Black History Month: Octavius Catto Was An Civil Rights Activist, Educator & Baseball Pioneer Octavius Catto fought for equal rights on and off the baseball diamond. As co-founder of Philadelphia’s Pythian Base Ball Club, Catto was a passionate and talented [...]
Black History Month: Ed Dwight Jr. Was Set To Become America’s First Black Astronaut Edward Dwight Jr. was an ace combat pilot with a top aeronautics degree and 2,000 flying hours under his belt. In 1962, he was announced as [...]
Black History Month: How Black History Month Began And How It Has Changed To What It Is Today [...]
Black History Month: First Black Settlers In Willow Grove, NB And Amber Valley, AB Not much is known about many of the dozens of communities and settlements that were founded by Black newcomers to Canada. But between the 1700s and [...]
Black History Month: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Black History In Canada [...]
Black History Month: Hon. Jean Augustine Was The First Black Canadian Women Elected To The House Of Commons At Eva‘s Initiatives we stand on the shoulders of our founder Eva Smith and her contemporaries, like the Honourable Jean Augustine, a [...]
Black History Month: Earl Wilson Was The First Black Pitcher To Throw A No-hitter In The American League Originally a catcher, Wilson switched to pitching in 1953, only to became one of baseball’s greatest power-hitting pitchers in major league history. [...]
Black History Month: Emancipation Park In Houston The end of the Civil War resulted in a dramatic reorganization of society throughout the former Confederacy, including new freedom for the slaves. President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation and published it [...]
Black History Month: Walter Hazzard [...]
Black History Month: Henry “Hank” Aaron Born into humble circumstances in Mobile, Alabama, Hank Aaron ascended the ranks of the Negro Leagues to become a Major League Baseball icon. He spent most of his 23 seasons as an outfielder for [...]
