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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

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. Ope

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

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 intelligen

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

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. Woods

Michael Jackson Please Use The Link Below To View A Special Tribute Page To Michael Jacksonhttp://www.blackintime.info/remembering-michael.html  

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 N

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 Apartme

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 Hel

Schwerner, Chaney And Goodman At One Minute Past Midnight, On June 21, 1964, Three Civil Rights Volunteers Were Murdered Near Philadelphia, Mississippi, In Neshoba County, On 4th August, 1964, FBI A

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 And Le

James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson Was Born June 17, 1871, In Jacksonville, Florida.In November, 1900, James Weldon Johnson And His Brother, John Rosemond Johnson, Composed The Song, "Lift E

Gordon Parks A Pictorial Essay On Flavio De Silva, An Impoverished And Sickly Boy Living In The Favela, Or Slums, Of Rio De Janeiro, Appeared In The June 16, 1961 Issue Of Time Magazine.When The He

Henry O. Flipper Henry Ossian Flipper, The First Black American Cadet To Graduate From West Point, Received His Degree On June 15, 1877. Born Into Slavery On March 21, 1856, In Thomasville, Geo

Cheryl A. Brown On June 14, 1970, Chery A. Brown (Now Cheryl Hollingsworth) Won The Iowa State Beauty Pageant And Became The First Black Woman To Compete In Atlantic City's Miss America Pageant. Pr

Charles Rangel Congressman Charles Rangel Was Born On June 11, 1930, In New York City.The 80 Year-Old Rangel Has Served 20 Terms As The Representative From The 15th Congressional District, Compris

Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel, The First Black American To Win An Academy Award, Was Born On June 10, 1895 In Wichita, Kansas.On February 29, 1940 Hattie McDaniel Won The Oscar For Best Supportin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY To Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) - One Of The Pioneers of Modern-Day R&B/Soul Music & One Of My TOP 5 PICKS For ALL-TIME Greatest Black Singers/Perfo

Ray Charles In Honor Of Black Music Month And OneOf The Pioneering Legends Of Black Music,Today's Blog Is a Re-Post, FeaturingThe Phenomenal Ray Charles, On The 6th YearAnniversary Of His Passing.

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller The Sculptress, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Was Born June 9, 1877, In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Fuller Was One Of The Principal Visual Artists During The Harlem Renaissance

Satchel Paige Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige Died Of A Heart Attack, In Kansas City, On June 8, 1982. Born July 7, 1906, He Was The First Negro League Player Inducted Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame, In

  Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks Was Born June 7, 1917, In Topeka, Kansas. Her Family Moved To Chicago During The 1930s. While Based in Chicago, She Graduated From Wilson Junior

Josephine Baker Josephine Baker, One Of America's Most Legendary Expatriates, Was Born On This Date In 1906, In St. Louis Missouri.In The 1920's, Baker Earned The Title, "The Toast Of Paris," As Sh

Ray Charles "I Can't Stop Loving You," Ray Charles' Biggest-Selling Single Of All -Time, From The Album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Hit #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart During The