365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
November 27, 1928 Marjorie Stewart Joyner received patent number 1,693,515 for her invention of the…
November 28, 1884 Edwin Bancroft Henderson, the “grandfather of Black basketball,” was born in Washington,…
November 29, 1989 Mabel Keaton Stauper, a leader in breaking down barriers in nursing, died.…
November 30, 1941 Aulana L. Peters, the first African American to serve as a commissioner…
December 1, 1882 John Alexander Sommerville, businessman and politician, was born in Jamaica. Sommerville immigrated…
December 2, 1969 Vice President Spiro Agnew presented the Congressional Medal of Honor, America’s highest…
December 3, 2000 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, poet and novelist, died. Brooks was born June…
December 4, 1807 Prince Hall, the founder of “Black Freemasonry,” died. Hall was born September…
There were Hit after Hit in the Mid-50’s his show is flamboyant, he wears flashy…
December 6, 1892 Theodore Kenneth Lawless, internationally known dermatologist, was born in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. Lawless…