*Al Attles was born on this date in 1936. He was a Black professional basketball player, coach, and executive. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Weequahic High School and North Carolina A&T State University. Attles earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and history along with a […]
learn more*Wally Amos was born on this date in 1936. He was a Black talent agent, businessman, and author. Wallace Amos Jr. was born to Wallace and Ruby Amos and raised in Tallahassee, Florida until he was 12. When his parents divorced, he moved to New York City with his aunt, where he enrolled at the […]
learn more*Bud Fowler was born on this date in 1858. He was a Black baseball player, manager, club organizer, and barber. From Fort Plain, New York, the son of a hop-picker and barber, Bud Fowler, was christened John W. Jackson. His father had escaped from slavery and migrated to New York. In 1859, his family moved […]
learn more*The Amistad Research Center (ARC) is celebrated on this date in 1966. The United Church Board for Homeland Ministries established the Amistad Research Center. Its first home was at Fisk University to house the historical records of the American Missionary Association. In 1969, Amistad became an independent non-profit organization, and the following year, it relocated […]
learn more*Herman Boone was born on this date in 1935. He was a Black high school teacher and football coach. Herman Ike Boone was from Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, then the now-closed Booker T. Washington High School. While attending North Carolina Central University, Boone joined the Tau Psi chapter of the Omega […]
learn more*Willie E. Jeffries was born on this date in 1937. He is a Black former American football player and coach. Jeffries grew up in South Carolina, attending the segregated Sims High School in Union County. He played football there and started coaching in 1960 as an assistant at Barr Street High School in Lancaster, South […]
learn more*Black history and American police brutality are affirmed on this date in 1619. The expendable pattern of Black lives intersecting with American law enforcement did not begin with Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Brionna Taylor, or George Floyd. To understand the systemic racism embedded in American police forces, you must look back at the racial order in the United States […]
learn more*Richard E. Norman was born on this date in 1891. He was a white-American filmmaker. From Middleburg, Florida, he was the son of Ricard and Katheryn Bruce Norman. Richard Edward Norman started his film career in the Midwest, making movies for white audiences in the 1910s. His early work was a series of “home talent” […]
learn more*The Coloured communities of Southern Africa are celebrated on this date in 1950. Coloured refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in Southern Africa who may have indigenous ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including African, European, and Asian. South Africa’s Coloured people have some of the most diverse genetic backgrounds. […]
learn more*The birth of Moshoeshoe I is celebrated on this date, c. 1786. He was a Black South African leader. Moshoeshoe I was born at Menkhoaneng in northern Lesotho, South Africa, under Lepoqo. His name’s literal translation is Dispute, which originated from accusations of witchcraft against a man in Mekhoaneng around the time of his birth. […]
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