-
Black Fact = (1991) Willy T. Ribbs
Black Fact = 1991 (May 19) – Willy T. Ribbs became the first black driver to qualify for the Indianapolis ... -
Black Fact = (1875) Oliver Lewis
Black Fact = 1875 (May 17) – Oliver Lewis, a black jockey, won the first Kentucky Derby on this date ... -
Black Fact = (1966 & 1840) Carmichael & Turner
1- Black Fat = 1966 (May 16) – The Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee named Stokley Carmichael (Kwame Toure’) as its ... -
Black Fact = (1913) Clara Stanton Jones
Black Fact = 1913 (May 14) – Clara Stanton Jones, the first black person to head the American Library Association, ... -
Black Fact = (1891) Isaac Burns Murphy
Black Fact = 1891 (May 12) – Isaac Burns Murphy, jockey who rode a horse named “Kingman,” became the first ... -
Black Fact = (1981) – Bob Marley
Black Fact = 1981 (May 11) – Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), the “King of Reggae” music, died in Miami, ... -
Black Fact = (1952) Canada Lee
Black Fact= 1952 (May 9) – Canada Lee, boxer, radio host, and actor who is famous for his appearance as ... -
Black Fact = (1813 & 1969) Delany & Lee
1- Black Fact = 1813 (May 6) – Martin Robinson Delany, ethnologist, army officer, politician, and Black Nationalist, was born ... -
Black Fact = (1897 & 1970) Smith & Gordon
1- Black Fact = 1897 (May 4) – J. W. Smith, inventor, patented the Lawn Sprinkler on this date in 1897. ... -
Black Fact = (1977 & 1983) Haley & Washington
1- Black Fact = 1977 (April 29) – Alex P. Haley won the “Pulitzer Prize” for Roots on this date ...