by PartinElliot | Jan 29, 2008 | African American History, People
Ron Oden is the first African American and the first openly gay man to hold the office of Mayor of Palm Springs, California. Born on March 21, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, Oden attended Oakwood College (now University) in Huntsville, Alabama where he received a Bachelor...
by GuzmanWill | Jan 28, 2008 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
Founded in October of 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP) became the most famous black power organization of the late 1960s. Newton and Seale met in 1965 at Merritt College where they were exposed...
by KyriacopoulosKonstantine | Jan 26, 2008 | Global African History, People
Eighteenth and nineteenth century classical violinist George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower is perhaps now best remembered for his association with Ludwig von Beethoven, who composed his Kreutzer Sonata for the young Afro-European musician, and personally performed the...
by WolcottVictoriaW | Jan 23, 2008 | African American History, Businesses and Institutions
The Anita Bush Players, also known as the Anita Bush All-Colored Dramatic Stock Company was organized by Actor Anita Bush in New York City in 1915. An actor, dancer, and producer, Anita Bush turned to drama after a back injury ended her dancing career in musical...
by HowardMikelle | Jan 23, 2008 | African American History, People
George Washington Williams was a 19th-century Baptist minister, Civil War veteran, attorney, and politician who was the first African American elected to the Ohio State Legislature. He is most remembered today, however, as a historian who wrote History of the Negro...
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