Black History On This Day October 16th

First African American diplomat born (1833 - 1908) Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett, the first black...

First African American to dine at the White House (1901) President Roosevelt invites Booker T. Washington...

first African-American to lead a major symphony orchestra born (1932 - 1996) Henry Lewis was born on this day in Los Angeles....

Black power salute during the Olympic games (1968) Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos give Black...

Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove born (1969) Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove born in Waco, Texas....