Voices In Color

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1990, Washington, D.C. elected Sharon Pratt Dixon (now Kelly) as its first black, woman mayor.  Making this a first for a woman of any race.

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1992, Carol Moseley Braun was the first African American woman to be elected to the US Senate.

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs law designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr Day.

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On this day in 1987, Mae C. Jemison, M.D. was chosen by NASA to begin training as a space shuttle astronaut.

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1973, Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becomes the first African American woman to govern a metropolitan city.

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1972, Angela Davis was acquitted by a white jury in San Jose, Calif., of charges stemming from a 1970 courtroom shoot-out.

Today's Black Fact(s)

1.  On this day in 1906, Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

2.  On this day in 1942, Curtis Mayfield was born  in Chicago, Illinois.

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1943, Gale Sayers, youngest player ever to be elected to the Football Hall of Fame, is born.

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On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers her infamous "Ain't I A Woman?" speech to the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1940, Betty Shabazz, activist and widow of Malcolm X was born in Detroit, Michigan.