Ida B. Wells is among the many history makers included in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The African-American history museum was established by Act of Congress in 2003 and is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and…
First African-American NFL athletic trainer: Ronnie Barnes
Photo: Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger Ronnie Barnes joined the New York Giants sports medicine staff over 30 years ago. He is currently the Head Athletic Trainer and VP for medical services. Over the years, Barnes has continued to give his all to his work, which led to earning the 1996 National…
First African-American NFL athletic trainer:Ronnie Barnes
Photo: Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger Ronnie Barnes joined the New York Giants sports medicine staff over 30 years ago. He is currently the Head Athletic Trainer and VP for medical services. Over the years, Barnes has continued to give his all to his work, which led to earning the 1996 National…
Ernie Davis: 1st African-American to win Heisman Trophy
Photo: Cleveland Browns Ernest “Ernie” Davis was born on December 14, 1939, in New Salem, Pennsylvania. A three-time All-American halfback, Davis led Syracuse University to the national championship during his sophomore year. In 1961, Davis became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy and the first black athlete to…
The Kinsey Collection of African-American art and artifacts has come to Atlanta
The Kinsey Collection of African-American art and artifacts is in Atlanta for the first time ever, and is on display now through July 13th at the Atlanta History Center. The collection belongs to the Kinsey family, Bernard, Shirley and their son Khalil, who have been collecting such items for more…
Thurgood Marshall: first African-American Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court’s 96th Justice and its first African American Justice who ended legal segregation in the United States. He won Supreme Court victories breaking the color line in…
This day in history-January 20th: Weeksville, Brooklyn, an African-American community is founded
Photo: Weeksvillle Heritage Center/Facebook James Weeks found himself a free Black man when slavery ended in New York State in 1838. He purchased land from another free Black man named, Henry C. Thompson. This sale established the beginnings of a thriving self-sufficient African-American enclave in Brooklyn called Weeksville. The African-American…
