A key mission at TheBlack.Blog is to highlight and protect Black history. One of the main ways we do that is by sharing Black history facts.
Take a look at February’s daily Black history facts.
On February 1, 1901, famous poet Langston Hughes was born.
On February 2, 1990, South African President F.W de Klerk gave a monumental speech marking the end of apartheid in South Africa.
On February 3, 1870, The 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
On February 4, 1913, civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born.
On February 5, 1943, professional professional baseball player and civil rights advocate Hank Aaron was born.
On February 6, 1993, legendary tennis player Arthur Ashe died.
On February 7, 1926, Negro History Week created in by Dr. Carter G. Woodson was first celebrated.
On February 8, 1944, Harry McAlpin became the first black journalist to attend a White House press conference.
On February 9, 1971, Leroy “Satchel” Paige was nominated to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
On February 10, 1992, famous writer Alex Haley died.
On February 11, 1958, Ruth Carol Taylor became the first black flight attendant.
On February 12, 1909, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
On February 13, 1920, The Negro National League was founded by Andrew Foster and others.
On February 14, 1867, Augusta Institute, known today as Morehouse College, was founded by Reverend William Jefferson White.
On February 15, 1965, famous singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole died at the age of 45.
On February 16, 1904, James Baskett, one of the first African Americans to win an Oscar, was born.
On February 17, 1942, influential activist, leader, and co-founder of the Black Panther Party.
On February 18, 1931, Toni Morrison, the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature, was born.
On February 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
On February 20, 1927, Sidney Poitier, the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor, was born.
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated.
On February 22, 1911, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper died.
On February 23, 1868, well-known scholar W.E.B Du Bois was born.
On February 24, 2006, famous author and novelist Octavia Butler died.
On February 25, 1837, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest HBCU, was founded.
On February 26, 2012, Travyon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman.
On February 27, 1872, Charlotte Ray, the first female African American lawyer in the United States, graduated from law school.
On February 28, 1968, Juanita Hall, the first African American to win a Tony award, was born.
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