Category: Black History Month

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month, OhioMBE

Black History Month – Feb 13: Henrietta Lacks, progenitor of the HeLa cell line

February 12, 2017February 11, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month Feb. 12 – NAACP founded

February 10, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month Feb. 10: Bessie Coleman – 1st Black woman to earn a pilot’s license

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month Feb. 9: Earl Lloyd – 1st Black NBA player

February 8, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month Feb. 8 – Jack Johnson 1st Black Heavyweight Boxing Champ

February 7, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month – Feb. 7: Mae Jemison, 1st Black woman in space

February 6, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month, OhioMBE

Black History Month Feb. 6: Hattie McDaniel

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month Feb. 5 : Fritz Pollard, 1st NFL Black Head Coach

February 4, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Month: Feb. 4, 2017 – Black Cowboys

February 3, 2017February 2, 2017 By OhioMBE In Black History Month

Black History Feb. 3: Hiram Rhodes Revels