*On this date in 2023, Super Bowl LVII marked the first time both teams started Black quarterbacks. Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles played against Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1988, Washington’s Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start — and win — a Super Bowl. Williams was the MVP of the game after […]
learn more*Renee Powell was born on born on this date in 1946. She is a Black professional golfer and Businesswoman. Renee Powell was born in East Canton, Ohio. She began playing golf at the age of three. Her father, Bill Powell, was the first Black person to create and build his golf course in America. He […]
learn more*On this date in 1948, we celebrate Clearview Golf Club. The Clearview Golf Club was the first golf course in the United States to be built, owned, and operated by a black person. The club was started in 1946, with Bill Powell purchasing the land and working on it in his spare time. The club […]
learn more*William Powell was born on this date in 1916. He was a Black businessman, entrepreneur, and pioneering golf course owner. William J. Powell was born in Greenville, Alabama. During his youth, he moved with his family to Minerva, Ohio. In high school there, Powell played golf and football. Later, at Wilberforce University, he played on the […]
learn more*On this date in 1950, Franco Harris was born. He was a Black football (American football) player. Harris was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey. His father, Cad Harris, a black soldier, served in World War II and was stationed in Italy during the war. His mother, Gina Parenti Harris, was a native Italian who […]
learn more*On this date in 1939, the National Negro Airmen Association of America (N.N.A.A.A.) was formed. During the mid-1930s and before World War II, a group of foresighted, concerned, and dedicated individuals came together in the Chicago area to create an organization that actively pursued and set the stage for blacks in aviation and aeronautics. Cornelius […]
learn more*Negro Airmen International (N.A.I.) was founded on this date in 1967. N.A.I. helps Americans of African descent to learn about the field of aviation. Edward Albertis Gibbs and several Trainers of the Tuskegee Airmen were responsible for creating and organizing the N.A.I. and incorporating the organization in New York State in 1967. Many of the present African […]
learn more*Edward Gibbs was born on this date in 1919. He was an aviator, businessman, and instructor. Edward Albertis Gibbs was from New York City. He attended New York City public schools and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from New York University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from New York Law School. […]
learn more*The United Golfers Association (UGA) is celebrated on this date in 1925. This group of African American professional golfers operated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for Blacks amid racial segregation in the United States. It was said to have started in 1925 when George Adams became a founding member and in 1926 by Robert Hawkins, a golfer […]
learn more*The founding of the National Basketball League (NBL) is celebrated on this date in 1937. This was a professional basketball league in the United States. The forerunner of this league was the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1935. It changed its name in 1937 to attract a larger audience. Three Great Lakes area corporations created […]
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