Black History Everyday

Melody Millicent Danquah 1937 – 2016) was first woman pilot in Ghana.

Dinah Washington 1924-1963. “Queen of the Blues.”

Simone Biles born in 1997, in 2023 at 26 became the oldest woman to win the U.S. Gymnastic Championship.

Nora Antonia Gordon 1866-1901. First Spelman graduate to go to Africa.

Clarence Avant 1931-2023. The godfather of Black entertainment.

Fani Willis born 1971. First woman of any race to become district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia.

William T. Shorey born in Barbados, (July 13, 1859 – April 15, 1919) was the only Black ship captain on the west coast…