365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
May 11, 1981 Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, singer and songwriter, died. Marley was born February…
May 12, 1951 Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American elected to Congress in…
The Lei Áurea (Portuguese pronunciation: [?lej ?aw?i?]; English: Golden Law), adopted on May 13, 1888, was…
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.,born March 14, 1933, also known as “Q”, is an American record…
May 15, 1890 William McBryar received the Congressional Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration,…
May 16, 1929 John Conyers, Jr., the longest serving black Congressman in the United States…
May 17, 1979 Henrietta Bradberry, inventor, died. Bradberry was born in Franklin, Kentucky, but…
May 18, 1896 The Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Plessy…
May 19, 1925 Malcolm X, Muslim minister and human rights leader, was born Malcolm Little…
May 20, 1743 Francois-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture, Haitian patriot and revolutionary leader, was born enslaved in…