This Day In History – Tiger Flowers Wins Middleweight Boxing Title
On this day in 1926, Theodore “Tiger†Flowers became the first African American middleweight boxing champion after defeating Harry Greb in Madison Square Garden. Flowers...
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This Day In History: White Supremacist John King Sentenced to Death
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd. Jr. was murdered by three white supremacists in Jasper, Texas. On that fateful day, Byrd, who was walking home...
This Day In History: First Black Woman to Receive an M.D.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born free in 1831 in Delaware, and was raised by her aunt in Pennsylvania. Growing up, her aunt quickly became her...
This Day In History – First African American to Become General in US Marine Corps
On Feb. 23, 1979, Frank E. Petersen Jr. became the first African American general in the United States Marine Corps, making history. Petersen was born...
This Day In History: First Black Gold Medalist in Winter Olympics
On Feb. 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers made history by becoming the first person of African descent to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics....
This Day In History: Toni Morrison Is Born
Toni Morrison was born on Feb. 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, as the second of four children. Her parents helped her to develop her a...
This Day In History: First Black Pro Basketball Team Established
Back in the 1920’s when people of “color†couldn’t play with “whitesâ€, the ‘Harlem Rens’ were formed and became the first all-black professional basketball team...
This Day In History: Nelson Mandela Released from Prison
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Nelson Mandela‘s release from prison, a great day in black history. After spending 27 long and undeserved years behind...
This Day in History: First African American to Walk in Space
On this day in 1995, Bernard Harris Jr. became the first African American to walk in space. After logging 198 hours and 29 minutes in...
This Day in History: Freed Black Slaves Set Sail on the ‘Mayflower of Liberia’
On Feb. 6, 1820, a group of more than 85 free men and women, former slaves in the United States, sailed from New York Harbor...