Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on October 6 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Fannie Lou Hamer Full name: Fannie Lou Townsend Born October 6, 1917 — died March 14, 1977 Voting rights leader, community organizer, and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. […]
Maya Angelou “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou Angelou turned pain into poetry. Her wisdom reminds us that resilience is a form of resistance. Wear the history: Maya Angelou — from the Black Knowledge Wear collection.
Honoring those we lost on October 5 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Oscar Charleston Born October 14, 1896 — died October 5, 1954 Negro leagues baseball player and manager; Hall of Famer Over a 43-year career Charleston played or managed with more than a dozen teams, including the […]
What happened on this day. These are the October 5 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1850 — Black Bostonians organized resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act On October 5, 1850, Black Bostonians met at the African Meeting House and organized a vigilance network to resist enforcement of the new Fugitive […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on October 5 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Herb Kent Born October 5, 1928 — died October 22, 2016 Legendary Chicago radio personality known as “The Cool Gent,” whose decades on air helped define Black radio in the […]
W.E.B. Du Bois “Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.” — W.E.B. Du Bois Du Bois saw education as survival. His warning still calls for truth as the foundation of democracy. Wear the history: W.E.B. Du Bois — from the Black Knowledge Wear collection.
Honoring those we lost on October 4 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Henrietta Lacks Born August 1, 1920 — died October 4, 1951 Source of the HeLa cell line While Lacks was being treated for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in 1951, cells from her […]
What happened on this day. These are the October 4 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1864 — The New Orleans Tribune became the nation’s first Black daily newspaper The Tribune shifted from triweekly publication to a daily schedule on October 4, 1864. Produced by Black Creole leadership during the Civil […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on October 4 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. C. DeLores Tucker Full name: Cynthia DeLores Nottage Tucker Born October 4, 1927 — died October 12, 2005 Civil-rights activist and politician. Civil-rights activist and politician who became Pennsylvania’s first […]
Martin Luther King Jr. “Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos.” — Martin Luther King Jr. King’s philosophy was grounded in love. He believed compassion was the truest path to peace and justice. Wear the history: Martin Luther King Jr. — from the Black Knowledge Wear […]