365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 April 25 The United Negro College Fund, or UNCF, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 April 26 April 26, 2003 Rosemary Brown, the first black woman in Canada to be elected to public office, died. Brown was… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 April 27 April 27, 1927 Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader and author, was born in Perry County, Alabama. King earned her… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 April 28 April 28, 1938 Madge Dorita Walters Sinclair, actress, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Sinclair was a teacher in Jamaica until… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 April 29 Lincoln University (LU) is the United States’ first degree-granting historically black university. Founded as a private university in 1854, it… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 April 30 April 30, 1926 Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, civil aviator, died when her airplane crashed. Coleman was born January 26, 1892 in… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 May 1 May 1, 1866 The Memphis Riots of 1866 began after a shooting altercation between white policemen and black soldiers recently… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 May 2 May 2, 1843 Elijah J. McCoy, engineer and inventor, was born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada. His parents had escaped enslavement… Read More
