April 25
The United Negro College Fund, or UNCF, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships…
April 26
April 26, 2003 Rosemary Brown, the first black woman in Canada to be elected to…
April 27
April 27, 1927 Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader and author, was born in Perry…
April 28
April 28, 1938 Madge Dorita Walters Sinclair, actress, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Sinclair was…
April 29
Lincoln University (LU) is the United States’ first degree-granting historically black university. Founded as a…
April 30
April 30, 1926 Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, civil aviator, died when her airplane crashed. Coleman was…
May 1
May 1, 1866 The Memphis Riots of 1866 began after a shooting altercation between white…
May 2
May 2, 1843 Elijah J. McCoy, engineer and inventor, was born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada.…
May 3
May 3, 1999 Ed Davis, the first African American to win a franchise to sell…
May 4
May 4, 1969 The play “No Place to Be Somebody” premiered in New York City.…