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Black Fact =(1992)Willie Dixon, Patricia Roberts Harris, Shirley Chisholm, Oprah Gail Winfrey, Violette N. Anderson, William R. “Cozy” Cole
1- Black Fact = 1992 (Jan.29) Willie Dixon, blues legend and one of the originators of the “Chicago Sound,” died ... -
Black Fact =(1961)Arthur Ashe
Black Fact = 1970(Jan. 28) – Arthur Ashe, first Black male to win Wimbledon, is denied entry to compete on the ... -
Black Fact =(1961)Leontyne Price
Black Fact= 1961( Jan. 27) – Leontyne Price, world-renowned opera singer, made her formal debut at the Metropolitan Opera House ... -
Black Fact =(1997)Dr. Isaac B. Horton, III
Black Fact= 1997 (Jan. 26) – Dr. Isaac B. Horton, III, founder of Remote Source Lighting International, Inc. (RSLI), provided ... -
Black Fact =(1944)Angela Davis
Black Fact = 1944 (Jan.26) – Angela Davis, author, activist, and professor was born in Birmingham, AL, on this date. ... -
Black Fact =(1972)Shirley Chisholm
Black Fact= 1972 ( Jan. 25) – Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, opened her historic campaign ... -
Black Fact =(1993)Thurgood Marshall
Black Fact = 1993(Jan. 24)- Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, died at the Bethesda Navy Medical ... -
Black Fact =(1965) 1964 Civil Rights Act
Black Fact= 1965 (Jan. 22) – The U.S. Office of Education announced that 199 Southern colleges had agreed to comply ... -
Black Fact =(1870)Hiram Rhodes Revels
Black Fact = 1870 (Jan. 20) – Hiram Rhodes Revels (Mississippi) was elected as the first black U.S. Senator on ... -
Black Fact =(1848)Lewis Temple
Black Fact = 1848 (Jan. 19) – Lewis Temple, invented the “Temple-Toggle” on this date in. This invention revolutionized the ...