by | Jan 16, 2024 | African American History, People
On October 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom chose well-known labor organizer and political strategist Laphonza Butler to be the next US Senator from California, following the death of long-serving Senator Dianne Feinstein on September 29, 2023. Butler, who...
by StanleyFreeman | Apr 1, 2022 | African American History, Businesses and Institutions
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, established 1864, was the first African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E. church) in the state of Mississippi and the site for T.W. Stringer Grand Lodge of Freemasonry for the State of Mississippi in Vicksburg founded by Rev. T.W....
by IanEngstrom | Dec 10, 2021 | African American History, People
Robert Harold Ogle (born April 3, 1886) was a founder (Jewel) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. (the oldest existing African American fraternity) and the first African American known to serve as a professional Senate committee staffer. Born to Jeremiah and Mary Ellen...
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by CollinsEdigin | Jul 21, 2021 | Children's Page
This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here. Who are they: On November 3, 2020, Kamala Devi Harris was elected Vice-President of the United States. She is the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian ancestry to hold...
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by jchbts | Jun 10, 2021 | African American History, Children's Page, People
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Who are they: U.S. Senator Raphael G. Warnock was born July 23, 1969, in Savannah, Georgia. He had 11 brothers...
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