Jack L. Cooper is widely acknowledged as the first African American radio broadcaster. Cooper, born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 18, 1888, was the youngest of 10 children.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #JackLCooper- 1st Black radio DJ/announcer! [details]
If you have a manual push mower today, it likely uses design elements from 19th Century Black American inventor John Albert Burr’s patented rotary blade lawn mower.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #JohnAlbertBurr PERFECTED the lawn mower! [Details]
In August 1831, Nat Turner struck fear into the hearts of white Southerners by leading the only effective slave rebellion in U.S. history. Born on a small plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, Turner inherited a passionate hatred of slavery from his African–born mother and came to see himself as anointed by God to lead his people out of bondage.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #NatTurner’s Revolt- Only effective Slave Rebellion in U.S. History! [details]
#TheGamutt wraps up another Black History Month, we would be remiss if we did not feature the Harlem Renaissance. This MOVEMENT birthed SO MANY GREAT POETS, ENTERTAINERS, THINKERS–beautiful BLACKNESS on full display! Continue reading Black History Month Moment: #TheHarlemRenaissance [details]
Black History is American history…
Founded as a part of Morehouse College in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. Gloster, with Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. as dean, the School of Medicine at Morehouse College began as a two-year program in the basic sciences. The first students were admitted in 1978 and transferred to other medical schools for the clinical years of their training.
Continue reading Black History Month Moment: In 1975 #Morehouse School of Medicine was FOUNDED! [details]
WAKE IT UP!
It’s still Black History Month! Be mindful that Black History is American History rather they acknowledge it or not!
Be ‘Optimistic’ as we SHINE all year long!
Continue reading WAKE UP JAM: #SoundsofBlackness ‘Optimistic’ [vid]
#MichaelJackson was the first Black artist to be #RIAA
certified for #Thriller in 1984. Today, and is also on display at National Museum of African American Music. #BlackHistoryMonth.
In August 1831, Nat Turner struck fear into the hearts of white Southerners by leading the only effective slave rebellion in U.S. history. Born on a small plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, Turner inherited a passionate hatred of slavery from his African–born mother and came to see himself as anointed by God to lead his people out of bondage.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #NatTurner’s Revolt- Only effective Slave Rebellion in U.S. History! [details]
Our SALUTE to BLACK ACHIEVEMENTS and Black History Month CONTINUES!
James McCune Smith was not just any physician. He was the first African American to earn a medical degree, educated at the University of Glasgow in the 1830s, when no American university would admit him. For this groundbreaking achievement alone, Smith warrants greater appreciation. Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #JamesMcCuneSmith-America’s 1st Black physician! [details]
If you have a manual push mower today, it likely uses design elements from 19th Century Black American inventor John Albert Burr’s patented rotary blade lawn mower.
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