz Was Trapped In A Fire Set By Her 12 Year-Old Grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, In Their Apartment In Yonkers, New York. Shabazz Died Three Weeks ...
Posted Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 7:55PM
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Joe Louis
On The Night Of June 22, 1938, Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Joe Louis, And Former German Heavyweight Champion, Max Schmeling, Met For The Second Time In The Boxing Ring. The Fight Was Held In Yankee Stadium Before A Crowd Of 70,043 And b ...
Posted Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 2:26AM
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