What happened on this day. These are the September 6 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1848 — Frederick Douglass leads the National Negro Convention in Cleveland On September 6, 1848, Black leaders from across the free states convened the National Negro Convention in Cleveland with Frederick Douglass presiding. The gathering […]
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, […]