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This Day in Black History: July 19, 1949 The president of Old Westbury College, Calvin O. Butts III was born on July 19, 1949. Educator and pastor Dr. Calvin O. Butts III was born on July 19, 1949

July 18, 1966: Hough Uprising Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974 Themes: African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Racism & Racial Identity On July 18, 1966, protests and riots broke

Nelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday 18 July 1998 Nelson Mandela first married in 1944. He and his wife Evelyn had 2 children and divorced in 1957. A year later, he married Winn

For Immediate Release From Assistant Democratic Leader Rep. James E. Clyburn! BIDENOMICS BUILDS ON EFFORTS TO INVEST IN STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES By: Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clybu

For Immediate Release From NAMI-Maryland! We're excited to announce that we have begun to put together the program for the 41st NAMI Maryland Annual Conference, which will be held virtually on Oc

For Immediate Release From Kingdom-Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.! THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: “OBAMA VISITS ATHENS” PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN NEWS: “Student Debt Relief” SENATOR BEN CARDIN NEWS

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an in

*John Standard was born on this date in 1868. He was a Black inventor. From Newark, New Jersey, there is little known about his early life other than that he was born to Mary and Joseph Standard

Today In Black History July 14, 1822, • Denmark Vesey Uprising in Charleston, South Carolina On this day July 14, 1822, revolutionary Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt to take place in Charl

On July 14, 1955, a monument and National Park were dedicated to George Washington Carver in Diamond, Missouri. This was the first National Park named in honor of an African American. The 210 acre p