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Black Fact = (1874) James Theodore Holly
Black Fact= 1874 (Oct. 8) – James Theodore Holly, a black man who emigrated to Haiti, was consecrated Bishop to ... -
Black Fact = (1950) Alexa Canady
Black Fact= 1950 (Oct. 7) – Alexa Canady, the first black female neurosurgeon, was born in Lansing, MI, on this ... -
Black Fact = (1920) James Weldon Johnson
Black Fact= 1920 (Oct. 6) – James Weldon Johnson became the first black Executive Secretary of the NAACP on this ... -
Black Fact = (1956) Nat King Cole
Black Fact= 1956 (Oct. 5) – Nat King Cole, singer, pianist, and entertainer, hosted the first Nat King Cole Show ... -
Black Fact = (1945) Irvin Charles Mollison
Black Fact = 1945 (November 2) – Irvin Charles Mollison, the first black federal judge in the continental United States, ... -
Black Fact = (1997)Violet Palmer
Black Fact = 1997 (October 31) – Violet Palmer, a black woman, became the first woman to officiate a NBA ... -
Black Fact = (1962)Mahalia Jackson
Black Fact = 1911 (October 26) – Mahalia Jackson, perhaps the world’s greatest gospel singer of all-time, was born in New ... -
Black Fact = (1966)Bobby Seale & Huey P. Newton
Black Fact = 1966 (October 15) – After drafting a “Ten Point Program,” Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton founded ... -
Black Fact = (1834) Henry Blair
Black Fact = 1834 – (October 13) – Henry Blair, inventor, patented the Corn Planter on this date in 1834. ... -
Black Fact = (1823) Mary Ann Shadd
Black Fact = 1823 – (October 9) – Mary Ann Shadd, publisher of the Provincial Freeman, was born in Wilmington, ...