October 22
Bobby Seale , As co-founder and Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Bobby Seale was an…
October 23
October 23, 1810 William Alexander Leidesdorff, one of the earliest black settlers in California and…
October 24
October 24, 1904 George Jordan, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Jordan was born in Williamson…
October 25
October 25, 1925 Emmett W. Chappelle, scientist and researcher, was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Chappelle…
October 26
October 26, 1911 Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel Music, was born in New Orleans,…
October 27
October 27, 1924 Ruby Ann Wallace (Ruby Dee), actress, playwright, poet, and activist, was born…
October 28
October 28, 1937 Leonard Randolph “Lenny” Wilkins, hall of fame basketball player and coach, was…
October 29
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education, 396 U.S. 19 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case in which…
October 30
October 30, 1989 Frank L. Mingo, advertising executive, died. Mingo was born December 13, 1939…
October 31
October 31, 1928 Jose de la Caridad Mendez, Negro League baseball pitcher and manager, died.…