ROSA PARKS DAY
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”.[1] On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver James […]
Moment in History: Phillip B. Downing (video)
Before the year 1891, it would have been extremely difficult to mail a letter, because it would have required a long trip to your local post office. That was until an inventor, Philip B. Downing (1857-1934) invented the street letter box, which was basically a metal box with four feet that allowed people […]
Moment in History: Alfred L Cralle Inventor (video)
Who doesn’t like a nice bowl of delicious ice cream, or a nice cone, or a tasty Sundae? Did you know that a man named Alfred Cralle invented the scoop? Alfred L. Cralle (September 4, 1866 – May 6, 1919) was an African-American businessman and inventor of the “Ice Cream Mold and Disher”. (wikipedia) […]
Black History Month and Cancer Care
Since 1976, the month of February has been designated as Black History Month in the United States. The month provides an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions African Americans have made to the country’s history while recognizing inequities and struggles that have divided the nation over the course of time. Inequality has spanned across every inch […]
A Salute To Black Achievements In Television Presented By Citi
The Paley Center for Media today announced its Black History Month celebration, A Salute to Black Achievements in Television presented by Citi, honoring the incredible legacy and achievements of iconic Black on-screen talent, creatives, and influencers. The Paley Center is proud to have Citi return as the Presenting Sponsor. Starting Monday, February 1, the celebration includes dynamic interactive […]
Moments In History: George Washington Carver (video)
George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who studied crop-rotation methods in the United States, He was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century. Carver was born into slavery in Newton County, Missouri. The date of his birth is uncertain and was not known to Carver; but it was before slavery was abolished in […]
Aunt Jemima, Not Just Pancakes!
Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods. The Aunt Jemima pancake mix was advertised in 1889 as the first ready-mix. Aunt Jemima is based on the common enslaved “Mammy” archetype, a plump Black woman wearing a headscarf who is a devoted and submissive servant. Her skin is dark and dewy, with a pearly […]
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Jones Friend: UFO Investigator
Those of you who are into the subject of UFOs and its history must remember Colonel Robert Friend. He played a huge role in the US Air Force’s nearly 20-year Project Blue Book, the official government study of UFOs. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Jones Friend was born in Columbia, South Carolina on February 29, 1920. From an early age, […]
Moments in History: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. Douglass was born into slavery in February 1818, on the Eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County Maryland. Although his actual birthdate is unknown, he chose to celebrate the 14th of February as his birthday. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a […]
Dr. Charles R. Drew
Charles Richard Drew was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He was born on June 3, 1904 into a middle-class African-American family in Washington, D.C. His father was a carpet layer and his mother was a teacher. Drew and three of his four younger siblings grew up in Washington’s largely middle-class and interracial Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Drew won an athletics scholarship to Amherst College in Massachusetts,[7] from which he […]
