365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 16 March 16, 1877 Thomas Wyatt Turner, biologist, educator and civil rights activist, was born in Hughsville, Maryland. Wyatt attended local… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 17 March 17, 1806 Norbert Rillieux, engineer and inventor, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a Creole from a prominent… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 18 March 18, 1939 Thomas Jason Burrell, advertising executive, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Burrell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 19 March 19, 1894 Loretta Mary Aiken (Jackie “Moms” Mabley), stand-up comedienne, was born in Brevard, North Carolina. At the age… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 20 March 20, 1957 Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee, film director, producer, and writer, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Lee earned his… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 21 March 21, 1865 Anthony Overton, the first African American to lead a major business conglomerate, was born enslaved in Monroe,… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 22 A noted academic and administrator, George Edward Alcorn, Jr. is a noted pioneer in the field of semiconductor devices and… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 23 March 23, 1928 Channing E. Phillips, minister, social activist and the first African American placed in nomination for President of… Read More