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TRT- BLACKFACT = (1898) John Rosamond Johnson
Black Fact= 1954-John Rosamond Johnson, actor and co-composer of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” died in New York City on ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1898) George H. White
Black Fact = 1898 – George H. White was an outspoken Republican political leader, two-term Congressman from the “Black 2nd” ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1922) Dorothy Dandridge
Black Fact = 1922 (Nov.9) Dorothy Dandridge, actress born.Dorothy Dandrige ACTRESS & SINGER Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio November 9, 1922 – ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1999) Bernard Shaw
Black Fact = 1999- Bernard Shaw was inducted into the National Broadcasters and Cable Hall of Fame on this date ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1967) Edward William Brooke, III
Black Fact = 1966 (Nov. 8) – Edward William Brooke, III, a Republican from Massachusetts, was elected as the first ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1967) Carl B. Stokes and Richard G. Hatcher
Black Fact=1967 (Nov. 7) – Carl B. Stokes (Cleveland, OH) and Richard G. Hatcher (Gary, IN) won mayoral elections on ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1973) Coleman Young and Thomas Bradley
Black Fact = 1973 (Nov. 6) – Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, MI, on this date. Thomas Bradley ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1974) Shirley Chisholm
Black Fact = 1974(Nov.5) – Shirley Chisholm, a New York Democrat, is the 1st African American woman elected to Congress. ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1879) Thomas Elkins
Black Fact= 1879 (November 4) – Thomas Elkins patented a Refrigerating Apparatus on this date in 1879. Patent # 221,222. ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1868) John Willis Menard
Black Fact = 1868 (Nov. 3)- John Willis Menard became the first black person elected to Congress on this date ...