May 10
Born Annie Minerva Turnbo in Metropolis, Illinois, she suffered a stroke and died on May…
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May 11
The 1970 Augusta riot was an episode of civil unrest that occurred inAugusta, Georgia between…
May 12
The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUC Consortium) is the largest contiguous consortium of African Americans…
May 13
MOVE is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart) in…
May 14
On May 14, 1961, Freedom Riders were brutally attacked by violent, well-armed and organized mobs…
May 15
Harry “The Black Panther” Wills, hall of fame boxer, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.…
May 16
Ms. Betty Carter, Lillie Mae Jones, was born in Flint, Michigan and grew up in…
May 17
John William “Blind” Boone, pianist and ragtime music composer, was born near Miami, Missouri. When…
May 18
Mary Fields (c. 1832–1914), also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first…
May 19
The Last Poets are several groups of poets and musicians who arose from the late…