Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat and political scientist whose work on domestic policy and foreign affairs shaped the struggle for human rights. Bunche was…
H-E-B AND BLACK PROFESSIONAL COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS ASSOCIATION HOST 11TH ANNUAL HERITAGE DAY” CELEBRATION……
Source: blackfacts.com 1990 – The Piano Lesson, a play by August Wilson, wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. 1984 – Desmond Tutu was elected as the first Black Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa. 1980 – Around 1,000 people from 25 states gathered in Philadelphia, PA, and formed the National Black Independent Party. 1907 – Alice […]
Source: blackfacts.com 1984 – Protests against apartheid and the Reagan administration began nationwide. Many highly regarded Blacks participated. Randall Robinson, Walter Fountroy, and Mary Frances Berry were arrested at a sit-in at the South African Embassy. 1865 – Shaw University was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina. 1784 – French General Lafayette honored James Armistead for […]
1842: The First Fugitive Slave Case – Capture of George Latimer in Boston led to first of the fugitive slave cases which embittered North and South. Boston abolitionists raised money to purchase Latimer from his slaveholder. 1911: The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded at Howard University on this date in 1911. Edgar A. Love, […]
