*Alan Freed was born on December 15, 1921. He was a white-American disc jockey. Albert James “Alan” Freed was born to a Welsh-American mother, Maude Palmer, and a Russian-Jewish immigrant father, Charles S. Freed, in Windber, Pennsylvania. In 1933, Freed’s family moved to Salem, Ohio, where Freed attended Salem High School, graduating in 1940. While […]
learn more*Eudora Johnson Binga was born on this date in 1871. She was a Black Socialite and investor. Born to John and Ellen Johnson. Her father was a successful saloon keeper and property owner in Southside Chicago. Her brother, John “Mushmouth” Johnson, was the infamous gambling and policy (numbers) king of the Southside. She was a […]
learn moreRekhet Si-Asar is a publisher, educator, writer, and activist. In this segment, she advises youth who wish to become print or media journalists or publishers.
learn more*Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet, was born on this date in 1764. He was a white Scottish merchant, slave owner, and politician. Born John Gladstones on King Street in Leith, north of Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the eldest son of the merchant Thomas Gladstones and his wife, Helen Neilson. He was the second of the […]
learn more*George Foreman was born on this date in 1949. He was a Black professional boxer, businessman, minister and author. George Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas. He grew up with six siblings in the Fifth Ward community of Houston, Texas. Although he was raised by J. D. Foreman, whom his mother had married when George was […]
learn more*The Five Spot Café opened on this date in 1956. The Five Spot Café was a jazz club in the Bowery neighborhood of New York City, between the East and West Village. Its friendly, non-commercial, low-key atmosphere, affordable drinks and food, cutting-edge bebop, and progressive jazz attracted many avant-garde artists and writers. In 1937, Salvatore […]
learn more*Taft, Oklahoma is affirmed on this date in 1902. Taft began as an all-Black town on land allotted to Creek Freedmen. This community was initially named Twine, for William H. Twine, and had a post office by 1902. When Twine moved to Muskogee, the citizens voted to rename the town as Taft for President William […]
learn moreGary Cunningham is a public and private policy administrator and community activist. In this segment, he shares a business philosophy directed at the African American community.
learn more*Debra Lee was born on August 8, 1954. She is a Black lawyer and media administrator. Debra L. Lee was born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. She attended James B. Dudley High School. In 1976, Lee graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in political science, emphasizing […]
learn more*Anna M. Mangin’s birth is celebrated on this date in 1844. She was a Black inventor, educator, and caterer. She was born Anna Matilda Barker in Louisiana. On her 1877 marriage application, she listed her parents as Jacob Barker and P. [Polly?] Shelton. Jacob Barker was a white-American planter, merchant, and politician. Barker, a native […]
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