Celebrating Our History throughout the month of February...and always!
Greensboro Four
Sit-In at Woolworth's Dept Store
February 1, 1960
Eric Holder
1st Black U.S. Attorney
February 2, 2009
Autherine Lucy
1st Black Student - Univ of Alabama
February 3, 1956
Rosa Parks
Born in Tuskegee, Alabama
February 4, 1913
Hank Aaron
Baseball Hall of Famer is Born
February 5, 1934
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr.
1st Black Man to Walk in Space
February 9, 1995
Joseph Searles
1st Black Member - NY Stock Exchange
February 13, 1970
Bob Marley
Reggae Icon Born in Jamaica
February 6, 1945
U.S. House of Representatives
Passed Civil Rights Act
February 10, 1964
Morehouse College
HBCU Founded in Atlanta, GA
February 14, 1867
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Launched Negro History Week
February 7, 1926
Oprah Winfrey
1st Black Woman to Host Talk Show
February 8, 1986
Nelson Mandela
Released from South African Prison
February 11, 1990
1st Lt Nancy C. Leftneant
First Black Nurse in Army
February 12, 1948
Maya Angeelou
Presidential Medal of Freedom
February 15, 2011
Wilt Chamberlain
1st NBA Player - 30,000 Points
February 16, 1972
Michael Jordan
Basketball Legend is Born
February 17, 1963
Toni Morrison
Author - Born in Lorain, OH
February 18, 1931
Malcolm X
Black Leader Assassinated
February 21, 1965
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ordained Minister at 19 yrs old
February 25, 1948
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
Received 1st Grammy for Rap
February 22, 1989
Michael Jackson
#1 Album - "Thriller"
February 26, 1983
John Singleton
1st Black Director Nominated
February 19, 1991
Willie Mays
Baseball Player Signed for $100K
February 20, 1963
Lt. General Frank E. Peterson Jr.
1st Black General - Marine Corps
February 23, 1979
Debi Thomas
1st Black to Win at Winter Olympics
February 27, 1988
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
1st Black Woman - M.D. Degree
February 24, 1864
Philip Emeagwali
Golden Bell Prize
February 28, 1989