This Day In Quiztory

#OTD The gospel world mourned the loss of recording artist Andraé Crouch. Avalon Park Elementary School teacher Kimiko Cowley-Pettis remembers his life and legacy with a special introduction by actor Marcus Scribner.

Happy heavenly birthday to author Zora Neale Hurston! Valerie Gresser, doctoral student in education at the University of Florida, narrates with a special introduction from singer and actress Serayah.

Today we remember the life and legacy of singer and philanthropist Lou Rawls who passed away fifteen years ago today. Englewood STEM High School administrator Tasha Henderson narrates with a special intro by actress Nicole Ari Parker

Happy Founders Day, Kappa Alpha Psi! Lovejoy High School administrator Verna Sampson shares some history on the fraternity with a special introduction by actor Joseph Sikora.

Musician Kevin Eubanks reads a special introduction for elementary school counselor Suzanne Bicknase from Mesa, AZ. Suzanne's narrative celebrates boxer Floyd Patterson who was born on this date in 1935.

School administrator Kirshawndra Davis reads today's narrative with a special intro by actor Cedric Yarbrough. Today we celebrate Dennis Archer, the 67th mayor of Detroit, MI and the first African American to serve as president of the American Bar Association.

Today we remember pioneering entrepreneur Bill Powell whose Clearview Golf Club was the first integrated golf course and the first to cater to African American golfers.

Today we celebrate Tom Colbert, the first African American to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, on his 71st birthday!

Today we remember the life and achievements of physician Henry McKee Minton, co-founder of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American greek letter fraternal organization

#OTD Harriet Tubman returned to Auburn, NY after completing her final rescue mission

Today we wish a happy heavenly birthday to NASA astronaut Michael Anderson who tragically lost his life aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia

#OTD The Grand United Order of True Reformers, an African American fraternal organization, was formed in Richmond Virginia

Today we shine a spotlight on the wealthiest African American woman of her time, Madam C. J. Walker

Today we celebrate art historian James A. Porter

#OTD Duke Ellington was awarded a Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor

#OTD Cinematographer Ernest Dickerson won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Spike Lee's film "Do The Right Thing"

Today we salute Moses Gunn, Emmy-nominated actor and co-founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, who passed away 27 years ago today

Today we share some history on the origin of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

#OTD we pay tribute to educator and civil rights activist, Septima Clark, who passed away 33 years ago today

Today we celebrate football standout Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the coveted Heisman Trophy