365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
April 11, 1933 William Anthony “Tony” Brown, journalist, talk show host, and author, was born…
April 12, 1882 James “Jimmy” Winkfield, jockey, horse trainer, and the last African American to…
April 13, 1873 The Colfax Massacre occurred in Colfax, Louisiana when whites armed with rifles…
April 14, 1816 The Bussa Rebellion, the first of three large-scale rebellions in the British…
April 15, 1928 Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first African American woman to be licensed as…
April 16, 1994 Ralph Waldo Ellison, novelist, literary critic, and scholar, died. Ellison was born…
April 17, 1987 Willi Donnell Smith, one of the most successful young fashion designers in…
April 18, 1922 John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, the first black World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, received…
April 19, 1975 Percy Lavon Julian, research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of…
April 20, 1906 Everett Frederick Morrow, businessman and the first African American to hold an…