*Hiram H. Thweatt was born on this date in 1864. He was a Black activist, educator, and music administrator. Hiram H. Thweatt was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. He worked at the Tuskegee Institute as their choir director. And as a “School Teacher” in the 1900 Census, as was their wife, Janice. He was the President […]
learn more*The Black Economic Union (BEU) was formed on this date in 1965. Formerly known as the Negro Industrial and Economic Union (NIEU), it is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting self-reliance, supporting businesses, and fostering economic growth within the Black community. It was established by actor and social activist Jim Brown. Formed in Cleveland, Ohio, […]
learn more*On this date in 1928, The International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers (ITUCNW) was formed. ITUCNW was a section of the Profintern that existed during the late 1920s and 1930s, serving as a radical transnational platform for Black workers in Africa and the Atlantic World. It was launched at the “International Conference of Negro […]
learn more*Edward Francis Small was born on this date in 1891. He was a Black African statesman and union organizer. Small was born in Bathurst, Gambia, the son of John W. Small and Elizabeth Thomas. Thomas, a Sierra Leonean immigrant, was of the Aku people, as was John. At the time of Small’s birth, Africa had […]
learn moreGloria Gaye is an educator, activist, and administrator. In this segment, she shares the circumstances that led to her involvement in the Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE).
learn more*Josie Woods was born on this date in 1912. She was a Black British dancer, choreographer, and activist. Woods was born Josephine Lucy Wood in Canning Town, London, in 1912. Her father, Charles Wood, was from Dominica, and her mother, Emily, had Gypsy ancestry. As a teenager, Woods worked as a seamstress before entering vaudeville. […]
learn more*Jimmy Carter was born on this date in 1924. He was a white-American politician and humanitarian. James Earl Carter Jr. was born and raised in Plains, Georgia. As a child, Carter’s family moved several times, settling on a dirt road near Archery, GA. This community was made up of underprivileged Black families. He had three […]
learn more*Addai-Sebo’s birth is celebrated on this date in 1950. He is a Ghanaian analyst, journalist, and pan-African activist. Born and raised in Ghana, Akyaaba Addai-Sebo was part of Kwame Nkrumah’s Young Pioneers Movement. His education took him to the United States in the 1970s, where he was active when “Negro History Week” became Black History […]
learn more*Ruby Sales was born on this date in 1948. She is a Black social justice activist, scholar, and public theologian. Born Ruby Nell in Jemison, Alabama, she attended locally segregated Carver High School and was educated in the community during the American Civil Rights Movement. After graduating high school, Sales attended Tuskegee Institute, where she […]
learn more*Gloria Randle Scott was born on April 14, 1938. She is a Black educator and youth administrator. Gloria Dean was born and raised in Houston, Texas; in 1959, she became the first African American to receive a degree in zoology from Indiana University and a Ph.D. in Higher Education in 1965. Dean was president of […]
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