On This Date in Black History, Feb.28

February 28 1708
Episode
Slave revolt in Long Island, NY
*On this date in 1708, one of the first recorded slave revolts occurred in America.

February 28 1879
Episode
The beginning of "The Exodus of 1879".
*On this date in 1879, the exodus from slavery after reconstruction began in earnest.

February 28 1895
Education

Bluefield State College founded!
*This date in 1895 marks the founding of Bluefield State College.

February 28 1943
Episode
Detroit unrest, a sad reality .
*On this date in 1943 the Detroit rebellion occurred.

February 28 1946
Sports/Outdoors
The Indianapolis Clowns, a special black baseball team!

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On this Date in Black History, Feb. 27

February 27 1988
Episode
Debi Thomas skates into history!





Thomas in her "Zone"
*On this date in 1988, world-class figure skater Debi Thomas made an Olympic first. She won a bronze medal in the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary Alberta, Canada.
She became the first African American-in fact the first person of African ancestry-to win any medal in the Winter Games.

February 27 1853
Science/Business/ Medicine
The Black YMCA, a community and a home!
*On this date in 1853, the first Black Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was organized.

February 27 1880
Literature
Angelina Grimke, teacher and a first for the black stage!
*On this date we recall the birth in 1880 of Angelina Weld Grimke.

February 27 1890
Science/Business/ Medicine
Mabel Staupers was a nursing pioneer.
*This date in 1890 marks the birthday of Mabel Keaton Staupers.

February 27 1897
Theatre/the Arts
A Contralto with strength and style, Marian Anderson!
*On this date, Marian Anderson was born in 1897.

February 27 1904
Theatre/the Arts
She could "Do It All," Elisabeth Welch!
*Elisabeth Welch was born on this date in 1904.

February 27 1907
Sports/Outdoors
Hilton Smith was a great baseball player.
*On this date in 1907, Hilton Smith was born.

February 27 1923
Music
Saxophonist, Dexter Gordon exemplified the culture of jazz!
*Dexter Gordon was born on this date in 1923.

February 27 2007
Episode
Brown University reveals their debt to slavery!
*On this date in 2007, Brown University promised to raise $10 million dollars in amending their role in benefiting from American slavery of Africans.

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On This Date in History, Feb. 26

February 26 1844
Politics/Law/Military
James O'Hara, Carolina Congressman!
*This date in 1844 marks the birth of James Edward O'Hara.

February 26 1869
Theatre/the Arts
Sissieretta Jones was an early opera pioneer.
*The birth of Sissieretta Jones is remembered on this date in 1869.

February 26 1872
Education
Cookman Institute, the right place and time!
*The creation of Cookman Institute in 1872 is celebrated on this date.

February 26 1900
Religion
N.O.I. Founder, Wallace D. Farad born.
*This date celebrates the birth of Wallace D.

February 26 1933
Film/TV
Unique stage and screen talents, Godfrey Cambridge.
*On this date in 1933, Godfrey Cambridge was born.

February 26 1943
Film/TV
Bill Duke gives quality to the Film industry.
*Bill Duke was born on this date in 1943.

February 26 1966
Episode
First Black governor of the Federal Reserve appointed!


*On this date in 1966 Andrew Brimmer, the first African American became the governor of the Federal Reserve Board.






February 26, 1870
Wyatt Outlaw Lynched
*Wyatt Outlaw, town commissioner of Graham, North Carolina, is lynched by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Outlaw served as president of the Alamance County Union League of America, an anti-Klan organization. Dozens of Klansmen are arrested for his murder, and many confess, however a federal judge orders the release of all of the Klansmen without punishment over the protestations of the governor of North Carolina.





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On This Date in Black History: February 25

February 25 1826
Activist Alexander G. Clark an Iowa icon!
*Alexander G. Clark was born on this date in 1826.

February 25 1881
Science/Business/ Medicine James and Ethel Beck were influential Tennessee citizen's.
*The lives of James Garfield Beck and Ethel Benson Beck from 1881 are celebrated on this date.

February 25 1896

Music Ida Cox, Blues woman of the times
*On this date in 1896, Ida Cox was born.

February 25 1896
Education Albany State University founded
*This date celebrates the founding of Albany State University in 1903.

February 25 1928
Politics/Law/Military A. L. Higgingbotham, Judge, educator, and activist.
*On this date in 1928, A. L. Higginbotham Jr. was born.

February 25 1975
Religion Elijah Muhammads dies!
*On this date in 1975, Elijah Muhammad died.


February 25, 1925
Ed Gardner Born
*Businessman Ed Gardner is born in Chicago, Illinois.

February 25, 1933
Gary Gayton Born
*Attorney Gary Gayton is born.

February 25, 1964
Cassius Clay Wins Heavyweight Title
*Cassius Clay knocks out Sonny Liston in the seventh round of their fight to become the heavyweight champion. The following day he announces his conversion to Islam and changes his name to Muhammad Ali.

February 25, 2007
Forest Whitaker Wins An Oscar
*Veteran actor Forest Whitaker becomes the fourth African American to win the Academy Award for his portrayal of former Ugandan President Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland on this date in Hollywood, California. Whitaker's other film credits include The Crying Game, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Good Morning Vietnam.

February 25, 2007
Jennifer Hudson Wins An Oscar
*Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson becomes the third African American to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls on this date in Hollywood, California.






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On This Date in Black History: February 24

February 24, 1938

Donald Richards Born
Advertising executive Donald Richards is born in Chicago, Illinois.

February 24, 1492

This dates Registry from 1492, offers a brief article on the origins of Soul food.
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February 24, 1811

Bishop Daniel Payne
On this date in 1811, Bishop Daniel A. Payne was born. He was a historian, educator and AME minister.
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February 24, 1864

On this date in 1864 the first Black woman attained a Medical Degree.
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February 24, 1931

Lillie Brown was born on this date in 1931. She was an African-American civil rights activist.
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February 24, 1962

Elizabeth Alexander

The birth of Elizabeth Alexander in 1962 is celebrated on this date. She is an African-American writer, and educator.
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February 24, 1974

The beginning of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ) in 1974 is celebrated on this date.
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On This Date in Black History: February 23

February 23, 1853
First Black YMCA Founded
The first YMCA for African Americans is organized in Washington, D.C.

February 23, 1868
W.E.B. DuBois Born
Sociologist and author W.E.B. DuBois is born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He will go on to become the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University.

February 23, 1914
James Cameron Born
America's Black Holocaust Museum founder James Cameron was born on this date in LaCrosse, Wisconsin
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February 23, 1920
Albert W. Johnson Born
Car dealership owner Albert W. Johnson is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

February 23, 1925
Louis Stokes Born
U.S. Congressman, Ohio Louis Stokes is born.

February 23, 1927
Frances Hooks Born
Educator Franes Hooks was born on this date in Memphis, Tennessee

February 23, 1930
Jeanne Martin Brayboy Born
Educator & Foundation Administrator Jeanne Martin Brayboy is born.

February 23, 1942
Haki Madhubuti Born

Poet, essayist and entrepreneur Haki Madhubuti is born Don L. Lee in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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February 23, 1946
Susan Taylor Born
Magazine editor Susan Taylor is born in New York City.

February 23, 1947
Ron Daly Born
Ron Daly is born in Chicago, Illinois. He will go on to become the first American to run Océ International's North American operations.

February 23, 1949
Paul McDonald Born
Entrepreneur Paul McDonald is born.

February 23, 1952
Napoleon Brandford III Born
Investment banker Napoleon Brandford III is born in East Chicago, Indiana.

February 23, 1955
Rodney Slater Born
Rodney Slater is born in Marianna, Arkansas. He will rise to the position of U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the Clinton administration.

February 23, 1993
Slave Cemetery Designated Historical Landmark
New York City declares an eighteenth century black burial ground in lower Manhattan an historical landmark. The cemetery, which is discovered during construction of a federal office building, contains the remains of over four hundred slaves. The bones are turned over to anthropologists at Howard University for closer study.

February 23, 2007
Amazon Brooks Dies
Amazon Brooks dies on this date in Chicago, Illinois.




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On This Date in Black History: February 22

February 22, 1928
Archibald Motley Appears on Cover of New York Times
Artist Archibald Motley becomes the first artist of any race to appear on the cover of the New York Times.
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February 22, 1954
Robert Franklin Born
Former president of the Interdenominational Theological Center Robert Franklin is born in Chicago, Illinois

February 22, 2007
Dennis Johnson Dies
Former pro basketball player Dennis Johnson dies on this date at the age of 52. Johnson was a three-time NBA world champion and a five-time NBA All-Star.

February 22 1841
Theatre/the Arts Grafton T. Brown, painter of western beauty
*On this date in 1841, Grafton Tyler Brown was born.
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February 22 1866
Politics/Law/Military J. Frank Wheaton, Minnesota law pioneer!
*The birth of John Frank Wheaton is celebrated on this date in 1866.
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February 22, 1898
Postmaster Murdered in South Carolina
Frazier Baker, recently appointed postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina and his infant daughter Julia are killed and his wife and three other daughters are maimed for life when a lynch mob sets after them. Citizens of the small town of 500 residents set fire to the post office, where the Bakers live, and shoot them as they run out.

February 22 1881
Music A unique composer/bandleader, James R. Europe.
*James R. Europe was born
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February 22 1888
Theatre/the Arts Horace Pippin, an early twentieth century artist
*This date marks the birth of Horace Pippin in 1888. bio

February 22 1933
Literature Ishmael Reed is a total writer!
*Ishmael Reed was born on this date 1933.
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February 22 1988
Music First Rap Grammy Award given!
*On this date in 1988, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince won the first Rap Grammy Award


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