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Nat King Cole Nat King Cole, At One Time, The Most Successful Post-World War II, Black Pop Singer, Was Born Nathanial Adams Cole, March 17, 1919, In Alabama, Cole's Smooth Singing Style And Dee

Charles Fuller On March 12, 1982, A Soldier's Play, A Work By Charles H. Fuller, Won The Pulitzer Prize For Drama. Fuller Is Only The Second Black Playwright To Win The Award. A Soldier's Pl

Lorraine Hansberry On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun, Opened At The Ethel Barrymore Theater In New York, City With Sidney Poitier And Claudia McNeil In The Lead Role

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman, The Most Famous Conductor On The Underground Railroad, Died March 10, 1913, In Auburn, New York. At The Time Of Her Death Tubman Had A $40,000 Bounty On Her Head.

North Carolina A&T State University On March 9. 1891, North Carolina A&T State University Was Founded, Following An Act Ratified By The North Carolina General Assembly.Originally Established

Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks Died On March 5, 1770. The Event, Which Came To Be Known As The Boston Massacre, Marked The Beginning Of American's Fight For Independence From British Rule.

Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks Died On March 5, 1770. The Event, Which Came To Be Known As The Boston Massacre, Marked The Beginning Of American's Fight For Independence From British Rule.

Bert Williams Egbert Austin Williams, The Legendary Comedian, Considered By Many To Be The Greatest Vaudeville Performer In The History Of The American Stage, Died On March 4, 1922. Best Known

Recently, media personality, Tavis Smiley and civil rights activist, Reverend Al Sharpton have been engaged in heated conversations stemming from a New York Times quote, allegedly made by Sharpton, s

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Track And Field Star, Jackie Joyner Kersee Was Born March 3, 1962, In East St. Louis, Illinois. Joyner-Kersee Attended UCLA, Where She Starred In Both Track And Basketball

Wilt Chamberlin On March 2, 1962, "Wilt The Stilt" Chamberlin Scored 100 Points In A Single Basketball Game, A Feat That Has Yet To Be Duplicated. Chamberlin Made 36 Field Goals And 28 Foul Shots In

Blanche Kelso Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce, The First Black To Serve A Full Term In The United States Senate, Was Born A Slave In Prince Edward County, Virginia, March 1, 1841, To A Plantation Owner

Jimmie Lee Jackson Jimmie Lee Jackson Was Born In Marion, Alabama in December 1938. He Was A Farm Laborer And Church Deacon. He Was Also Active In The Civil Rights Movement. On February 17, 19

Elijah Muhammad Nation Of Islam Leader, Elijah Muhammad Died February 25, 1975, In Chicago, At The Age Of 77. Elijah Muhammad Was A Powerful, Controversial Figure Who Attacked The Beliefs Of

Roberta Flack On The Week Beginning February 24, 1973, Singer, Roberta Flack, Had A Billboard Number One Hit Single With The Song, "Killing Me Softly With His Song." The Song Remained In That Pos

Julius Erving Basketball Legend Julius Winfield Erving, II Was Born On February 22, 1950, In Roosevelt, New York.More Popularly Known As "Dr. J," Erving Helped Launch The Modern Style Of NBA Play T

Smokey Robinson Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, William "Smokey" Robinson Was Born February 19, 1940, In Detroit Michigan In 1958, Robinson Then Lead Singer Of The Matadors (The Group W

The Antislavery Movement The First Formal Protest Against Slavery In The Western World Took Place On February 18, 1688, By Four Mennonite Men In Germantown Pennsylvania. Francis Daniel Pasto

Hello Family & Friends, I'm announcing the launch of the NEWLEY CREATED, BLACK IN TIME ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER FOR BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE!! Please Note that the site is FAR FROM COMPLETE and CON

Joe Frazier On February 16,1970, Joe Frazier Knocked Out Jimmy Ellis In The 5th Round, In New York City's Madison Square Garden, To Become The World Heavyweight Boxing Champion --- Succeeding Muhamma

Nat King Cole Nat King Cole, At One Time, The Most Successful Post-World War II, Black Pop Singer, Died Of Lung Cancer On February 15, 1965. He Was 45 Years Old At The Time Of His Death. Cole'

NAACP Founders On February 12, 1909, Six Blacks, Most Of Them Former Members Of The Short-Lived Niagra Movement, And 47 Whites Founded The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People