People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• Ruby Sales, Activist and Theologan born
• David Lee Child, Journalist and Abolitionist born.
• John Alcindor, Doctor and Activist born
• Nathaniel Stewart Sr., Soldier and Activist born
• Black History and ‘Stay Woke,’ a story
• Sarah Forten Purvis, Poet born
• The Hausa African Community, a story
• The First African American National Spelling Bee Winner is Crowned
• Benjamin Grierson, Teacher, and Officer born
• Hamilton Holmes, Physician born
• The ‘Middle Passage’ (The Transatlantic Slave Trade), a story
• Brooklyn, Illinois, is Founded
• The Hamburg Massacre Occurs
• Johnnie Johnson, Rock & Roll Composer born
• Julia Carson, Politician born
• Dr. Robert Boyd, Scholar, and Doctor born
• The New York Giants Baseball Team Integrates
• Faye Wattleton, Feminist, Administrator born
• Harrison Dillard, Olympic Legend born
• President George W. Bush Condemns American Slavery
• Louis Jordan, Musician, and Showman born
• Billy Eckstine, Vocalist born
• Gwendolyn Bennett, Poet, and Artist born