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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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
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Poet, essayist and entrepreneur Haki Madhubuti is born Don L. Lee in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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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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