March 21
Anthony Overton the first African American to lead a major business conglomerate, was born enslaved…
Anthony Overton the first African American to lead a major business conglomerate, was born enslaved…
Dr. Joy McDaniel has pioneered research leading to a breakthrough in triple negative breast cancer,…
Channing E. Phillips, minister, social activist and the first African American placed in nomination for…
Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg, the first African American female to hold a commercial pilot license,…
Lillian Elaine Fishburne, the first African American female to hold the rank of rear admiral…
Diana Ross, singer and actress, was born in Detroit, Michigan. In 1959, Ross joined The…
Sarah Lois Vaughan, jazz singer known as “The Divine One,” was born in Newark, New…
Benjamin Elijah Mays, minister, educator, scholar and social activist, died. Mays was born August 1,…
John Hope Franklin, one of the nation’s leading historians, is the only African American who…
Amelia Bassano (Lanier)is the lady who wrote all of Shakespeare’s plays, during this time no…