Black History Today - What Happened Today In Black History

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. | March on Washington
Former President Obama's 2013 Inauguration At The US Capitol
The Obama Family During The 2009 Swearing In Ceremony
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the Oath of Office | January 20, 2021
Rosa Parks
Greensboro Sit Ins Four Statue
Jesse Owens
Jackie Robinson

“I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.”

Rosa Parks

President Obama delivers his last State of the Union Address to Congress and the nation. January 12, 2016.

Below is an actual historical (silent) video of one of the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Great People In Black History

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

The first successful open heart surgery was done by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Read more…

Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.

The first Army African American General in America. Read more…

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

The first African American Presidential nominee, Shirley Chisholm. More…

Lewis Howard Latimer

The “Electric Lamp” was patented by Lewis Howard Latimer and Joseph V. Nichols. Read more,,,

Dr. Charles R. Drew

If you have ever needed a blood transfusion, you may want to thank Dr. Charles Drew. Read more…

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Civil rights leader and journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett made sure the world was aware of the the lynching horrors in America of Blacks

Garrett Augustus Morgan

The next time you stop at an intersection on a street…remember who patented the three position traffic signal. Garrett Morgan went from slavery to become one of America’s greatest inventors. See more…

Bessie Coleman

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was the first African American female pilot (MORE)

Matthew Alexander Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson was the first to reach the North Pole. Fellow discoverer Robert Peary joined Henson and his team 45 minutes later… (MORE)