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Faye Wattleton (born Alyce Faye Wattleton; 8 July 1943) is an American reproductive rights activist who was the first African American and the youngest president ever elected of Planned Parenthood F

William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 mete

Jazz legend Billy Eckstine born (1914 - 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice.

On This Day In Black History July 6, 1957 Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson claims the women’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon and becomes

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven d

How Christianity has Shaped the Contours of Black American Life Josef Sorett examines the complex religious ideas and practices in his book, Black is a Church. By Eve Glasberg July 05, 2023 Wh

The Black History Of The United States Of America | A Big History Of America | Channel 5 In 1619, English colonists brought their first African slaves to Jamestown, beginning the history of slavery

On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe defeats the heavily favored Jimmy Connors to become the first Black man ever to win Wimbledon, the most coveted championship in tennis. Arthur Ashe began playing tennis

This Day in Black History: July 5, 1852 Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass gave the speech, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" on July 5, 1852. On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an

Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination On July 1, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court of the United States to replace Thurgood Marshall, who had anno

July 1, 1889: Frederick Douglass Appointed U.S. Minister to Haiti On July 1st, 1889, US Republican President Benjamin Harrison appointed Frederick Douglass as the next U.S. Minister Resident and Co

Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and la

This Day in Black History: June 30, 1917 Legendary actress and singer Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1917. Legendary screen actress and singer Lena Horne, one of the first

Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American singer, well known for her 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion". Biography Boyd was born in Be

Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Touré Stokely Carmichael, a political activist who was active during the 1960's civil rights movement was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies on June 29, 1941.

This Day In History JUNE | 29 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival begins On the afternoon of June 29, 1969, a crowd consisting mostly of Black people from the nearby area packs Harlem’s Mt. Morris Park

BlackFacts Minute: June 28 BlackFacts.com Fact Of The Day for June 28th, On This Day in 1978, The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the use of racial quota for University Applications. READ MORE: B

The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was a Pan-Africanist organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964. The OAAU was modeled on the Organization of African Unity, which had impressed Malcolm

ACTRESS TICHINA ARNOLD BORN June 28, 1971 Tichina Rolanda Arnold (/tɪˈʃiːnə/; born June 28, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She began her

United States v. Fordice, 505 U.S. 717 (1992), is a United States Supreme Court case that resulted in an eight to one ruling that the eight public universities in Mississippi had not sufficiently in

Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris (right) became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. In this image, he and fellow STS-63 astronaut Michael Foale, prepare to e

Willis Reed Jr. (June 25, 1942 – March 21, 2023) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New

Barack Obama Compares Titan Sub and Migrant Crisis News Coverage “ At the same time, right here, just off the coast of Greece we had 700 people dead, 700 migrants who were apparently being smuggled,”

This Day in Black History: June 24, 1995 President Nelson Mandela cheers on the South African Rugby team. During apartheid, Blacks were prohibited from being on South Africa's rugby team. Nelson M

This Day in Black History: June 24, 1968 The Resurrection City encampment was cleared out of Washington, D.C. on June 24, 1968. In 1968, the Poor People’s Campaign, an organization started by Dr.