1- Black Fact = 1981 (Jan. 14) – James Frank, the President of Lincoln University (MO), was named as the first black president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on this date in 1981. #theraydiotwins
2- Black Fact = 1873 (Jan. 14) P. B. S. Pinchback was elected to the U.S. Senate on this date in 1873. Pinchback was the first person to be elected to both the House (1872) and Senate (1873). Both elections were disputed, however, and he was not seated either time. #theraydiotwins
3- Black Fact = 1975 (Jan. 14)- President Ford named William T. Coleman Secretary of Transportation on this date in 1975. Coleman was the second black person to hold a Cabinet position. #theraydiotwins