On this day in Black history February 29:– In 1940 Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar for …
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On this day in Black history: ’Porgy and Bess’ opens on Broadway, first Black school in New York City and more
On this day in Black history February 28:– In 1704 Frenchman Elias Neau established the first school open to Bla…
On this day in Black history: First Black female lawyer, M. Jackson’s first Grammy, hand stamp patent and more
On this day in Black history February 27:– In 1872 Charlotte E. Ray graduated from Howard University Law School maki…
On this day in Black history: First Black Marine Corps. general, ‘The Slim Shady LP’ and more
On this day in Black history February 23:– In 1979 Frank E. Petersen Jr. of Topeka Kansas was named the first Black…
On this day in Black history: St. Lucia gains independence, first rap Grammy Award and more
On this day in Black history February 22:– In 1911 activist writer and speaker Frances Ellen Watkins Harper al…
On this day in Black history: First Black United States sheriff, blimp patent and more
On this day in Black history February 20:
— In 1874 the Texas Senate confirmed the election of Walter Moses Bur…