January 20, 1977 Patricia Roberts Harris becomes U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the first black woman to hold a Cabinet position. January 21, 1936 Former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan born. January 22, 1949 James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surgery. January 23, 1891 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founds Provident Hospital... [Read More]
