February 19, 1996 Dorothy Maynor, concert soprano and founder of the Harlem School of Arts, died. Maynor was born September 3, 1910 in Norfolk, Virginia. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton Institute in 1933 and another Bachelor of Arts degree from the Westminster Choir School in 1935. Maynor made her debut at […]
Archive | February 19, 2011
February 19th in African American History – Virginia Hamilton
February 19, 2002 Virginia Hamilton, children’s book author, died. Hamilton was born March 12, 1936 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1958 and published her first book, “Zeely,” in 1967. Over her career, she wrote 35 books, including “M. C. Higgins, the Great” which won […]