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 Tennis Championships. She Won Them Again In 1958.I ...
Posted Monday, July 5th 2010 at 10:36PM
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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. Open Or The Australian Open. He Is One Of Only Two Bl ...
Posted Sunday, July 4th 2010 at 8:36PM
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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 Been Organizing More Than 1,000 Slaves And Stockp ...
Posted Thursday, July 1st 2010 at 7:33PM
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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 intelligence tact and self-sacrifice, representing the gift ...
Posted Thursday, July 1st 2010 at 1:39AM
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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
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Posted Tuesday, June 29th 2010 at 9:26PM
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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 Worked To Make Sure That The Accomplishments Of ...
Posted Tuesday, June 29th 2010 at 1:11AM
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Michael Jackson
Please Use The Link Below To View A Special Tribute Page
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Michael Jacksonhttp://www.blackintime.info/remembering-michael.html
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Posted Friday, June 25th 2010 at 3:41AM
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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 National Youth Administration.The Daughter Of Forme ...
Posted Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 at 9:37PM
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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 Apartment In Yonkers, New York. Shabazz Died Three Weeks ...
Posted Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 7:50PM
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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 Held In Yankee Stadium Before A Crowd Of 70,043 And b ...
Posted Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 2:24AM
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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 Agents Found The Bodies Of The Three Young Men In A ...
Posted Sunday, June 20th 2010 at 8:37PM
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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 Leader In The Black Panther Party. He Served As The ...
Posted Thursday, June 17th 2010 at 8:59PM
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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 Ev'ry Voice And Sing," Generally Known As The Black ...
Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 8:49PM
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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 Heart-Wrenching Images Were Seen, And Flavio's Story ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2010 at 11:25PM
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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, Georgia, 1873, Flipper Was Appointed To The West Poi ...
Posted Monday, June 14th 2010 at 10:23PM
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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. Prior To Brown's Appearance In 1970, The Miss Americ ...
Posted Sunday, June 13th 2010 at 3:20AM
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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, Comprising East And Central Harlem, The Upper West Side A ...
Posted Thursday, June 10th 2010 at 8:33PM
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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 Supporting Actress For Her Role As Mammy In The 1939 Film, ...
Posted Thursday, June 10th 2010 at 12:52PM
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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/Performers!! ...
Posted Wednesday, June 9th 2010 at 11:11PM
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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. CLICK LINKTo View The Blog.http://www.blackintime. ...
Posted Wednesday, June 9th 2010 at 10:46PM
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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 Of The 1920s. She Was The First Black American Art ...
Posted Tuesday, June 8th 2010 at 8:05PM
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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 August, 1971.Paige Had An Incredibly Long Basebal ...
Posted Monday, June 7th 2010 at 7:25PM
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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 College In 1936, And Was Publicity Director For Th ...
Posted Sunday, June 6th 2010 at 5:02PM
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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 She Sang And Danced Her Way Throughout France. At Va ...
Posted Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 at 10:00PM
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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 Week Of June 2, 1962. It Stayed In That Spot For ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 9:00PM
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