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Black Fact =(1909) Matthew A. Henson
Black Fact= 1909(April 6) – Matthew A. Henson, explorer, became the first person to reach the North Pole on this ... -
Black Fact = (1856 & 1956) Booker T. Washington
Black Fact= 1856 (April 5) – Booker T. Washington, educator, was born in Hale’s Ford, VA, on this date in ... -
Black Fact = (1968) Martin Luther King Jr.
Black Fact = 1968 (April 4) – Martin Luther King Jr’s Death Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated by white sniper in ... -
Black Fact = (1950)Carter Godwin Woodson
Black Fact = 1950(April 3) – Carter Godwin Woodson, the “Father of Black History,” died in Washington, DC, on this ... -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY…Marvin Pentz Gay,Jr (1939-1984)
HAPPY Heavenly BIRTHDAY to – Marvin Pentz Gay,Jr .(April 2,1939 – April 1,1984)(he later added the “e” in his surname) ... -
Black Fact = (1918) Charles White
Black Fact = (April 2) 1918 – Charles White, internationally praised artist, was born in Chicago, IL, on this date in ... -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY…Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron (1949-2011)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, ... -
Black Fact = (1917) – Scott Joplin
Black Fact = 1917 ( April 1) – Scott Joplin dies in New York City. Joplin was one of the early ... -
Black Fact =(1878,1980,1948,1890)Johnson,Owens,Randolph,Dixon
1. Black Fact = (March 31)- 1878- Jack Johnson, boxing’s first black Heavyweight Champion, was born in Galveston, TX, on ... -
Black Fact =(1963) Captain Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight, Jr.
Black Fact – 1963 (March 30) – Captain Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight, Jr. became the first black candidate for astronaut trainingon ...