In the early twentieth century Boley, Oklahoma was the largest predominantly black town in the United States. Boley was officially opened for settlement in 1903 in Creek Nation, Indian Territory along the Fort Smith and Western Railroad. The interracial group that founded Boley included Lake … Read More … Read MoreBoley, Oklahoma (1903- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Roberto Clemente (Walker) was considered one of the leading right fielders in baseball; he was well known for his selfless dedication to providing aid to Latin American people in need. Clemente was born on August 18, 1934, in Barrio San Antón in Carolina, Puerto Rico, … Read More … Read MoreRoberto Clemente (Walker) (1934-1972)
Amy Matilda Williams Cassey was born in New York City on August 14, 1808, to Sarah and Rev. Peter H. Williams Jr., a leading Episcopalian minister. Raised in New York City, Williams was a member of an elite family. The Williams family, Rev. Peter Williams … Read More … Read MoreAmy Matilda Williams Cassey (1808-1856)
The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived Nigerian secessionist state which came into existence on May 30, 1967 when the Igbo-dominated southeastern corner of Nigeria seceded in the formation of its own independent country. Following its defeat in the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970), on January … Read More … Read MoreRepublic of Biafra (1967-1970)
Conductor, clarinetist, and composer W. Rudolph Dunbar was born on November 26, 1907, in Nabaclis, Guyana. At the age of nine, his musical genius apparent, he was invited to serve as a clarinetist in the British Guiana Militia Band. After a brief apprenticeship for stellar … Read More … Read MoreW. Rudolph Dunbar (1907-1988)
George Beavers, Jr. was born in 1892, in the Mechanicsville section of Atlanta, Georgia. His parents decided to leave Atlanta with their children in 1902, after white mob violence erupted in their neighborhood. They settled in Los Angeles where they expected to find “full citizenship … Read More … Read MoreGeorge Beavers, Jr. (1892-1989)
In the spring of 1964, before Congress passed the Economic Opportunity Act, a group of Central Area residents and friends created a comprehensive anti-poverty proposal which was presented in the autumn of 1964 at a mass meeting called by the Seattle Urban League and the … Read More … Read MoreCentral Area Motivation Program (1964- )
Earvin Johnson, Jr. was born on August 14, 1959, in Lansing, Michigan. Johnson was given the nickname “Magic” by a Lansing newspaper reporter who watched the 15 year-old score 36 points, grab 16 rebounds and give 16 assists in a game at Lansing Everett High … Read More … Read MoreEarvin “Magic” Johnson (1959 – )
Veteran of the Spanish Civil War and World War II, Walter Garland was born in New York City on 27 November 1913. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, he enrolled at Brooklyn College where he studied mathematics. Garland joined the Communist Party … Read More … Read MoreWalter Benjamin Stephen Garland (1913-197?)
“Image Ownership: World Economic Forum” Artist, urban planner, and activist Theaster Gates, born in Chicago, Illinois on August 28, 1973, has gained critical acclaim for his work which engages the Chicago community and urban environment. The youngest of nine siblings and only boy, Gates was … Read More … Read MoreTheaster Gates (1973- )
