This Week In Black History – April 24, 2025
April 24, 1944 – United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded and incorporated.
April 25, 1918 – Ella Fitzgerald, “First Lady of Song”, was born.
April 26, 1888 – Sarah Boone patented the ironing board.
April 27, 1968 – Vincent Porter became the first African American certified in plastic surgery.
April 28, 1839 – Joseph Cinque led a mutiny aboard the slave ship Amistad off the coast of Long Island, NY.
April 29, 1899 – Duke Ellington, jazz musician and composer, was born.
April 30, 1952 – Dr. Louis T. Wright was honored by American Cancer Society for his contributions to cancer research.