On this day in Black History

1944 Alice Walker ~ (author of The Color Purple) born

1943 Barbara Lewis ~ (singer and songwriter) is born in South Lyon, Michigan

1995 Bernard Harris ~ becomes the first Black astronaut to take a spacewalk, dedicating it to the achievements of all African Americans ADD MORE »

1995 Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr ~ (astronaut) becomes the first African American to walk in space.

1971 Leroy "Satchel" Paige ~ elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

1965 Martin Luther King ~ (civil rights activist) meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Black voting rights