*Walter Tull was born on April 28, 1888. He was a Black British professional soccer player, dentist, and British Army officer. Walter Daniel John Tull was born in Folkestone, Kent, the son of Afro Caribbean carpenter Daniel Tull and Kent-born Alice Elizabeth Palmer. His paternal grandfather was a slave in Barbados, and his maternal English […]
learn more*Arthur Wharton was born on this date in 1865. He was a Black British football player. Wharton was born in Jamestown, Gold Coast (now part of Accra, Ghana). His father, Henry Wharton, was a Grenadian missionary of Scottish and West African descent, while his mother, Annie Florence Egyriba, was a member of the Fante Ghanaian […]
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*Junior Gilliam was born on this date in 1928. He was a Black baseball player and coach. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, James William “Junior” Gilliam began playing on a local semi-pro team at age 14 and dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue his baseball career. He joined the Negro National […]
learn more*Al Attles was born on this date in 1936. He was a Black professional basketball player, coach, and executive. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Weequahic High School and North Carolina A&T State University. Attles earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and history along with a […]
learn more*Bud Fowler was born on this date in 1858. He was a Black baseball player, manager, club organizer, and barber. From Fort Plain, New York, the son of a hop-picker and barber, Bud Fowler, was christened John W. Jackson. His father had escaped from slavery and migrated to New York. In 1859, his family moved […]
learn more*Edward Joseph Dwight Sr. was born on this date in 1905. He was a Black baseball player and chemist. He graduated from Sumner High School in Kansas City, Kansas. He played second base and centerfield in the Negro League. He played mostly for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1924 to 1937. After retiring from baseball, he worked as a […]
learn more*Edward Dwight Jr. was born on this date in 1933. He is a Black sculptor, author, former test pilot, and astronaut. Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. was born in Kansas City, Kansas area, to Georgia Baker Dwight and Edward Joseph Dwight Sr., a Negro League baseball player. At age 4, Dwight built a toy airplane from orange crates in […]
learn more*Cheryl White was born on this date in 1953. She was a Black horse jockey and trainer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, White grew up around the horse industry. Her mother, Doris, owned horses, and her father, Raymond, was a successful owner and trainer. As a jockey, White won five early races aboard horses owned by […]
learn moreSeimone Augustus is a former college and WNBA basketball player. In this segment, she shares nonplaying career options for youth who wish to participate in the game.
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