Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on September 6 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Buddy Bolden Full name: Charles Joseph Bolden Born September 6, 1877 — died November 4, 1931 Cornetist, bandleader, and early jazz pioneer. The National Park Service identifies "King" Bolden’s New […]
Booker T. Washington “There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” — Booker T. Washington Washington’s philosophy emphasized building others. True strength, he taught, uplifts rather than oppresses. Wear the history: Booker T. Washington Coin — from the Black Knowledge Wear collection.
Honoring those we lost on September 5 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. E. C. Morris Full name: Elias Camp Morris Born May 7, 1855 — died September 5, 1922 Minister and founding president of the National Baptist Convention. Born enslaved in Georgia, Morris led the National Baptist Convention […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 5 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1859 — Harriet Wilson publishes Our Nig, the first novel by a Black American woman On September 5, 1859, Harriet E. Wilson’s Our Nig was published in Boston, making her the first African American to […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on September 5 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Frank Yerby Full name: Frank Garvin Yerby Born September 5, 1916 — died November 29, 1991 Novelist. The Foxes of Harrow made Yerby the first Black American to write a […]
Michael Jackson “If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” — Michael Jackson Jackson’s words center love as life’s anchor. His message reminds us that love gives meaning to every struggle. Wear the history: Michael Jackson […]
Honoring those we lost on September 4 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Buddy Young Full name: Claude Henry Young Sr. Born January 5, 1926 — died September 4, 1983 Football star and pioneering NFL executive. At five-foot-four, Young was an All-American sprinter and halfback at Illinois and a […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 4 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1781 — Los Angeles is founded by settlers of African descent On September 4, 1781, forty-four pobladores founded El Pueblo de Los Ángeles under the Spanish flag. More than half of the founding settlers were […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on September 4 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Lewis H. Latimer Full name: Lewis Howard Latimer Born September 4, 1848 — died December 11, 1928 Inventor, engineer, draftsman, and patent expert. The son of parents who escaped slavery, […]
Nina Simone “You don’t have to live next to me. Just give me my equality.” — Nina Simone Simone demanded dignity without compromise. Her music and words echo the cry for equality — not tolerance, but respect. Wear the history: Nina Simone — from the Black Knowledge Wear collection.