365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
January 21, 1951 Eric Himpton Holder, Jr., the first African American Attorney General of the…
January 22, 1915 Clarence LaVaughn “C. L.” Franklin, minister and civil rights activist, was born…
January 23, 1964 The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The amendment…
January 24, 1874 Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, historian, writer, and activist, was born in Santurce, Puerto…
January 25, 1980 Black Entertainment Television began broadcasting. The Washington, D.C. based cable network was…
January 26, 1970 Kirk Dwayne Franklin, gospel music singer, was born in Fort Worth, Texas.…
January 27, 1972 Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel Music, died. Jackson was born October…
January 28, 1960 Zora Neale Hurston, author and playwright, died. Hurston was born January 7,…
January 29, 1954 Oprah Gail Winfrey, television host, producer, businesswoman, and philanthropist, was born in…
January 30, 1944 Sharon Pratt Kelly, the first African American woman to serve as mayor…