Today In History

• In 1900- African-American painter Henry O Tanner was one of the 6,916 American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition, winning a silver medal for his entry
• In 1922- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority founded at Butler University
• In 1941- Madame Lillian Evanti founds the National Negro Opera Company
• In 1977- Springarn Medal awarded to Alexander P. Haley (author of ROOTS) for his unsurpassed effectiveness in portraying the legendary story of an American of African descent.
• In 2019- Steven Reed is sworn-in as the first African American mayor of the City of Montgomery, AL in it's 200 year history

To Inspire You

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, and how you can still come out of it

Maya Angelou