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Birthday of tennis sensation Serena Williams
Birthday of tennis sensation Serena Williams
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Sep
26
1981
Capital Savings Bank of Washigton, D.C., the first
Capital Savings Bank of Washigton, D.C., the first Black bank, opened in Washington, D.C. The Savings Bank of the Order of True Reformers (Richmond, Va.) was chartered on March 2, 1888.
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Sponsored by BARBinc
Mar
2
1888
Death of poet Countee Cullen
Death of poet Countee Cullen (42), New York City.
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Jan
9
1946
Prison uprising, Washington, D.C., jail
Prison uprising, Washington, D.C., jail.
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Oct
11
1972
Dixie to Broadway, "the first real revue by
Dixie to Broadway, the first real revue by Negroes, opened at Broadhurst Theater, New York City, with Florence Mills in starring role.
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Oct
29
1924
Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm was born, 1924
Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm was born, 1924
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Nov
30
1924
birth of John William "Blind" Boone
Rachel Boone was a slave of the decendents of the Daniel Boone family who escaped to an army camp near Miami, MO. She gave birth to a son & moved to Warrensburg, MO. Her son became Blind Boone, famous classical pianist known all over the U.S., Canada & Mexico who also reportedly played in
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
May
17
1864
Death of Ida B.Wells-Barnett
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
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Jul
16
1862
Singer Billy Daniels dies
Jazz and ballad singer Billy Daniels dies in Los Angeles.
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Oct
7
1988
Riot, Miami, Florida
Riot, Miami, Florida. National Guard mobilized to put down rioting which erupted while Republicans were holding national convention in Miami Beach.
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Aug
8
1968
Irving C. Mollison
Irving C. Mollison, a Chicago Republican, sworn in as U.S. Customs Court judge in New York City.
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Nov
3
1945
Fifth national Black convention met in New York
Fifth national Black convention met in New York with fifty delegates from eight states.
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Jun
2
1834
Death of Walter White
Death of Walter White (61), New York City. Roy Willkins succeeded him as NAACP executive, April 11.
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Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Mar
21
1970
Angela Davis arrested in New York City and charged
Angela Davis arrested in New York City and charged with unlawful flight to avoid persecution for her alleged role in California courthouse shoot-out.
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Oct
13
1970
Eleanor Holmes
Eleanor Holmes (later Eleanor Norton) is born in Washington, DC. A graduate of the Yale University School of Law, Norton will become chairperson of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and a Georgetown University law professor before being elected a non-voting delegate to Congress
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Jun
13
1937
Million Man March
Nation of Islams Minister Louis Farrakhan called over one million black men together in Washington DC for A Day of Atonement and Reconciliation. The day called for black men to take charge of their lives and communities by showing respect for themselves and devotion to their families.
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Oct
16
1995
Black Entertainment Television - BET
Black Entertainment Television {BET} - first black owned company to be listed on the NYSE, begins broadcasting from Washington, DC
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Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Jan
25
1980
Samuel " Black Sam" Fraunces
George Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in NYC owned by ,Samuel Black Sam Fraunces a wealthy West Indian of African and French descent who aided Revolutionary forces with food and money
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Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Dec
4
1783
Actor Whitman Mayo dies
Whitman Mayo, best known for playing Grady on TVs Sanford & Son, died in Atlanta of a heart attack. He was 70.
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Jul
22
2001
Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta
Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta. Students staged strike at Fisk University to protest policies of white administration.
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Sponsored by New York University
Feb
8
1925
The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical
The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School (later Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science) is chartered in Los Angeles. It is the only African American focused medical school west of the Mississippi
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Aug
2
1966
Frank Holoman born
Frank Holomon, elected to the California Assembly from the Los Angeles area in 1972, born in 1934.
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Jan
10
1934
First Black to Sing a Romantic Lead
The first Black to sing a romantic lead at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City was Mattiwilda Dobbs as Gilda in Rigoletto.
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Sponsored by Intellitech
Nov
9
1956
At a New York City conference, representatives of
At a New York City conference, representatives of the NAACP and the American Fund for Public Service planned a coordinated legal campaign against segregation and discrimination. Charles H. Houston, Vice-dean of the Howard University Law School, was named director of the NAACP legal campaign.
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Oct
26
1934
Theodore Flowers wins the the world middleweight title in New York City
Theodore Flowers wins the the world middleweight title in New York City
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Aug
19
1926
Gen Benjamin O Davis is born in Washington, DC
Gen Benjamin O Davis is born in Washington, DC
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Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
Dec
18
1912
The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in Ne
The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in New York City.
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Aug
30
1838
New York Draft Riots
On the Monday morning of July 13, 1863, the Enrollment
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Jul
13
1863
First Free School
First free school in New York City, the African Free School opened.
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Nov
1
1787
National Medical Association founded in Atlanta
National Medical Association founded in Atlanta.
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Oct
16
1895
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