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On this date April 23rd in the year 1856 Granville T. Woods was born in Columbus,OH.Woods was an African American inventor who had recieved over 50 patents in the United States,including the steam boiler furnace,the incubator and the automatic air brake system. #granvilletwoods

On this date April 22nd in the year 1978 Bob Marley's world famous One Love Concert was held at the National Stadium in Kingston Jamaica.Marley’s One Love concert was so much more than a reggae,pot- smoking festival.Yes,there was pot, and yes,there was reggae.

On this date April 20th in the year 1951 Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. was born in New York City. During his career, Vandross sold over 35 million records worldwide, and received eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times. #luthervandross

On this date April 19,in the year 1989. Trisha Meili 28,an investment banker was attacked while on a morning run in Central park.Five teens from Harlem were charged and convicted of the crime and it highlighted racial divisions in New York City. #centralparkfive #exonerated5

On this date April 18th, in the year 1983,Esteemed author Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her renowned novel "The Color Purple" In her novels,Walker challenges social norms and negative labels attached to the Black community. #alicewalker #thecolorpurple

On this date April 17th in the year 1990 Playwright August Wilson won his second Pulitzer Prize for drama with the play (The Piano Lesson)The Piano Lesson is a 1987 play by American playwright August Wilson.It is the fourth play in Wilson's Cycle. #thepianolesson

On this date April 16th in the year 1947 Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. AKA (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Was born in New York City, New York.Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association(NBA) #kareemabduljabbar

On this date April 15th in the year 1947 Jackie Robinson,the first African American baseball player to play in the Major Leagues,played his first game.Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers played the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. #jackierobinson

On this date April 14th in the year 1789 Benjamin Banneker inventor,surveyor,mathematician,astronomer,clock maker and one of the planners of Washington D.C predicted a Solar Eclipse would occur on this exact date,and he was Absolutely Right. #benjaminbanneker

On this date April 13th in the year 1997 Tiger Woods became the youngest person to ever win the Masters Golf Championship.In the year 2000 Woods achieved six consecutive wins,the longest Golf winning streak since 1948. #tigerWoods

On this date April 12th in the year 1861 the American Civil War began at Fort Sumpter in Charleston,South Carolina.The War lasted four years and freed the slaves when it was over. #civilwar

On this date April 11th in the year 1881 Spelman College opened in Atlanta,GA.The historically black female college is ranked among the nations top liberal arts colleges by the U.S News.Spelman College recieved its name from Laura "Spelman" Rockefeller. #spelmancollege

On this date April 10th in the year 1865 Jesse Binga was born in Detroit.Binga was a prominent African-American businessman who founded the first privately owned African-American bank in Chicago.He was a notable pioneer in black business in the early 20th century.#jessebinga

On this date April 9th in the year 1898, Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, New Jersey.His father had escaped slavery and become a Presbyterian minister,while his mother was from a distinguished Philadelphia family. #paulrobeson

On this date April 8th in the year 1974 Henry "Hank" Aaron broke Babe Ruth's major league baseball record with 715 homeruns.Aaron would go on to hit 755 homeruns in his illustrious career.He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. #hankaaron

On this date April 7th in the year 1915 Eleanora Fagan AKA (Billie Holiday) was born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.Billie Holiday was a famous Jazz singer who recorded her most prized musical works between 1935-1942. #billieholiday

On this date April 6th in the year 1931 the Scottsboro trial,a trial of nine African American boys who were falsely accused of raping two white women,began in Scottsboro,Alabama. #thescottsboroboys

On this date April 5th in the year 1856 Booker T. Washington was born in Hale's Ford,VA,although he was born a slave,he would later go on to conquer many feats that contributed to the African American legacy,at the age of 25 he founded the Tuskegee Institute. #bookertwashington

On this date April 4th in the year 1968 At 6:05 P.M on a Thursday,Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis,Tennessee. #mlkassassination

On this date April 3rd in the year 1968 Dr. Martin Luther king Jr,Baptist Minister and Civil Rights Activist delivered his famous (I've been to the mountain top) speech in Memphis,this was Dr. King's last public appearance before his assassination. #ivebeentothemountaintop