This Week In Black History
The fi t Black military
police baualion. was activated
in what rF
In what year did Harlem
Hospital establish a training
program for Black nurses?
JANUARY 18, 1856 -
Dr. Daniel Hale William ,
pion r rt surgeon, was
born. 1949 - William L.
Da n. was elected to
chairman of House Expendi
tures Committee. 1938 -
C P B. Collins patented
portable electric light. 1922
- At the dedication of the
Lincoln emmia1, B
audien w e ted.
1966 - HUD Secretary
Robert c. W ver hearne
first Black caabin t member.
Where was the first "Big
Band" organized?
JANUARY 19, 1788 -
B lacks organized Baptist
Church in Savannah, Geor
gia 1969 - UCU. renamed
ita social science buildings to
honor alumnus Ralph
Bunche.
What is the total number
of rounds that Sonny Liston
and Floyd Patterson fought
against each other in title
fights? .
JANUARY 20, 1788 -
Andrew Bryan, first Black
pastor, ordained. 1977 -Pa
tricia Harri became U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Ur
ban Development, the first
Black woman to hold a cabi
net pest. 1928 - The first
A(rican-American elected to
Congress in the 20th century
was Oscar DePriest of Illi
nois. 1981 - Evelyn Ash
ford set American women's
record in 6O-yard dash (6.65
seconds) at Albuquerque.
Who uirote "Fannie Lou
Hammer, A book For Chil
dren & You1l8 People"?
JANUARY 21 - 1824 -
o Tutu Kwamina de-'
feated British at Assamaka,
Ashanti. 1870 -'- Hiram
Reve was elected first M
rican-Ameriean U.S. sena
tor, replacing Jefferson
Davis for the Mississippi
seat. 1936 - Forme Con
gresswoman Barbara Jor
dan was born. 1970 - The
Black Theatre Troupe
was founded in Phoenix, Ari
zona. 1918 - Benjamin
Brawley published The Ne
gro in Literature and Art.
1975 - Augusta Baker
was elected to honorary life
membership, American .Li
brary Association, one of 55
persons in 100 years.
What was the nbame oftM
Black steamship line founded
by Marcus Garvey?
JANUARY 22, 1801 -
Tou saint L'Ouverture,
Haitian liberator, entered
Santo Domingo. 1949 -
co lnu
W1uJt tuo tple reMved
dal of Fr. dom from
Pre' nt Johnson in 1963'
-1942.
-1923.
Yor
-Two.
h - June Jordan
21 Black Star
Line.
22nd - Ralph Bunc
and Marian And n,
"I TE here," h says
quietly, before slipping into an
impromptu ion of "DJ De
gree."
The lyrics mention his dis
dain for often bloody Jamaican
politics and his m ical memo
ri of his fat , ho died on
May 11, 1981 at age .. 36. In "DJ
Degree" Damian recounts that
his dying father listened to his
first made-up childrood verses
Damian' tyle of mu ic,
dancehall, has been widely criti
cized for i frequent focus on
violence, gay-bashing nd ex
plicit exual reference. The
teenager says h tri to keep
more positive m ge, and even
watch his step when mention
ing romance.
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