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Showing posts with label black history month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black history month. Show all posts
Friday, February 07, 2025

First African American Cardinal to Celebrate Black History Month in Newark

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Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retiring Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and the first African American Cardinal, will join Cardinal Joseph ...
Sunday, February 02, 2025

Union County NJ to present ‘African Americans in Labor’ discussion

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On Feb. 26 at noon, Union County will host a free presentation titled “African Americans in Labor” in celebration of Black History Month. ...

National Civil Rights Museum hosts virtual book talk with award-winning historian Crystal R. Sanders during Black History Month

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In honor of Black History Month, the National Civil Rights Museum is proud to present a virtual book talk featuring award-winning historia...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History Host Exhibit Honoring African American Contributions To STEM

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The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will host a special exhibit honoring Black History Month. The exhibit will explore an...
Saturday, February 04, 2023

PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS ANNOUNCES “BAN ON BLACK HISTORY PROTEST”

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February is Black History Month. Today, February 1st, the first day of the month long observance, the People’s Organization For Progress (...
Thursday, February 02, 2023

As Black History Month Begins, Booker, Bowman Reintroduce African American History Act

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 U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). and U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16) reintroduced the  African American History Act . This ...
Friday, February 04, 2022

First Black congressman honored at U.S. Capitol Building

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Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, born into slavery in 1832, was honored Thursday for being the first Black member of the House by formally having a ...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

Pamela A. Smith is now the first African-American woman to be US Park Police chief

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Pamela A. Smith, a 23-year veteran of the United States Park Police (USPP), is the first African American woman to lead the 230-year-old a...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Milwaukee Fire Department's Sharon Purifoy makes history as first African-American female Deputy Chief

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The promotion of Sharon Purifoy signals change in the Milwaukee Fire Department. For the first time in its history, Milwaukee has an Afric...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Cory Booker and Tim Scott Introduce Resolution Celebrating Black History Month

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U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a bipartisan resolution celebrating Black History Month and the important...
Thursday, February 04, 2021

Statement by President Joe Biden On Black History Month

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President Joe Biden released the following statement on Black History Month: This February, during Black History Month, I call on the Am...
Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Deborah Archer To Become First African American To Lead ACLU Board of Directors

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The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that its national board elected Deborah Archer as its new president. Archer replaces Su...
Saturday, January 23, 2021

University of Dayton names building to honor Jessie Hathcock, first African-American woman graduate

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The University of Dayton on Jan. 22 announced that its newly renovated computer science academic building will be named in honor of Jessie...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Kerwin Danley to be named first African-American MLB crew chief

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Major League Baseball announced has announced that umpire Kerwin Danley will be promoted to crew chief. Danley will be the first African-A...

FedEx appoints first African American Woman CEO in company's history

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Ramona Hood is the newest CEO at Fedex. She is the first African American woman to become CEO in the company’s history. Ramona Hood is...
Friday, February 21, 2020

Samuel Lee Gravely Jr: First African American to command a U.S. Navy ship

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Samuel Lee Gravely Jr., June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. In 1961, he became the first African-American...

Phillis Wheatley: First African American woman to publish a book of poetry

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Phillis Wheatley, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African-American woman to publish a book o...
Monday, February 17, 2020

First Black owned bank: Capital Savings Bank

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The first bank organized and operated by African Americans was Capital Savings Bank in Washington, D.C. which opened in 1888. Just fou...
Saturday, February 15, 2020

John Thompson: First Black coach to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament

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In 1984 John Thompson, of Georgetown University, became the first Black coach to win the NCAA basketball tournament. His Georgetown Un...
Friday, February 14, 2020

Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World

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Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, discover over fifty remarkable A...