Black History Everyday

Wentworth Cheswell was the 1st black person to be elected to public office, as town constable in Newmarket, New Hampshire in 1768.  …

Sophia Danenberg is the first black person of any gender to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 2006.

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez  first person of African descent and first person of Cuban descent to travel in space in 1980.

Barbara Smith is a lesbian professor, writer, and poet. Founder of Kitchen Table Press in 1980 and "Stop Islamophobia" website.

Daniel Hale Williams was the 1st physician of any race, to successfully perform open-heart surgery in 1893. He also founded Provident Hospital in…