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Today in Black History – on September 19, 1963, the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc was founded at Morgan State University. Learn more about the fraternity here.
Also today in 1965, Tim Scott was born. He’s the 1st Black person to be nominated to both the U.S. House and Senate. Learn more about Tim Scott here.
Today in Black History – on September 18, 2017, Lena Waithe became the 1st Black woman to win an Emmy for writing a comedy series. Learn more about Lena here.
Today in Black History – on September 17, 1861, Hampton Institute was founded. Learn more here.
Today in #BlackHistory– on August 29, 1920, the jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker was born. Also today in 1958, the entertainer Michael Jackson was born.
On August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place. You can read more about it here.
On August 21, 1904, William “Count” Basie, the jazz pianist and musician, was born.
Learn more about him here.
On August 20, 1619, a group of twenty enslaved Africans were brought to Jamestown, Virginia. This marked the first arrival of enslaved Africans in English North America. You can learn more here.
I am going to attend a commemoration of this event this weekend, and I hope to provide a post of my experience there.
