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Miriam E. Benjamin's Gong & Signal Chair Black Inventor, Miriam E. Benjamin Was Awarded A Patent On July 17, 1888, For The Gong And Signal Chair For Hotels. Using A Rod-Activated Signal, This

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-

Dorothy Height Civil Rights Legend, Administrator And Educator, Dr. Dorothy Height, Received The 78th NAACP Spingarn Medal On July 15, 1993 Born In Richmond, Virginia, She Moved with Her Famil

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou Became The 79th Recipient Of The NAACP's Spingarn Medal On July 14, 1994. She's A Writer, Movie Director, Actress, Dancer, Playwright And Poet. However, Maya Angela

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

Noble Sissle Musician, Playwright, Lyricist, Singer And Bandleader, Noble Sissle, Was Born On This Day In 1889, In Indianapolis, Indiana. Sissle Began His Professional Career In Vaudeville, Si

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. H

Roy Wilkins On July 8, 1965, 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

Michael Jackson was exactly 13 months older than I. As a young kid growing up in the 1970's, Michael and his brothers were Positive Role Models for me and thousands of other Black children of that gen

Ntozake Shange For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Not Enuf Opened At The Studio Rivbea, In New York City, On July 7, 1975. Written By Dancer And Poet, Ntozake Sh

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 African American To Play For And Win These Majo

Charles Chesnutt Author And Activist, Charles Waddell Chesnutt Received The NAACP's Spingarn Medal On This Date In 1928 For His "pioneer work as a literary artist depicting the life and stru

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 Blac

Lena Horne Entertainment Legend, Lena Horne, Was Born June 30, 1917 In Brooklyn, New York. Lena Horne Began Her Career At 16, As A Chorus Girl At The "Whites-Only" Cotton Club In Harlem.

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

Paul R. Williams On June 26, 1953, Paul Revere Williams Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal For His Work In Architecture. In The 1930's Williams Designed The Saks Fifth Avenue Department

Michael Jackson Makes His FIRST National TV Appearance In 1969, On The Hollywood Palace

Isaiah Dorman On June 25, 1876, General Custer Of The 7Th U.S.Calvary Made His Unsuccessful Charge Against Sioux And Cheyenne Indians Along The Banks Of The Little Bighorn River In Montana Terr

The ORIGINAL BLACK HISTORY TRADING CARDS!!! In 1992, my brothers and I created BLACK LEGACY TRADING CARDS as a way to teach children about Black History and allow them to have fun while learning.

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 T

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 A

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 H

Juneteenth Juneteenth, Also Known As Freedom Day Or Emancipation Day, Is An Annual Holiday Or Holiday Observance In 28 States Of The United States. Celebrated On June 19, It Commemorates The Anno

Eldridge Cleaver On June 18, 1954, Eldridge Cleaver Took His First Trip To Soledad Prison On A Marijuana Possession Charge. The Former Convict Went On To Become A Major Civil Rights Activist A