People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• Dorothy Heyward, Playwright born.
• The Hall of Negro Life debuts
• The National Association of Black & White Men Together is formed.
• James Barnor, Ghanaian Photographer born.
• Abraham Lincoln DeMond, Minister and Activist born.
• Grant Green, Jazz Guitarist born
• The Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association is Chartered
• The Afro Swedish (Black Swede) Community, a story
• The Ontario Black History Society is Founded
• Lydia Flood Jackson, Businesswoman born
• Roy Innis, Public Policy Activist born
• The Nova Scotia Home For Colored Children Opens
• Ozzie Simmons, Iowa Football Player born
• Tommie Smith, Track Sprinter, and Activist born
• Theodora Boyd, Educator and Writer born
• The VLA, ‘Very Low Altitude’ Barrage Balloon Battalion, a story
• James B. Davis, Gospel Music Icon born
• Jimmy Jam Harris, Music Producer born
• Marian Wright Edelman, Children’s Advocate born
• The First Black Woman Wins A Tony Award For Dramatic Lead Role
• Alexander Pushkin, Black Russian Poet, and Novelist born
• Baseball’s Detroit Tigers Integrate
• Jimmie Lunceford, Bandleader born
• Dillard University is Founded
• A’Lelia Walker, Harlem Businesswoman born
• Sarah Remond, Abolitionist born
• Portia Washington Pittman, Teacher born