#OTD #AlphaPhiAlphaFraternityInc was founded-December 4, 1906 116 years ago #CornellUniversity #IthacaNewYork #TheSevenJewels #DivineNine The #BetaChapter of #HowardUniversity #WashingtonDC #HBCU was founded in 1907. Photograph of 1921 chapter was taken by noted African American photographer #AddisonScurlock. Beta chapter members included #CharlesHWesley, #KellyMiller, #EmmettJScott, #JesseEMoorland, #DwightOWHolmes, and #GeorgeWilliamCook, to name a few. This is part of a la

#HamptonInstitute1922 (now #HamptonUniversity)- 100 years ago #HamptonVA #HBCUCollectedTreasures #BlackFootball #CIAA- Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) #NFL #NationalCoachesDay #AmericanArchivesMonth #GideonEdwardSmithSr (1889-1968) Hampton had a 5-1 record under #GideonEdwardSmith, who became the head coach in 1921. In 1910, he graduated from #HamptonInstitute. He then matriculated at #MichiganAgriculturalCollege

#MulattoMonday Mulatto is an archaic term for a person of mixed African and European ancestry that we frequently see in the United States Federal Census until 1930 when census enumerators either had to identify a person as Black or white. #WilliamHenryLewis (1868-1949) was the first African American to be appointed #UnitedStatesAssistantAttorneyGeneral; the first to be admitted to the predominantly white #AmericanBarAssociation; and the first to be selected as an #AllAmerican

#MorganStateUniversity #HBCU #HBCUCollectedTreasures #NationalTreasure #NationalBlackBusinessMonth On a weekly basis, Morgan is in the news for some outstanding expansion that puts the university in the global limelight. This is a recent donation & part of an expansive Morgan collection! Pre Depression, this 1927-1928 #MorganCollegeCircular provided special courses for the leading teachers of the #BaltimoreColoredSchoolSystem. Many of the instructors are more known for their

#BlackHistoryMonth2022 #HBCUCollectedTreasures #HappyBirthdayLangstonHughes #LincolnUniversityPA #AfroLiteracy Starting off #BHM2022 by celebrating the 121st birthday of the one and only Langston Hughes. #HarlemRenaissance #OxfordResearchClub (Oxford, PA) #SimpleSpeaksHisMind It was always a thrill to walk on the historic Lincoln University of PA campus and go into the #LangstonHughesMemorialLibrary Continue to follow us througout the month! #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHi

#BlackHistoryIsEverywhere #ArtifactualJourney #BlackNorthCarolina #BlackCemeteryNetwork #BlackCharlotteNC #9thStreetPinewoodCemetery #HBCUCollectedTreasures #NegroHistoryDetective 🕵🏽‍♂️ Following in the historic footsteps of #RevYorkJones (1853-1945), formerly enslaved #LincolnUniversityofPA graduate and the first dean of the theological seminary at #JohnsonCSmithUniversity (formerly #BiddleUniversity) in #CharlotteNC #QueenIsabella is showing off her #JuniorNegroHistoryDet

#HBCUCollectedTreasures #NegroHistoryDetective 🕵🏽‍♂️ uncovering a hidden gem #BarberScotiaCollege #PresbyterianChurchHistory #DrMaryMcLeodBethune #ConcordHistoricDistrict #ConcordNorthCarolina Stay tuned for an upcoming segment on this historic college! #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #VisitBlackHistory #HistoricalTruthMatters #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHeritageMatters #HistoricalTruthMatters #NotInTheTextbooks Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives

#WisdomWednesday #HBCUCollectedTreasures #FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) #Rattlers #FAMC (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College) #TallahasseeFlorida #HBCUFootball Real photo postcard of 1915 FAMC Football 🏈 Team, from the extensive collection of Alachua, Florida born #DrOgbonNapoleonSimmons, a #WorldWarI medic, a member of #OmegaPsiPhiFraternityInc, a doctor in #WashingtonDC for many years, and very active in the #YMCA. This collection is within