Lorenzo Johnson

The 20th century poet who has been referred to as the “dean of American Negro poets” is Sterling Brown. The FIRST black singer to appear with the Grand Ole Opry was Charley Pride in 1967. In 1971, Charley Pride became the FIRST African American to be named country music’s ‘Entertainer Of The Year’. Paul Cuffe … Read moreBlack History Day 24

The abolitionist AND early feminist whose “Ain’t I A Woman” speech silenced hecklers at the National Women’s Suffrage Convention was Sojourner Truth in 1852 in Ohio. The United Negro College Fund was chartered in 1944 in New York. It was and still is for raising money to aid African American Colleges. Ethiopia was conquered by … Read moreBlack History Day 23

In 1970, Chris Dickerson was the FIRST African American to win the body building title of Mr. America. The FIRST Black Mayor of Atlanta was Maynard Jackson, who entered Morehouse College at the age of 14 and graduated with honors from Law School in 1964. In 1866, David Livingstone disappeared after entering Africa’s interior in … Read moreBlack History Day 22

In 1936, Orson Welles directed an all black cast to perform the Shakespearian play Macbeth. The play was performed at the Lafayette Theater in Harlem, New York City. The US President who formed the “so-called” Black Cabinet in 1933 was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He appointed several prominent African Americans to key advisory positions. In 1958, … Read moreBlack History Day 21

Boston, Massachusetts is where you may visit the OLDEST African American church. Named the “African American Meeting House“, it was chartered in 1806 with funds raised by Cato Gardner, an escaped slave. Two words which are leftover from the language of African slaves are Goober (meaning peanut) and Gumbo (meaning okra). The NAACP Field Secretary … Read moreBlack History Day 20