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 Began His Career As A Dancer In Small Downtown Club ...
Posted Tuesday, August 10th 2010 at 2:19AM
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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 Effectively Changed The Fashion World's Eurocentric Stand ...
Posted Sunday, August 8th 2010 at 2:54PM
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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. One Of These African Residents Was Wealthy Merchan ...
Posted Thursday, August 5th 2010 at 8:44PM
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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 Served As A Spy, Scout And Nurse For The Union Army ...
Posted Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 7:32PM
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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-things-obama.html
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Posted Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 3:29AM
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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 Olympic Gold In The 200-Meter Dash, The Broad Jump And ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 11:23PM
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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 To Durham, NC Where He Became Manager Of A Black- ...
Posted Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 11:27PM
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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 The Divorce Of His Parents During His Childhood.La ...
Posted Thursday, July 29th 2010 at 7:58PM
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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 Lynchings, 25 Major Race Riots And The Ku Klux Klan Held ...
Posted Thursday, July 29th 2010 at 12:51AM
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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 And Early Childhood Home Of One Of America's Most ...
Posted Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 8:06PM
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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 Brown."Clotel," The First Novel By A Black Americ ...
Posted Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 12:22AM
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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 Began His Career As A Teacher At St. Joseph's College ...
Posted Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 1:47PM
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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 On Various Television Sitcoms During The 1970s, 19 ...
Posted Friday, July 23rd 2010 at 2:06AM
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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 Relations In New York City.Born April 11, 1908, In yale ...
Posted Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 9:49PM
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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 Afro-American Women And The Colored Women's League.Ma ...
Posted Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 2:12AM
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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 Carmichael Wrote, "Black Power is a call For Black p ...
Posted Tuesday, July 20th 2010 at 1:47AM
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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 Development.In The CarterAdministration, Harris Wa ...
Posted Sunday, July 18th 2010 at 4:53PM
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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-Reconstruction Era.She Began Her Career As A Teacher But ...
Posted Friday, July 16th 2010 at 12:32AM
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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 Originally Posted March 24, 2010 Video Included!!CLI ...
Posted Thursday, July 15th 2010 at 12:20AM
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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 #322,17), For Her Invention, The Cabinet Bed.Born in ...
Posted Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 12:53AM
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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 representation Of American History on a racially in ...
Posted Monday, July 12th 2010 at 11:39PM
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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 Activist, During The Span Of His Career.In September, 19 ...
Posted Sunday, July 11th 2010 at 3:50AM
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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 Operated On A Man Who Had Been Stabbed In The Chest. The ...
Posted Friday, July 9th 2010 at 12:29AM
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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 University Of Minnesota In 1923.A Portion Of Wilk ...
Posted Thursday, July 8th 2010 at 12:41AM
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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 Play Brings To Life, A Compliation Of 27 Poems (Coll ...
Posted Tuesday, July 6th 2010 at 9:05PM
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