365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
September 18, 1905 Edmund Lincoln “Rochester” Anderson, hall of fame radio, television and film actor,…
September 19, 1965 Katrina McClain Johnson, hall of fame basketball player, was born in Charleston,…
September 20, 1664 Maryland enacted the first Anti-Amalgamation Law to specifically outlaw marriage between black…
September 21, 1933 Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr., lawyer, businessman and the first African American…
September 22, 1891 Alma Woodsey Thomas, painter and art educator, was born in Columbus, Georgia.…
September 23, 1923 Nancy Green, storyteller, cook, and one of the first African Americans hired…
September 24, 1965 Executive Order 11246 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson requiring equal…
September 25, 1957 The Little Rock Nine successfully entered Central High School in Little Rock,…
September 26, 1981 Serena Jameka Williams, top ranked female professional tennis player, was born in…
September 27, 1966 Stephanie Diana Wilson, the second African American woman (after Mae Jemison) to…