*Alonzo J. Aden was born on May 6, 1906. He was a Gay Black art historian and gallerist. Alonzo “Lonnie” Aden was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was the oldest son of Ephraim Aden, a hotelier, and Naomi Barnett, a schoolteacher. Aden had blonde hair until early adulthood and green eyes. In 1920, Aden […]
learn more*On this date in 1936, The Hall of Negro Life debuted at the Texas Centennial Exposition. The Hall of Negro Life was a popular attraction and is believed to be the first recognition of African American culture at a World’s Fair. This world’s fair exhibit ran until November 29, 1936, at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. […]
learn more*The British Methodist Episcopal Church (BMEC) was organized on September 26, 1856. (BMEC) is a Methodist denomination based in Canada. The American Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) was formed in 1816 when several Black congregations joined under Richard Allen’s leadership. By the mid-1850s, it had seven conferences in the United States. AMEC preachers began to […]
learn more*P.K. Subban was born on this date in 1989. He is a Black Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban was born in Toronto, Canada. In the 1970’s, his father immigrated to Ontario from Jamaica to Sudbury, and his mother, Maria, came from Montserrat to Hamilton. His father (Karl) is a retired school […]
learn more*The Rufus Buck Gang was formed on July 30, 1895. They were American Creek Indian and African outlaw criminals. Their only crime spree occurred in the Indian Territory of Arkansas and Oklahoma in the summer of 1895. Rufus Buck formed the gang of Lewis Davis, Sam Sampson, Maoma July, and Lucky Davis. The gang began […]
learn more*Rita Marley was born on this date in 1946. She is an Afro Cuban singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. Alfarita Constantia “Rita” Marley was born to Leroy Anderson and Cynthia “Beda” Jarrett in Santiago de Cuba. Her parents moved to Kingston, Jamaica, when she was three months old. She was raised in Trenchtown in Kingston, Jamaica. Early […]
learn more*Robert Hughes Sr. was born on this date in 1928. He is a retired Black high school basketball coach. From Tulsa, Oklahoma, Robert Hughes Sr. joined the Army after high school. At 6’6″, he was recruited for a unit that just played basketball; it was the first integrated team Hughes ever played on. When he […]
learn more*Lillian Bertha Jones Horace was born on this date in 1880. She was a Black author, educator, and librarian. Lillian Bertha Amstead was born in Jefferson, Texas, to Thomas Amstead and Macey Ackard Matthews; she also had one sister, Etta. The family moved to Fort Worth when Lillian was two years old. Thomas failed to […]
learn more*Hazel Harvey Peace was born on this date in 1907. She was a Black educator, activist, and humanitarian. She was born Hazel Bernice Harvey in Waco, Texas, to Allen H. and Georgia Mason Harvey; the family moved to Fort Worth as a baby. Peace’s father was a Pullman Porter on the Missouri and Pacific Railroad, and her […]
learn more*Lulu Belle Madison White was born on this date in 1907. She was a Black teacher and activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. Lulu Belle Madison was born in Elmo, Texas, to Samuel Henry Madison and Easter Madison. She was the tenth of their twelve children. Elmo was a predominately black community thirty-five […]
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