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James McLurkin, Engineer born

*James McLurkin was born on this date in 1972. He is a Black Robotics engineer. From Baldwin, New York, his mother was a speech therapist on Long Island, and his father was a business manager for AT&T. In 1988, McLurkin built his first robot, Rover, and quickly followed it with many other designs, such as […]

The Black People’s Convention is formed.

*The Black People’s Convention (BPC) was formed on this date in 1972. This group was a national coordinating body for the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa. With the influence of the growing South African Students’ Organization (SASO), Black Consciousness leaders called for forming a new Black Consciousness political organization to engage and mobilize a broader civil society outside […]

America’s First Black Woman Mayor is Elected

On this date in 1973, Leila Smith Foley became the first African American woman to be elected Major of a U.S. city, Taft, Oklahoma.

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The First Hip Hop Artist Wins The Pulitzer Prize for Music

*On this date in 2018, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album “Damn.” It is the first-time work outside of the classical and jazz genres has been recognized in that category. In the announcement, the Pulitzer board described the album as a “virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular […]