January 26, 1944 Angela Yvonne Davis, political activist and retired professor, was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Davis was awarded a scholarship to Brandeis University and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1965. She earned her Master of Arts degree from the University of California […]
Angela Yvonne Davis – January 26th in African American History
Tags: Brandeis University, educator, professor, University of California
December 31st in African American History – Woodrow Wilson Woolwine “Woody” Strode
Tags: athlete, football, University of California
December 31, 1994 Woodrow Wilson Woolwine “Woody” Strode, athlete and film actor, died. Strode was born July 25, 1914 in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California where he was a world class decathlete and a star on the football team. Strode was one of the first African Americans to play in the […]
July 23rd in African American History – Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson
Tags: Army, athlete, baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Congressional Gold Medal, founder, NAACP, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Spingarn Medal, University of California
July 23, 1962 Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was a star athlete, from 1939 to 1941 and served in the United States […]
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