Charles Adolphus Williams was not only one of the first black British professional football players but he was Britain’s first famous black stand-up comedian. Williams’ catch phrase “me old flowers” became his claim to fame when he appeared on several British television shows in the 1970’s. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/40513
English athlete Viv Anderson, a.k.a. “Spider,” was the first black football player to represent England in a full international match. In 1974, Anderson joined the Nottingham Forest team, helping them advance to first division, then win the European cup in 1979. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/39837
James Banning was the first African-American male aviator to receive his pilot’s license. Born in 1899, Banning’s family moved to Ames, Oklahoma when he was a young adult. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/39289
Bobby Brown has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunk driving in California. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/39115
Via: defendernetwork.com When Wheatley High School historians do their research and check the archives years from now on the first time the girls’ varsity basketball team advanced past the area round of the playoffs, there should be a giant photograph of Diamonisha Sophus in the file. Sophus scored a game-high 37 points, including 13 of […]
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to black history, you’d know that a great migration took place several decades ago that moved African-Americans from the South to great opportunities in the North. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/37188
Tom Joyner, whose father, Hercules, was part of the Tuskegee Airmen program, is taking “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” to Kiss 104.1 FM in Atlanta for a Sky Show concert, slated in conjunction with the release of the World War II epic, “Red Tails,” a film that heralds the courageous work of the airmen. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/36357
I think it’s so fitting that we pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen on Dr. King’s birthday. Before Dr. King dared to share his dream of a day when black people and white people were considered equal in this country, a group of black men and women had the audacity to dream – and believe […]
Emmett Ashford was the first black umpire in Major League Baseball. He served in the league from 1966 to 1970. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/36129
In the history of black hair, there have undoubtedly been some standout moments. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/life_style/style_beauty_life_style/34522
via: cnn.com Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — On November 8, 1965, 48 American soldiers lost their lives during “Operation Hump” after the 400 men of the 173 Airborne Brigade were ambushed by roughly 1,200 Viet Cong fighters. I did not learn about this battle from a history book or teacher in school, but rather a […]
