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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 B

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 Effecti

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.

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 S

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-thi

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 Olym

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

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

  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 Lynchi

  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

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

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 Bega

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

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 Relat

  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 Afr

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 Ca

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

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-Recons

  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 Or

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 #3

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 r

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 Activi

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 Operat

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

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 Pl