Dancehall artiste Rygin King shot

Wakanda News Details

Dancehall artiste Rygin King shot

The police have confirmed that dancehall entertainer Rygin King is in hospital, where he is being treated for bullet wounds. The severity of his condition is not known at this time. A woman in his company was also shot and...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

You may also like

Maria Stewart on Slavery

On this date in 1832, Maria W. Stewart (1803-1879) addressed the New England Anti-Slavery Society meeting in Bostons Franklin Hall on the evils of slavery and the oppression of free blacks. This is often cited as the first time an African American woman spoke publicly on political issues before an

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

21

1832

Sharon Pratt Dixon, first woman Mayor of Washingto

Sharon Pratt Dixon, first woman Mayor of Washington, D.C., born

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

30

1944

Rosalind Brewer

Born: 962 President and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, U.S.ABrewer became CEO of discount membership club and retailer Sam’s club in 202, becoming the first woman and first African-American to head a Wal-Mart subsidiary. The $56 billion (revenues) division of Wal-Mart has operations in the

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Peter Salem: A free slave, Peter Salem, a private in Captain Simon Edgels company at the battle of Bunker Hill, was the first military hero of the War of Independence against British rule. On June 17, 1775, at a crucial moment in the battle, when British major John Pitcairn, had rallied the

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

17

1775

Venus Williams wins her second straight Wimbledon

Venus Williams wins her second straight Wimbledon Womens Singles Championship. Venus is the first woman to win consecutive Wimbledon Championships since 1995-96 and the first black woman to win Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1958.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

8

2001

First African American woman to die in combat in the Persian Gulf War

Adrienne Mitchell, first African American woman to die in combat in the Persian Gulf War is killed in her military barracks in Dharan, Saudi Arabia

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Feb

25

1991

Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley confirmed as U.S. district judge and became the first Black woman on the federal bench.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

30

1966

John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET

1918 : John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET and Ebony magazines, founder of Johnson Publishing Company, the most successful African American publishing company in the U.S., owner of Fashion Fair cosmetics, and the first African American owned radio station in Chicago, born

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

19

1918

Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune, founder-president of Bethune-Cookman College, named director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration. She was the first Black woman to receive a major appointment from the federal government. She educator held the post until January 1, 1944.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

1

1944

Violette Neatley Anderson

Violette Neatley Anderson is the first African American woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

29

1926

Lucy Ann Stanton

The first woman to graduate college was Lucy Ann Stanton. She completed the two-year ladies course and received the Bachelor of Literature degree from Oberlin College in Ohio, on this day.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

8

1850

Lincoln Motion Picture Company

African American audiences were generally ignored by the major motion picture studios in the first two decades of the 20th Century. Nonetheless, demand for films aimed at black theaters in both the South and larger Northern cities prompted the formation of several “black” motion picture

fave

Source: Black Past

Rebecca J. Cole--2nd Black Female Physician

Born: March 16, 1846

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

14

1922

Police officers and Blacks exchanged sniper fire

Police officers and Blacks exchanged sniper fire on Chicagos West Side. One youth was killed and nine policemen were injured.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

8

1969

Edmonia was born to a Chippewa mother and African father...given the indian name Wildfire. In the fall of 1859 she admiting in Oberlin College, and later studied sculpting privately with Edmund Brackett. Lewis became known for her busts of famous figures as Abraham Lincoln, Longfellow and John

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

1

1959

1986 Little Rock, Arkansas.

In 1986, Lottie H. Shackelford (1941- ) was the first woman mayer of Little Rock, Arkansas. Shackelford had served for eight years on the citys Board of Directors.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

0

1986

Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett born

Lithographer and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett was born in Washington, DC. Catlett was the first woman to teach sculpture at the School of Fine Arts, National Autonomous University of Mexico.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

15

1919

Educator and first Black woman college graduate in the US, Fannie M Jackson was

Educator and first Black woman college graduate in the US, Fannie M Jackson was born, 1836

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

8

1836

Attack on black and white Republicans

White Democrats, led by police, attacked a convention of Black and white Republicans in New Orleans. More than 40 persons were killed, and at least 150 were wounded. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Military commander of the state, said, It was not riot; it was an absolute massacre...which the mayor and

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

30

1866

Folorunsho Alakija

Born: 5/4/1905 Ikorodu, NigeriaFolorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who is the second richest African woman after Isabel Dos Santos and also the third richest woman of African descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries.She is the

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Shirley Chisholm becomes first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representi

Shirley Chisholm becomes first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NYC, 1968

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

5

1968

Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African A

Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city (Taft, OK)

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

16

1973

Racial Outbreaks

Twenty-three killed in Newark rebellion. The racial uprising spread to ten of the citys twenty-three square miles. More than 1,500 persons were injured and 1,300 were arrested. Police reported 300 fires. The Newark rebellion, the worst outbreak of racial violence since Watts, spread to other New

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

12

1967

The American Nicodemus Town Company is founded

The American Nicodemus Town Company is founded by six African American settlers in northwestern Kansas. The town will be settled later in the year.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

18

1877

Dance, Pearl Primus dies

Primus, who founded her own dance company in 1946, was best known for her primitive dances. She was famed for her energy and her physical daring, which were characterized by leaps up to five feet in the air. Dance critics praised her movements as forceful and dramatic, yet graceful and deliberately

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

29

1994

Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed in chest by a deranged Black woman while he was autographing books in a Harlem department store. Woman was placed under mental observation.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

20

1958

Rebellion After Suspicious Death During Arrest

In Tampa,Florida, a rebellion followed the suspicious death of Edgar Allen Price, a police suspect who died during an arrest. Police contended that Price hit his head on the ground several times.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Feb

2

1989

In 1940, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. She became

In 1940, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. She became the first American woman to win 3 gold medals.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

23

1940

Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley - becomes the first african american woman to be appointed to a federal judgeship

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

25

1966

Joan S. Wallace

Joan S. Wallace was the first woman and the first black Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

0

2000

More from Jamaica Gleaner

Knight delivers last lick - Opposition senator condemns thievery in Government; Johnson Smith accuses him of misleading public

Robbers nabbed after motorist rams bike

Elizabeth Jones appointed first female chair of JN Group

PETER POUNDS POOR POLLS

Health officials on COVID-19 alert as election draws near

Earth Today | CANARI releases new report on marine security

Earth Today | Fish sanctuary gets home on land

Earth Today | Youths get ‘shot’ at having water ventures bankrolled

Tourism squeeze sinks dollar to new low at J$150 to US$1

Restaurant, vehicle parts shop destroyed in massive Highgate fire

#JaVotes2020 | US will support any party that forms the government - Tapia

Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal extradited to US on terrorism charges

Cache of ammunition seized in McIntyre Villa

US$25 million contract signed to improve Corporate Area water supply

Medical intern dies while on duty at hospital in St Mary

Privy Council dismisses Symbiote's appeal request

JAMP updating accountability scores for parliamentarians

Health Ministry misses second deadline to clear COVID backlog, six new cases today

Jamaican woman stuck in US cries for help

$1. 7 million repair being undertaken to Ramble Bridge in St Thomas

GOV’T FACING $220M LAWSUIT - Party promoter claims accounts maliciously frozen

Caribbean HR Solutions celebrates a decade of service

Marathon Help Desk | Trying to get the best deal on insurance

Ethiopian consulate donates 1, 000 care packages

‘We are dying here’ - Top Coffee Grove cries for water

Relative pleads for safe return of missing 64-year-old sister

Port Authority could build MoBay justice complex

Kitson Town Primary surpasses expectations

Poppy committee gives $700,000 to Curphey Home

Flow Foundation to roll out digital education, entrepreneurship programme

Bird-shooting season starts Saturday

Give tourists access to attractions, Chukka boss appeals

Councillor vows to stay after gun attack in Red Hills

El-Faisal extradited to US

COVID quarantine may claim JLP candidate

Most opposed June restart of tourist flights

Hunt on for $100, 000

Hospital tragedy - Medical intern collapses, dies

Witter: I’ve done enough to secure re-election

Franklin’s camp brimming with confidence

Spencer says he has remedy for St Elizabeth SE

BOJ temporarily closed due to possible COVID-19 exposure

Woman shot dead, man injured in Linstead

Dry conditions affecting water supply to some St Andrew communities

Security guards to assist in enforcing COVID-19 protocols - Chang

Shaw, sugar stakeholders discuss way forward amid Appleton closure

Persons registered with disabilities council can apply for COVID relief grant

Some 20, 000 teachers trained to deliver lessons virtually

Public warned against visiting beaches, rivers closed due to COVID breaches

Ammunition seized in St James

Spirituality Facts

Science Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)