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Community-driven, interactive online periodical about the Black experience. Lists significant accomplishments by Blacks for each day.
2019-03-02 12:23
1865 ~ Freedman's Bureau for Black Education founded Read More
2018-11-11 13:21
1989 ~ Civil Rights Memorial is dedicated in Montgomery, AL Read More
2018-11-11 13:21
1890 ~ patents the portable fire escape Read More
2018-11-10 12:42
1957 ~ wins the Long Beach Open, becoming the first Black person to win a major professional golf tournament Read More
2018-11-10 12:42
1960 ~ is named associate press secretary to President John F Kennedy, becoming the first Black press secretary Read More
2018-11-09 12:01
1868 ~ opens with eight students Read More
2018-11-08 11:22
1966 ~ elected first Black US senator (R-Mass) in eighty five years Read More
2018-11-08 11:22
1878 ~ (the world's fastest bicycle racer for 12 years) born in Indianapolis Read More
2018-11-08 11:22
1960 ~ becomes auditor general and the first Black politician to win a statewide election since reconstruction Read More
2018-11-07 10:41
1989 ~ elected governor of Virgina, becoming the first Black Governer in the US since Reconstruction Read More
2018-11-07 10:41
1989 ~ elected first Black mayor of New York City Read More
2018-11-07 10:41
1837 ~ (newspaperman) killed defending his newspaper from a pro-slavery mob Read More
2018-11-06 10:02
1973 ~ elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of city with over a million citizens Read More
2018-11-06 10:02
1973 ~ elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represented only 15% of the LA electorate, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of city with over a million citizens Read More
2018-11-05 09:22
1974 ~ elected Lt Governor of Colorado, becoming one of the first two Black Lt Governors in the USA Read More
2018-11-05 09:22
1974 ~ elected Lt Governor of California, becoming one of the first two Black Lt Governors in the USA Read More
2018-11-05 09:22
1836 ~ becomes the first Black recipient of a Theology Degree in the US Read More
2018-11-04 08:41
1953 ~ elected first Black Borough President of Manhattan, NYC Read More
2018-11-04 08:41
1958 ~ (world renowed opera singer) makes her debut in New York City Read More
2018-11-04 08:41
1879 ~ patents the refrigerating apparatus Read More
2018-11-03 08:02
1992 ~ elected to US Senate Read More
2018-11-03 08:02
1978 ~ Independence Day Read More
2018-11-03 08:02
1974 ~ elected congressman from TN Read More
2018-11-03 08:02
1896 ~ patents the portable weighing scales Read More
2018-11-03 08:02
1981 ~ elected mayor of Hartford CT Read More
2018-11-02 07:23
1983 ~ signs law designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr Day Read More
2018-11-01 06:42
1981 ~ Independence Day Read More
2018-10-31 06:00
1900 ~ (actor and singer) born Read More
2018-10-31 06:00
1893 ~ (football player) named All-American Read More
2018-10-30 17:46
1979 ~ elected first Black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Read More
2018-10-29 17:04
1969 ~ Supreme Court orders end to all school segregation "at once" Read More
2018-10-29 17:04
1889 ~ (inventor) patents the Oil Stove Read More
2018-10-29 17:04
1934 ~ (jazz musician) is born Read More
2018-10-28 16:23
1897 ~ (activist) is born in Antonio, Jamaica. She was the first wife of Marcus Garvey Read More
2018-10-28 16:23
1921 ~ (Afro-Cuban music legend) is born Havana, Cuba Read More
2018-10-28 16:23
1798 ~ (founder of The Underground Railroad) born Read More
2018-10-27 15:40
1954 ~ becomes the first Black General in the U.S. Air Force Read More
2018-10-27 15:40
1891 ~ (inventor) patents his street letter box Read More
2018-10-27 15:40
1979 ~ Independence Day Read More
2018-10-25 14:20
1940 ~ becomes the first Black general in US Army Read More
2018-10-25 14:20
1892 ~ (civil rights reformer) is born in Ocala, Florida Read More
2018-10-25 14:20
1997 ~ is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It drew almost two million Black women Read More
2018-10-24 13:40
1892 ~ 25,000 Black workers strike in New Orleans Read More
2018-10-23 13:00
1947 ~ The NAACP petitions the United Nations about racial injustices Read More
2018-10-23 13:00
1940 ~ (African-Brazilian soccer player) is born in Três Corações, Brazil Read More
2018-10-23 13:00
1958 ~ (teacher and writer) is born in Detroit, Michigan Read More
2018-10-22 12:20
1950 ~ becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game (for the Celtics, no less) Read More
2018-10-22 12:20
1963 ~ 225,000 boycott Chicago schools to protest segregation Read More
2018-10-22 12:20
1950 ~ becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game Read More
2018-10-22 12:20
1955 ~ The first post office manned by Blacks opens in Atlanta GA Read More
2018-10-21 11:40
1950 ~ (first NBA Black Assistant Coach and first Black chief scout) becomes the first Black person to play in an NBA game (beating out Charles Cooper and Nat Clifton by a day) Read More
2018-10-21 11:40
1865 ~ (Jamaican national hero) is unfairly arrested and sentenced to death Read More
2018-10-21 11:40
1917 ~ (famed musician) born Read More
2018-10-21 11:40
1872 ~ becomes first African American to enter the US Naval Academy Read More
2018-10-20 11:00
1942 ~ is issued by 60 Blacks calling for reform in racial relations Read More
2018-10-19 10:20
1859 ~ (co-founder of Virginia State College) born Read More
2018-10-19 10:20
1983 ~ (Prime Minister of Grenada) is assassinated Read More
2018-10-19 10:20
1944 ~ US Navy opened to Black women Read More
2018-10-18 09:40
1926 ~ (rock-and-roll singer) is born in San Jose, California Read More
2018-10-18 09:40
1968 ~ sets world long jump record at 29 ft, 2.5 in at the Mexico City Olympics Read More
2018-10-17 09:01
1888 ~ (first Black-owned bank) is opened Read More
2018-10-16 08:20
1859 ~ begins Read More
2018-10-16 08:20
1973 ~ (politician) becomes the first Black mayor (and the youngest) of Atlanta Read More
2018-10-16 08:20
1995 ~ organizes The Million Man March on Washington Read More
2018-10-16 08:20
1968 ~ While being awarded the gold and bronze medals, respectively, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raise their gloved fists on the Olympic victory stand to symbolize the struggle for Black f… Read More
2018-10-15 07:40
1883 ~ is ruled unconstitutional by Supreme Court Read More
2018-10-15 07:40
1949 ~ becomes first Black man to sit on United States Circuit Court of Appeals Read More
2018-10-14 07:01
1867 ~ is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina Read More
2018-10-13 06:21
1902 ~ (noted poet) born Read More
2018-10-13 06:21
1926 ~ (first Black naval aviator) born Read More
2018-10-13 06:21
1915 ~ Meharry Medical College is incorporated in Nashvilee, Tennessee Read More
2018-10-12 18:02
1999 ~ (basketball legend) dies Los Angeles, California Read More
2018-10-12 18:02
1932 ~ (comedian and activist) born Read More
2018-10-12 18:02
1968 ~ gains independence from Spain Read More
2018-10-11 17:20
1887 ~ patents the elevator Read More
2018-10-11 17:20
1865 ~ (Jamaican national hero) leads a successful protest march to the Morant Bay Courthouse Read More
2018-10-10 16:41
1946 ~ (singer) born Read More
2018-10-10 16:41
1899 ~ patents the bicycle frame Read More
2018-10-09 16:01
1962 ~ Independence Day Read More
2018-10-08 15:22
1992 ~ becomes the first Black person to win a Nobel Prize in Literature Read More
2018-10-08 15:22
1898 ~ (musician and entrepreneur) is born Read More
2018-10-07 14:41
1887 ~ (sculptor) born Read More
2018-10-06 14:02
1971 ~ is recognized between John A. Wilkinson (Black) and Lorraine Mary Turner (White) Read More
2018-10-06 14:02
1924 ~ (activist and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference) is born in Huntsville, Alabama Read More
2018-10-05 13:21
1932 ~ (congresswoman) born Read More
2018-10-04 12:41
1966 ~ Independence Day Read More
2018-10-04 12:41
1971 ~ (basketball player) announces retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers Read More
2018-10-03 12:01
1904 ~ opens in Daytona Beach, FL Read More
2018-10-03 12:01
1949 ~ WERD, first Black radiso station, begins operating in Atlanta, GA Read More
2018-10-03 12:01
1941 ~ (entertainer) Earnest Evans is born. He popularized "The Twist." Read More
2018-10-02 11:22
1967 ~ (named the first Black astronaut) dies in a plane crash before his mission Read More
2018-10-01 10:41
1960 ~ gains its independence from Britain Read More
2018-10-01 10:41
1872 ~ founded in Maryland Read More
2018-09-30 10:02
1935 ~ (singer) born Read More
2018-09-30 10:02
1966 ~ Independence Day Read More
2018-09-29 09:21
1942 ~ (first Black captain of a US merchant ship) launches with the Booker T Washington Read More
2018-09-29 09:21
1962 ~ authorizes use of federal troops in integration of University of Mississippi Read More
2018-09-29 09:21
1975 ~ WGPR-TV Detroit, first Black-owned station in US, begins broadcasting Read More
2018-09-28 08:41
1785 ~ (abolitionist and writer of "Appeal") born Read More
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