Black History Everyday

Lotfia Elnadi first Egyptian and first woman from Africa to earn a pilot's license on 27 September 1933.

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

Harvey Gantt was the Black student to enroll in Clemson University. In 1983, became the first Black mayor of Charlotte, NC.

Liberation Station Bookstore is the first Black owned children’s bookstore in North Carolina.

Jill E. Brown-Hiltz in 1974 was the first Black woman in the U.S. Navy’s flight program and in 1978 was the first Black…

Clara Belle Drisdale Williams 1885- , first Black graduate of New Mexico State University.

Da Brat born 1974. In 1994 became the first-ever female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification.